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F.P. Journe
Octa Réserve de Marche
A rare, early, and attractive platinum wristwatch with asymmetric hour and minute display, large date aperture, power reserve indicator, yellow gold dial, brass movement, guarantee, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $50,000 - 100,000
$165,100
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- F.P. Journe
- Year
- 2003
- Case No
- No. 425-02A
- Model Name
- Octa Réserve de Marche
- Material
- Platinum
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1300, 30 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum F.P. Journe pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 38mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by F.P. Journe Certificate of Authenticity and warranty card dated December 8th 2003, fitted wooden presentation box, and outer box.
Specialist
Catalogue Essay
François-Paul Journe introduced his first wristwatch, the Tourbillon Souverain, in 1999, and shortly thereafter followed with the revolutionary Chronométre à Résonance and the Octa Réserve de Marche. Believed to have been first conceived on a napkin in 1994, these three seminal pieces were available in a 38mm platinum case and were fitted with 18K gold dials.
The Octa was also Journe’s first automatic watch, a model that would serve as a foundation for a whole new collection to come. An advocate of modular complications, Journe wanted to create a base movement, with a 120-hour power reserve (a world record for a wristwatch at the time) into which could be integrated different complications without modifying the dimensions of the movement. Caliber 1300 was born measuring 30mm in diameter and 5.5mm thickness.
The Octa Réserve de Marche features Journe’s signature elements that collectors have come to love, including a 38mm platinum case, a highly legible gold dial with offset time indication on the right, a power reserve indicator, and large date display. Fitted with an early brass movement and a beautifully preserved yellow gold dial, the design aesthetic is pure F.P. Journe.
The present Octa Réserve de Marche is offered with its original guarantee card dated from 2003 indicating sale at the Journe Boutique in New York and its early burl wood presentation box, in lovely overall condition.
The Octa was also Journe’s first automatic watch, a model that would serve as a foundation for a whole new collection to come. An advocate of modular complications, Journe wanted to create a base movement, with a 120-hour power reserve (a world record for a wristwatch at the time) into which could be integrated different complications without modifying the dimensions of the movement. Caliber 1300 was born measuring 30mm in diameter and 5.5mm thickness.
The Octa Réserve de Marche features Journe’s signature elements that collectors have come to love, including a 38mm platinum case, a highly legible gold dial with offset time indication on the right, a power reserve indicator, and large date display. Fitted with an early brass movement and a beautifully preserved yellow gold dial, the design aesthetic is pure F.P. Journe.
The present Octa Réserve de Marche is offered with its original guarantee card dated from 2003 indicating sale at the Journe Boutique in New York and its early burl wood presentation box, in lovely overall condition.
F.P. Journe
Swiss | 1999Founded 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.