75,600 CHF
Tourbillon Souverain F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Remontoir d'Egalité - Tourbillon Souverain", No. 266/03T. Made in 2003. Very fine and rare, platinum chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and constant force remontoir, 42-hour power reserve indication and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, winding crown engine-turned with "cordes de Marseille" pattern, sapphire crystals. 18K brushed white gold, subsidiary white guilloche dial with painted Arabic numerals secured to a brushed 18K white gold plate, apertures for the constant force remontoir at 6 and tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 9, up and down indication at 11. Blued steel Journe hands. Cal. 1498, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with "A"-shaped tourbillon frame and polished steel bridge, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring with Phillips terminal curve, constant-force remontoir with 18K gold wheel and blade spring, controlled by a spinning vane and armed once a second by the force of the mainspring, insuring a steady flow of power to the balance for a more constant rate. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 10 mm. Notes The remontoir is a rare horological device, hitherto unknown in a wristwatch, desig
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-05-11
