Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 15, 2016

LOT 437

F.P. JOURNE OCTA UTC PLATINUM F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Utc", UTC. Made in 2015. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum Chronometer wristwatch with Universal Time coordinated, 120-hour power reserve, large date and an 18K white gold F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, instruction booklet and warranty card.

CHF 28,000 - 38,000

HKD 230,000 - 305,000 / USD 29,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 37,500

Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Off-center, guilloche silver with painted radial Arabic numerals, red gold hand for home time indicated on the inner 24-hour track, subsidiary seconds dial secured to a matte 18K white gold plate by 3 screws, sector for the 120-hour power reserve indication, apertures for the large double digit date and the world divided into time-zones. Blued steel Journe hands. Cal. 1300-3 in 18K pink gold, 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 fl at balance spring, off-center bidirectional 22K gold guilloche rotor.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 10.5 mm.