Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 148

?Tourbillon Souverain? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Remontoir d'Egalité - Tourbillon Souverain?, No. 091/01 T. Made in 2001. Very fine and rare, platinum gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with visible oneminute tourbillon regulator and constant force remontoir, power-reserve indicator and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, winding crown engine-turned with "cordes de Marseille" pattern, sapphire crystals. D. Brushed 18K yellow gold dial plate, at 3 ?guilloché? matte silver ring dial with painted Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes, apertures at 6 for the constant force remontoir and at 9 for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge, up-and-down indication at 11. Blued steel "Journe" hands. M. Cal. 1498, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with "A"-shaped tourbillon frame and polished steel bridge, "Gyromax"-type balance with 4 timing weights, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring with Phillips terminal curve, constant-force remontoir with an18K gold wheel and blade spring, controlled by a spinning vane, armed once a second by the force of the mainspring, insuring a steady flow of power to the balance for a more constant rate. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.