Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 302

"Octa - Lune" F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa - Lune", No. 097-04 L. Made in 2004. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 120-hour power-reserve, large date, moon phase, 18K pink gold dial plate and an 18K white gold F.P. Journe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Off-center, ?guilloché? white with painted radial Arabic hours and 5 minutes, subsidiary seconds, all secured by 3 screws to the matte 18K pink gold dial plate with 120-hour up-and-down sector and apertures for the large date and the moon phases. Blued steel "Journe" hands. M. Cal. 1300, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4- arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, off-center bi-directional 22K gold ?guilloché? rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.