F.P. JOURNE. A FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CONSTANT FORCE WINDING, POWER RESERVE, DEAD BEAT SECONDS AND RED DIAL

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F.P. JOURNE. A FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CONSTANT FORCE WINDING, POWER RESERVE, DEAD BEAT SECONDS AND RED DIAL

SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, REMONTOIR D'EGALITE AVEC SECONDE MORTE, TOURBILLON SOUVERAIN, NO. 700-TN, CIRCA 2015

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F.P. JOURNE. A FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CONSTANT FORCE WINDING, POWER RESERVE, DEAD BEAT SECONDS AND RED DIAL
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, REMONTOIR D'EGALITE AVEC SECONDE MORTE, TOURBILLON SOUVERAIN, NO. 700-TN, CIRCA 2015
MOVEMENT: 18k pink gold, manual, Cal. 1403, 26 jewels
DIAL: Red, aperture for one minute tourbillon carriage, eccentric engine-turned silvered time display with Arabic numerals, blued steel Journe hands, fan-shaped power reserve indication, engine-turned subsidiary dial for dead-beat seconds
CASE: Platinum, 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 undated Garantie, instruction manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

Special Notice

> Some watches are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot. > Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and crocodile. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

While the tourbillons of F.P. Journe equipped with remontoire d'égalité are a sight to behold in their own right, when equipped with special material dials they are elevated to an even higher level offering unparalleled pleasure to their owners. It is a great privilege to bring two examples of these incredibly rare watches to market, lots 2830 and 2831, featuring the beautiful lustrous “Ferrari” red lacquered dial and ethereal green tones of jade.

FP Journe had previously used red dials on a small selection of very limited run pieces. The first example was the special edition tourbillon for the Chinese market produced in 2010 with the five yellow stars from the Chinese national flag in place of the usual power reserve indicator arc. This was follow by a very short run of Centigraphe Souverains, the model inspired by the president of the FIA and former GM of Scuderia Ferrari Jean Todt, which were produced for the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière of which Mr Todt is vice president. These Centigraphe were produced with “Rosso Corsa” dials and “Giallo Fly” hands, the official names for the shades of red and yellow associated with Ferrari.

The watch offered here is endowed with the beautiful almost iridescent red dial which shimmers in the light and is combined with the standard configuration of the dial for the Tourbillon Nouveau, creating a watch that is both familiar and spectacular, a defining characteristic of the work of F. P. Journe.

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