Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 196

"Platinum Octa-Lune" F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa-Lune," No. 264-L. Production of this model started in 2000. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with 120-hour power reserve, large date, moon phases, 18K gold dial plate and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle. 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 dial, all secured by 3 screws to the matte 18K white gold dial plate, sector for the 120-hour upand- down indication, apertures for the large double disc date and the moon phases. Blued steel "Journe" hands. M. Cal. 1300-2, 18K gold plates, "fausses côtes" decoration, 22 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 bidirectional 22K gold guilloché rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.