The present watch represents a very rare opportunity to own a limited edition F. P. Journe, which was originally sold as part of a collection of five stainless steel timepieces. Released in 2015, the limited edition of 38 complete sets commemorated the end of the manufacturer’s 38mm diameter case production. When F. P. Journe presented his first wristwatches in 1999, the 38mm case was considered oversized during an era when most brands produced smaller timepieces with 34mm to 36mm sized cases. Today, as tastes have changed, cases measuring 40mm to 42mm in diameter have become the new norm.

Each limited edition set was comprised of five timepieces including: Tourbillon Souverain, Chronomètre à Résonance, Octa Automatique, Chronomètre Souverain and Octa Calendrier Automatique and like the present example. The pieces all featured a gold guilloché dial, patinated in a bronze hue and pink gold movement.

The Octa Calendrier is the third complication to be integrated in the Octa automatic calibre, and was awarded the ‘Special Jury Prize’ at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2002.