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Lot Essay
This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.
Highly attractive, the present watch is part of the Souverain collection from F.P. Journe. Purchased in Geneva in 2012, it has been carefully kept throughout the years by a passionate collector admiring timepieces with movements of the finest quality.
A hallmark of the manufacture, the movement is crafted of 18K pink gold, a rarity even in high horology, and is finished to the highest standard. Of great precision, the movement functions with two barrels working parallel to provide a constant and steady power supply. It furthermore has a power reserve of 56 hours, with a reverse indicator at 3 o’clock on its dial which enables the wearer to know when the watch was last winded. This atypical power reserve indication is an homage to marine chronometer clocks, enabling the wearer to know when the watch was last wound.
F.P. Journe
François-Paul Journe was born in Marseille in 1957. He graduated from the Paris School of Watchmaking in 1976 and immediately joined forces with his uncle, a noted restorer of antique timepieces. Before creating his own complete line of wristwatches, Journe restored some of the world's most important historical timepieces, devised and built unique pocket watches to order and designed and made complications for prestigious watch brands.
In 1996, Journe established a workshop in Geneva, designing and making watch mechanisms for other brands. Three years later, in 1999, he launched his own watches under the label "F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit".
Highly attractive, the present watch is part of the Souverain collection from F.P. Journe. Purchased in Geneva in 2012, it has been carefully kept throughout the years by a passionate collector admiring timepieces with movements of the finest quality.
A hallmark of the manufacture, the movement is crafted of 18K pink gold, a rarity even in high horology, and is finished to the highest standard. Of great precision, the movement functions with two barrels working parallel to provide a constant and steady power supply. It furthermore has a power reserve of 56 hours, with a reverse indicator at 3 o’clock on its dial which enables the wearer to know when the watch was last winded. This atypical power reserve indication is an homage to marine chronometer clocks, enabling the wearer to know when the watch was last wound.
F.P. Journe
François-Paul Journe was born in Marseille in 1957. He graduated from the Paris School of Watchmaking in 1976 and immediately joined forces with his uncle, a noted restorer of antique timepieces. Before creating his own complete line of wristwatches, Journe restored some of the world's most important historical timepieces, devised and built unique pocket watches to order and designed and made complications for prestigious watch brands.
In 1996, Journe established a workshop in Geneva, designing and making watch mechanisms for other brands. Three years later, in 1999, he launched his own watches under the label "F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit".