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Lot 2306 |THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
F.P. JOURNE. A FINE PLATINUM DUAL TIME CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, CHRONOMETRE À RÉSONANCE, NO. 275-02R, CIRCA 2002
Closed27 November 2017
Price Realised
HKD 325,000
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F.P. JOURNE. A FINE PLATINUM DUAL TIME CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, CHRONOMETRE À RÉSONANCE, NO. 275-02R, CIRCA 2002
Movement: Cal. 1499-3, two independent gear-trains, twin balances, manual, signed
Dial: 18k gold, silvered and copper-coloured, signed
Case: glazed display back secured by six screws, seconds hands synchronized by the crown at 4 o’clock, 38 mm. diam., signed
With: Platinum F.P. Journe buckle and Certificat d’Origine dated 4 October 2017
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, CHRONOMETRE À RÉSONANCE, NO. 275-02R, CIRCA 2002
Movement: Cal. 1499-3, two independent gear-trains, twin balances, manual, signed
Dial: 18k gold, silvered and copper-coloured, signed
Case: glazed display back secured by six screws, seconds hands synchronized by the crown at 4 o’clock, 38 mm. diam., signed
With: Platinum F.P. Journe buckle and Certificat d’Origine dated 4 October 2017
F.P. JOURNE. A FINE PLATINUM DUAL TIME CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, CHRONOMETRE À RÉSONANCE, NO. 275-02R, CIRCA 2002
Movement: Cal. 1499-3, two independent gear-trains, twin balances, manual, signed
Dial: 18k gold, silvered and copper-coloured, signed
Case: glazed display back secured by six screws, seconds hands synchronized by the crown at 4 o’clock, 38 mm. diam., signed
With: Platinum F.P. Journe buckle and Certificat d’Origine dated 4 October 2017
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, CHRONOMETRE À RÉSONANCE, NO. 275-02R, CIRCA 2002
Movement: Cal. 1499-3, two independent gear-trains, twin balances, manual, signed
Dial: 18k gold, silvered and copper-coloured, signed
Case: glazed display back secured by six screws, seconds hands synchronized by the crown at 4 o’clock, 38 mm. diam., signed
With: Platinum F.P. Journe buckle and Certificat d’Origine dated 4 October 2017
The Chronometre a Resonance model was launched in 2000 and is a firm favourite amongst Journe’s watches. It is one of the exceedingly rare and fascinating wristwatches in the world based on resonance, a natural physical phenomenon. The two closely positioned balance wheels synchronize each other by means of the resonance effect and naturally beat alternately. The negative effects of wrist and body movements are hence considerably reduced.
The effects of resonance upon a timekeeper was first noticed by Antide Janvier around 1780 who made clocks with two pendulums beating in resonance, the idea was taken further by Abraham Louis Breguet who successfully completed pocket watches with twin resonant balances. The genius of F.P. Journe reinvented the mechanism for the modern world and produced the “Chronometre a Resonance” wristwatch, the present watch is one of that remarkable series. The two dials can of course be used to show two different time zones, however, many watch collectors have both dials displaying the same time to remain true to the original theory of resonance. To facilitate precise setting of both movements, the seconds can be zeroed and started simultaneously by pulling out the crown at 4 o’clock on the band.
For an example of the Chronometre a Resonance with a mother-of-pearl dial, please see Lot 2308 in this sale
The effects of resonance upon a timekeeper was first noticed by Antide Janvier around 1780 who made clocks with two pendulums beating in resonance, the idea was taken further by Abraham Louis Breguet who successfully completed pocket watches with twin resonant balances. The genius of F.P. Journe reinvented the mechanism for the modern world and produced the “Chronometre a Resonance” wristwatch, the present watch is one of that remarkable series. The two dials can of course be used to show two different time zones, however, many watch collectors have both dials displaying the same time to remain true to the original theory of resonance. To facilitate precise setting of both movements, the seconds can be zeroed and started simultaneously by pulling out the crown at 4 o’clock on the band.
For an example of the Chronometre a Resonance with a mother-of-pearl dial, please see Lot 2308 in this sale
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