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F.P. Journe
Octa Réserve de Marche "Brass Movement"
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
$254,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- F.P. Journe
- Year
- 2002
- Case No
- No. 323-02A
- Model Name
- Octa Réserve de Marche "Brass Movement"
- 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 guarantee card, polishing cloth, instruction booklet, fitted wooden presentation box, and outer box.
Full-Cataloguing
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 opponent of modular complications built atop base movements, 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 its dimensions. Caliber 1300 was born measuring 30mm in diameter and just 5.5mm in 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 undated guarantee card along with its full set of accompanying accessories. Adding to its desirability is its superb state of preservation.
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 opponent of modular complications built atop base movements, 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 its dimensions. Caliber 1300 was born measuring 30mm in diameter and just 5.5mm in 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 undated guarantee card along with its full set of accompanying accessories. Adding to its desirability is its superb state of preservation.
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.
Browse MakerKey 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.