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Lot Essay
Offered in excellent overall condition, this rare and highly sought after F.P. Journe Octa Lune is housed in a 38 mm. platinum case which is no longer produced today being subsequently replaced by the 40 mm. and 42 mm. size cases.
The Octa Lune model won one of the most prestigious awards in the watch industry, the ‘Favourite Men’s Watch’ award at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2003. The name ‘Octa’ was given as a prefix to all F.P. Journe’s automatic watches because in Latin it means ‘eight’ and the figure ‘8’ on its side signifies the concept of limitlessness or infinity.
The first-generation Octa Lune was equipped with a rhodium-plated brass caliber 1300 and was offered in a 38 mm. platinum or rose gold case. From 2004/2005, F. P. Journe transitioned the Octa collection to the 1300.2 caliber made of the solid rose gold, which is found in second-generation models like the present example. Along with the transition to solid-gold calibers, a new 40 mm. case size was introduced. This period was brief, until 2007 when F.P. Journe upgraded the movement from the bidirectional winding of the 1300 and 1300.2 calibers to a unidirectional winding. It is believed that very few 1300-2 movements were made, during a short transitional period between 1st and 3rd generations.
The present Octa Lune would be a prize for any collection of modern horological masterpieces.
The Octa Lune model won one of the most prestigious awards in the watch industry, the ‘Favourite Men’s Watch’ award at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2003. The name ‘Octa’ was given as a prefix to all F.P. Journe’s automatic watches because in Latin it means ‘eight’ and the figure ‘8’ on its side signifies the concept of limitlessness or infinity.
The first-generation Octa Lune was equipped with a rhodium-plated brass caliber 1300 and was offered in a 38 mm. platinum or rose gold case. From 2004/2005, F. P. Journe transitioned the Octa collection to the 1300.2 caliber made of the solid rose gold, which is found in second-generation models like the present example. Along with the transition to solid-gold calibers, a new 40 mm. case size was introduced. This period was brief, until 2007 when F.P. Journe upgraded the movement from the bidirectional winding of the 1300 and 1300.2 calibers to a unidirectional winding. It is believed that very few 1300-2 movements were made, during a short transitional period between 1st and 3rd generations.
The present Octa Lune would be a prize for any collection of modern horological masterpieces.