Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 194

?Set of 5 Complicated Limited Edition Watches? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", ?Set of 5 complicated limited edition watches?, each made in only 99 examples. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificates.

A. ?Tourbillon Souverain" F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Remontoir d'Egalité - Tourbillon Souverain", No. 13/99-01R. Made in 2001. Very fine and rare, platinum gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and constant force remontoir, 42-hour autonomy and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle.
C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, winding crown engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crys-tals. D. Ruthenium-plated 18K gold plate, at 3 guilloche matte silver off-center dial with painted Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes, apertures at 6 for the constant-force remontoir and at 9 for the tourbillon with its polished steel bridge, up-and-down indi-cation at 11. Blued steel "Journe"-style hands. M. Cal. 1498, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator and ?A?-shaped tourbillon frame, polished steel bridge, "Gyromax"-type balance with 4 timing weights, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. The constant-force remontoir with an 18K gold wheel seeks extreme precision by equalizing the mainspring's varying power-supply. A 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. 40 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm.
B. ?Résonance? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Chronomètre à Résonance?, No. 13/99-01R. Made in 2001. Very fine and rare, two-time-zone, platinum, chronometer wristwatch with resonance controlled twin independent movements, 40-hour power reserve indication and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle.
C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, top and side crowns engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. D. Twin guilloché matte silver ring dials with concentric radial Arabic numerals and minute rings, offset subsidiary seconds dials on a brushed and ruthenium-plated 18K gold dial plate with up-and-down indication at 12. Blued steel "Journe" hands. M. Cal. F. P. 1499-2, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, twin independent complete trains set on a single plate, 37 jewels, twin straight line lever escapements, twin beryllium 4-arm balances with 4 adjustable timing weights, shock absorbers, self-compensating free-sprung Invar balance springs. One of the escapements is mounted on a small platform pivoting around the second wheel by means of rack and pinion to adjust the distance between the 2 balances in order to find the most efficient position for resonance synchroniza-tion. The crown at 5 synchronizes the seconds hands. Dial and case signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
C. "Octa Chronograph" F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Chronograph", No. 13/99-02C. Made in 2002. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with round button fly-back chronograph, register, oversized date and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle. C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Ruthenium-plated 18K gold plate, off-center guilloché silver with painted radial Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes, subsidiary guilloché silver dials for the seconds and the 60-minute register, aperture for the double disc date. Blued steel ?Journe"-style hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bi-directional guilloché 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
D. ?Jour et Nuit? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Reserve de Marche" - ?Jour et Nuit?, No. 13/99-02A. Made in 2002. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 120-hour power-reserve, large date, day and night indi-cation and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle.
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 subsidliary seconds dial screwed onto a brushed and ruthenium-plated 18K gold dial plate, sector for the 120-hour up-and-down indication, day and night indication at 7, aperture for the date. Blued steel "Journe"-style hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bi-directional guilloché 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
E.?Octa Calendrier? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Calendrier", No. 13/99- 04Q. Made in 2004. 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 buckle.
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 brushed and ruthenium-plated 18K gold dial plate, outer concentric ring for the retrograde date indication, apertures for the day of the month and the month. Blued steel "Journe"-style hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bi-directional guilloché 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.