Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 75

?Octa Calendar? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Calendar", No. 60/99- 04Q. Made in a limited edition of 99 examples in 2002. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with retrograde date, large day of the week, month indication and a platinum F. P. Journe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, accessories and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Off-center, "guilloché" silver with painted radial Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial screwed onto a matte 18K gold and ruthenium-plated dial plate, outer concentric ring for retrograde date indication, apertures for the day of the month and month. "Journe"- style blued steel hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic four-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balancespring, off-center bi-directional 22K "guilloché" white gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.