Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 119

F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Remontoir d'Egalité, Tourbillon Souverain", No. 134/01T. Producedcirca 2000.Very fine and rare, platinum gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with one minute tourbillon regulator and constant force remontoir, 42 hours autonomy and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate.

C .three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with screws, winding crown engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. D. 18K brushed white gold, at 3 "guilloché" 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 indication at 11. "Journe"-style blued steel hands. M. Cal. 1498, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 25jewels, 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 blance for a more constant rate.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.