F.P. Journe - The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII Geneva Saturday, May 8, 2021 | Phillips

Create your first list.

Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.

  • Manufacturer: F.P. Journe
    Year: 1999
    Case No: 041/99T
    Model Name: Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d'Egalité
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 1498, 25 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Alligator
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum F.P. Journe pin buckle
    Dimensions: 38mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by undated and unstamped F.P. Journe warranty, modern fitted box and outer packaging and polishing cloth.
    Literature: F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz is dedicated to Francois-Paul Journe and his work. 

    • Manufacturer: F.P. Journe
      Year: 1999
      Case No: 041/99T
      Model Name: Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d'Egalité
      Material: Platinum
      Calibre: Manual, cal. 1498, 25 jewels
      Bracelet/Strap: Alligator
      Clasp/Buckle: Platinum F.P. Journe pin buckle
      Dimensions: 38mm Diameter
      Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
      Accessories: Accompanied by undated and unstamped F.P. Journe warranty, modern fitted box and outer packaging and polishing cloth.
      Literature: F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz is dedicated to Francois-Paul Journe and his work.

    • Literature

      F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit by Jean-Pierre Grosz is dedicated to Francois-Paul Journe and his work.

    • Catalogue Essay

      In just over 20 years, Francois-Paul Journe has gone from being a budding artisanal watchmaker known by a handful of cognoscenti, to a name who shares the spotlight with auction behemoths such as Patek Philippe and Rolex, all while maintaining the artisanal and pure watchmaking genetic codes of his first years.

      Fascinated by tourbillon watches, Journe decided to transpose Abraham-Louis Breguet’s invention into a wristwatch but also to improve it with the addition of a remontoire system - a constant force device used to provide an equal amount of energy disregarding the winding level of the mainspring, thus resulting in greater accuracy and amplitude. The first prototype was completed in 1991 with little, if any fanfare from the industry. He revisited his tourbillon wristwatch in 1999 in order to fund the launch of his eponymous brand and used a subscription system for his first twenty tourbillon wristwatches, each individually numbered on the dial. These were offered to his close friends and clients.

      The present Tourbillon à Remontoire d’Egalité is one of the earlier production pieces dating from 1999, bearing number 41. It is part of the 3rd series due to the larger font for the power reserve and the flat remontoire cock. It is believed that less than 44 third generation models were ever made, regardless of case and dial combination. The majority of Journe’s Tourbillon models were made with yellow gold dials and the present example is one of the very rare examples made with a white gold dial giving the watch a superbly stealth monochrome look.

    • 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.

      View More Works

93

An extremely rare, beautiful and important platinum tourbillon wristwatch with remontoir d’egalité, brass movement and white gold dial

1999
38mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
CHF250,000 - 450,000 
€228,000-410,000
$273,000-492,000

Sold for CHF327,600

Contact Specialist

Alexandre Ghotbi
Head of Watches, Continental Europe and the Middle East

41 79 637 1724
aghotbi@phillips.com

 

 

The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII

Geneva Auction 8 - 9 May 2021