475,000 HKD
FP. JOURNE TITANIUM & RUTHENIUM OCTA PERPETUELLE BOUTIQUE 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION FP. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Octa Perpetuelle, No. 78/99-OP. Made in a limited edition of 99 pieces in 2009 for Tokyo and the 5th anniversary of F.P. Journe's worldwide boutiques, sold on November 16, 2009. Very fine and rare, self-winding, titanium perpetual calendar chronometer wristwatch with retrograde date, large day of the week and month indication and a 18K pink gold F.P. Journe deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, certificate, additional strap, cloth and instruction booklet. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Off-center, guilloche silver with painted radial Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial secured to a brushed and rutheniumplated 18K gold plate by 3 screws, outer concentric sector for the retrograde date indication, apertures for the days of the week and the month, February with leap year indication. Pink gold Journe hands. Cal. 1300.3, 18K pink gold, fausses cotes decoration, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, bi-directional 22K gold guilloche rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-02-26
