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With F.P. Journe Guarantee warranty card dated 1 December 2011, which slides into a small custom-made compartment on the underside of the fitted glazed metal presentation box. The presentation box locks and opens with a little lever mimicking the patented ergonomic chronograph re-set button in the band of the watch, which is rocked back and forth to stop and start of the chronograph. It fits into an outer F.P. Journe cardboard box. The lot is furthermore delivered with an F.P. Journe utilisation manual and polishing cloth.
Independent master watchmaker François-Paul Journe chose the Centigraphe to be the first timepiece for his "lineSport" collection. The watches from that collection, comprising both manually-wound and automatic mechanisms, are incredibly lightweight and were designed to be worn effortlessly during a sports activity.
This ultra-light sports watch with a total weight of only 55 grams is also a fine and complicated piece of horology. Following extensive research Journe created a movement made from an aluminum alloy. The case and bracelet are likewise made from an aluminum alloy, which is scratch resistant, anti-corrosive and offers anti-allergic properties. Hence the wearer of the watch is guaranteed a timepiece that is very ergonomic. The end of each link of the aluminum bracelet has rubber inserts. The sides of the case and the titanium crown are also covered with rubber inserts, which act as an extra and soft protection against outside shocks. The folding clasp of the bracelet is engraved with the signature F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit and is also covered with a rubber coating. It is not dissimilar to the bumpers of a car.
The manually-wound mechanical movement can measure elapsed times from a 100th of a second to ten minutes. The striking subsidiary dials with red Arabic numerals indicate three time-reading options: for the 100th of a second subsidiary dial, the second hand revolves around the dial in one second on a scale marked in hundredths of a second. For the 20 seconds subsidiary dial, the second hand has 20 seconds to complete a round. Lastly, for the 10 minutes subsidiary dial, the minute hand will take half an hour to complete its tour.
The watch is also equipped with a patented re-set button in the band at two o'clock, which can be rocked back and forth to make the chronograph start, stop or return to zero. This system is a clever variation of the standard buttons used in chronograph watches on each side of the crown.
Moreover, the maintaining power and power reserve in this watch are highly effective. The mainspring barrel features a maintaining power system in order to ensure that the driving force does not decrease during winding. Without utilizing the chronograph function, the mainspring can supply a minimum of 100 hours of power reserve and 24 hours if the chronograph is being operated.
The watch presented here is in as new condition and is ready to be worn while playing sport.
Christie's Hong Kong on 30 May 2011 was the first public venue to sell the very first Centigraphe numbered 001 in conjunction with the eminent master watchmaker. All proceeds from the successful sale of the first example went to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan that year. The final bid for the watch, including commission, amounted to a staggering 3,620,000 Hong Kong dollars (or 465,170 US dollars), entirely donated to the Franco-Japanese Foundation de Fère and to Doctors of the World Japan. The funds were allocated to the construction of a community centre in Ishinomaki, near Sendai on the Japanese coast with the purpose of reuniting family victims of the devastating tsunami and earthquake.
François-Paul 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".
Independent master watchmaker François-Paul Journe chose the Centigraphe to be the first timepiece for his "lineSport" collection. The watches from that collection, comprising both manually-wound and automatic mechanisms, are incredibly lightweight and were designed to be worn effortlessly during a sports activity.
This ultra-light sports watch with a total weight of only 55 grams is also a fine and complicated piece of horology. Following extensive research Journe created a movement made from an aluminum alloy. The case and bracelet are likewise made from an aluminum alloy, which is scratch resistant, anti-corrosive and offers anti-allergic properties. Hence the wearer of the watch is guaranteed a timepiece that is very ergonomic. The end of each link of the aluminum bracelet has rubber inserts. The sides of the case and the titanium crown are also covered with rubber inserts, which act as an extra and soft protection against outside shocks. The folding clasp of the bracelet is engraved with the signature F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit and is also covered with a rubber coating. It is not dissimilar to the bumpers of a car.
The manually-wound mechanical movement can measure elapsed times from a 100th of a second to ten minutes. The striking subsidiary dials with red Arabic numerals indicate three time-reading options: for the 100th of a second subsidiary dial, the second hand revolves around the dial in one second on a scale marked in hundredths of a second. For the 20 seconds subsidiary dial, the second hand has 20 seconds to complete a round. Lastly, for the 10 minutes subsidiary dial, the minute hand will take half an hour to complete its tour.
The watch is also equipped with a patented re-set button in the band at two o'clock, which can be rocked back and forth to make the chronograph start, stop or return to zero. This system is a clever variation of the standard buttons used in chronograph watches on each side of the crown.
Moreover, the maintaining power and power reserve in this watch are highly effective. The mainspring barrel features a maintaining power system in order to ensure that the driving force does not decrease during winding. Without utilizing the chronograph function, the mainspring can supply a minimum of 100 hours of power reserve and 24 hours if the chronograph is being operated.
The watch presented here is in as new condition and is ready to be worn while playing sport.
Christie's Hong Kong on 30 May 2011 was the first public venue to sell the very first Centigraphe numbered 001 in conjunction with the eminent master watchmaker. All proceeds from the successful sale of the first example went to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan that year. The final bid for the watch, including commission, amounted to a staggering 3,620,000 Hong Kong dollars (or 465,170 US dollars), entirely donated to the Franco-Japanese Foundation de Fère and to Doctors of the World Japan. The funds were allocated to the construction of a community centre in Ishinomaki, near Sendai on the Japanese coast with the purpose of reuniting family victims of the devastating tsunami and earthquake.
François-Paul 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".