Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 245

F.P. JOURNE OCTA POWER RESERVE PLATINUM F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Octa Power Reserve, Automatic, No. 541-A. Sold January 18th, 2013. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum Chronometer wristwatch with 120-hour power reserve indicator, large date and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee, instruction booklet, pouch and a spare strap.

Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Off-center, guilloche silver with painted radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute Arabic markers with subsidiary seconds dial, secured to a grey 18K white gold plate by 3 screws, sector for the 120-hour power reserve indication, aperture for the large double digit date. Blued steel Journe hands. Cal. 1300-2, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bi-directional 22K gold guilloche rotor.