$66,300
F. P. Journe,"Invenit et Fecit","Remontoir d'Egalité, Tourbillon Souverain", No. 44/99T. Produced in a limited edition of 99 examples, circa 2000. Very fine and rare, platinum gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and constant force remontoir, 42-hour autonomy and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, winding crown engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. 18K brushed yellow 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.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-05-26