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F.P. Journe
Octa Réserve de Marche "Souscription"
An early and important platinum souscription automatic wristwatch with eccentric time display, oversized date aperture, power reserve, guarantee and presentation box, number 14 of a 20 piece souscription series
Estimate
CHF70,000–140,000
€75,800–152,000
$87,700–175,000
Live 10 May, 2 PM Switzerland Time
Manufacturer
F.P. Journe
Year
2003
Case No
014-03A
Model Name
Octa Réserve de Marche "Souscription"
Material
Platinum
Calibre
Automatic, cal. 1300, 30 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 F.P. Journe warranty card dated 2003, service papers from January 2025 and fitted presentation box.
Full-Cataloguing
Good To Know:
- Large date with power reserve
- Early model, number 14 part of the original 20 piece Souscription pieces
- Serviced in January 2025
- Offered with its original burlwood box, warranty card and service papers
Part of the trinity of François‑Paul Journe’s founding models alongside the F. P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain and F. P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance, the F. P. Journe Octa Réserve de Marche was a challenge that François-Paul Journe took on-and conquered-as one of the greatest developments of a new collection. Believed to have been first conceived on a napkin in 1994, these three seminal pieces were available in a 38 mm platinum case and were fitted with 18K gold dials.
The present early Octa Réserve de Marche is part of the elite 20-piece Souscription models that were reserved for the collectors who had purchased the original Tourbillon Souverain and who could purchase the present model with a number matching that of their Tourbillon.
Journe said regarding the development of the Octa, “The creation of the Octa calibre was a real challenge for me, partly in terms of chronometry and timekeeping, but also in terms of respect of day-to-day comfort. I thus devised an automatic winding mechanical movement with a large power reserve that could incorporate many future complications within the same volume.”
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 different complications could be integrated without modifying the dimensions of the movement. Caliber 1300 was born, measuring 30 mm in diameter and 5.5 mm in thickness.
Fitted with an elegant white gold dial—the same configuration as Octa Réserve de Marche No. 1—it is offered fresh to the auction market and is accompanied by its original guarantee card, early three-piece burl wood presentation box, and January 2025 service papers.
- Large date with power reserve
- Early model, number 14 part of the original 20 piece Souscription pieces
- Serviced in January 2025
- Offered with its original burlwood box, warranty card and service papers
Part of the trinity of François‑Paul Journe’s founding models alongside the F. P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain and F. P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance, the F. P. Journe Octa Réserve de Marche was a challenge that François-Paul Journe took on-and conquered-as one of the greatest developments of a new collection. Believed to have been first conceived on a napkin in 1994, these three seminal pieces were available in a 38 mm platinum case and were fitted with 18K gold dials.
The present early Octa Réserve de Marche is part of the elite 20-piece Souscription models that were reserved for the collectors who had purchased the original Tourbillon Souverain and who could purchase the present model with a number matching that of their Tourbillon.
Journe said regarding the development of the Octa, “The creation of the Octa calibre was a real challenge for me, partly in terms of chronometry and timekeeping, but also in terms of respect of day-to-day comfort. I thus devised an automatic winding mechanical movement with a large power reserve that could incorporate many future complications within the same volume.”
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 different complications could be integrated without modifying the dimensions of the movement. Caliber 1300 was born, measuring 30 mm in diameter and 5.5 mm in thickness.
Fitted with an elegant white gold dial—the same configuration as Octa Réserve de Marche No. 1—it is offered fresh to the auction market and is accompanied by its original guarantee card, early three-piece burl wood presentation box, and January 2025 service papers.
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.