Live Auction 3905Rare Watches & Important Discoveries
F.P.Journe. A Very Fine and Rare Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Constant Force Remontoir, Power Reserve and Dead Beat Second
Lot 23

F.P.Journe. A Very Fine and Rare Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Constant Force Remontoir, Power Reserve and Dead Beat Second

Signed F.P.Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Remontoir d'Egalité avec Seconde Morte, Tourbillon Souverain, No. 546-TN, Circa 2004

Closed16 December 2015

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F.P.Journe. A Very Fine and Rare Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Constant Force Remontoir, Power Reserve and Dead Beat Second
Signed F.P.Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Remontoir d'Egalité avec Seconde Morte, Tourbillon Souverain, No. 546-TN, Circa 2004
Cal. 1403 18k pink gold mechanical movement, 26 jewels, visible one minute tourbillon carriage, eccentric engine-turned silvered dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel "Journe" hands, fan-form power reserve display, subsidiary dial for dead-beat second, large circular case, sapphire crystal display back secured by six screws, platinum F.P.Journe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
38mm diam.

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

The Tourbillon Souverain, another of F.P.Journe's horological masterworks, is distinguished by its complications combining a one minute tourbillon with a remontoir. The remontoir provides a constant force to the balance, hence maintaining an equal rate of force whether the watch is fully wound or not and increasing precision. In the second generation of the Tourbillon Souverain watches, such as the present lot, F.P.Journe added a dead beat second indication.