F.P. Journe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FOUR Hong Kong Monday, May 29, 2017 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: F.P. Journe
    Year: Circa 2013
    Case No: 213-CT
    Model Name: Centigraphe Souverain
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Mechanical, 1506, 50 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Black F.P. Journe crocodile leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum F.P. Journe buckle
    Dimensions: 41 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With F.P. Journe fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The F.P. Journe Centigraphe indicates elapsed time from a 100th of a second to 10-minute and is displayed on three subsidiary dials. These registers indicate time scale in red and a tachymetre scale in black. The mechanism also features an ingenious configuration that isolates the chronograph from the time keeping system.

  • Artist Biography

    F.P. Journe

    Swiss • 1999

    Founded by watchmaker François-Paul Journe in 1999, the F.P. Journe brand is relatively young, but already is as highly regarded by collectors as many distinguished manufacturers with centuries-old heritage. In the minds of the world's savviest collectors, Journe is producing some of the finest wristwatches the market has ever seen. Mastering his craft from restoring historical timepieces, he was the first to create a wristwatch incorporating two escapements that benefit from the phenomenon of resonance — the Chronomètre à Résonance.

    Key models include the Résonance, tourbillon wristwatches incorporating a remontoir and the limited edition Vagabondage series. Especially sought-after are his earliest "souscription" watches, made in 1999.

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Property of a Distinguished Asian Gentleman

Σ949

A very fine and rare platium chronograph wristwatch with 100th of a second, 20-second and 10-minute registers

Circa 2013
41 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$250,000 - 350,000 
€30,100-42,100
$32,000-45,000

Sold for HK$275,000

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