Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 176

F.P. JOURNE REF. 024-CTS CENTIGRAPHE SPORT, ALUMINUM F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Centigraphe Souverain, No. 024-CTS. Made in 2010. Very fine and rare aluminum and rubber wristwatch with lever 1/100th second chronograph, 20-second and 10 minute register and an aluminum and rubber F.P. Journe bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by an FP Journe fitted box, slip box, guarantee, invoice, polishing cloth and extra link.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, lever for starting/stopping and resetting the chronograph, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite, three subsidiary white dials with painted radial Arabic numerals for the 1 second, 20 second and 10 minute registers secured to the aluminum plate by 6 screws. Steel Journe hands. M. Cal. 1506, aluminum movement, fausses cotes decoration, 50 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, anachron self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring. Dial, case, movement and bracelet signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 10.7 mm