Lot 2829
2829
F.P. JOURNE. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION DUAL TIME CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE
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F.P. JOURNE. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION DUAL TIME CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE

SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, RUTHENIUM COLLECTION, CHRONOMÈTRE À RÉSONANCE MODEL, CASE NO. 06/99-01R, CIRCA 2001

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F.P. JOURNE. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION DUAL TIME CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, RUTHENIUM COLLECTION, CHRONOMÈTRE À RÉSONANCE MODEL, CASE NO. 06/99-01R, CIRCA 2001
MOVEMENT: Manual, ruthenium coated with two independent gear-trains, 36 jewels
DIAL: Ruthenium coated 18k gold, two white dials with Arabic numerals combined with subsidiary seconds, fan-form sector for power reserve
CASE: Platinum, crown at 12 o’clock to adjust both time zones, crown at 4 o’clock to synchronize the seconds hands, glazed display back secured by six screws, 40 mm. diam.
STRAP/BUCKLE: F.P. Journe crocodile strap, platinum F.P. Journe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: F.P. Journe Certificate dated 9 December 2003, additional 18k white gold deployant clasp, additional black crocodile strap, instruction manual, watch tool, loupe, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Special Notice
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Lot Essay

The Chronometre a Resonance featuring a movement uses two balance wheels, beating in resonance with one another, in order to keep time more accurately and eliminate deviation. The winding crown is at 12 o’clock, and the seconds hands is synchronized by the crown at 4 o’clock. The dial has Arabic numerals on two silvered engine-turned time displays and subsidiary seconds, as well as a fan-shaped power reserve sector. The watch has a sapphire caseback, featuring the two independent gear-trains set on a single plate.

Furthermore, for collectors of F.P. Journe watches, the limited edition series of pieces made with ruthenium-coated movements and dials are among the most desirable, for both the material used as well as their striking and innovative aesthetics. The present watch is number 6 of a limited edition of only 99 examples.

For another example of the Ruthenium Collection, please see Lot 2828 in this sale.

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