Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 222

?Tourbillon Souverain? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit,? "Remontoir d'Egalité, Tourbillon Souverain,? No. 141/01T. Made in 2001. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and constant force remontoir, power-reserve indicator and an 18K pink gold F. P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, winding crown engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. D. Brushed 18K pink gold dial plate, at 3 "guilloché" matte silver Arabic chapter ring, apertures at 6 for the constant force remontoir and at 9 for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge, upand- 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 an 18K gold wheel and blade spring, controlled by a spinning vane, is armed once a second by the force of the mainspring, feeding a steady flow of power to the balance for a more constant rate. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.