F. P. Journe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Wristwatch with Power Reserve
Lot 208

F. P. Journe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Wristwatch with Power Reserve

SIGNED F. P. JOURNE, CHRONOMÈTRE SOUVERAIN, NO. 975-CS, CIRCA 2010

Closed11 June 2013

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F. P. Journe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Wristwatch with Power Reserve
Signed F. P. Journe, Chronomètre Souverain, No. 975-CS, Circa 2010
Cal. 1304 18k pink gold mechanical movement, 22 jewels, double barrel, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, silvered guilloché central zone, silvered polished chapter ring, Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions, engine-turned eccentric subsidiary dial for constant seconds, fan-form sector for 56 hour power reserve indication, circular water-resistant-type case, sapphire crystal display back secured by six screws, 18k pink gold F. P. Journe buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
40.5mm diam.

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Accompanied by an undated F.P. Journe Certificate of Authenticity card, a wooden F.P. Journe presentation box, product literature, and outer packaging.

Francois-Paul Journe was born in Marseille in 1957. He graduated from the Paris School of Watchmaking in 1976 and immediately joined forces with his uncle, a noted restorer of antique timepieces. Before creating his own complete line of wristwatches, Journe restored some of the world's most important historical timepieces, devised and built unique pocket watches to order and designed and made complications for prestigious watch brands.

In 1996, Journe established a workshop in Geneva, designing and making watch mechanisms for other brands. Three years later, in 1999, he launched his own watches under the label "F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit".