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F.P. Journe
Chronomètre à Résonance "Boutique Edition"
An extremely rare and important “boutique edition” pink gold chronometer wristwatch with double escapement, 12-hour and 24-hour sub-dials, power reserve, guarantee, and presentation box
Estimate
$250,000–500,000
Manufacturer
F.P. Journe
Year
2020, Switzerland
Case No
172-RT
Model Name
Chronomètre à Résonance "Boutique Edition"
Material
18K pink gold
Calibre
Manual, cal. 1499.3, 40 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Crocodile
Clasp/Buckle
18K pink gold F.P. Journe pin buckle
Dimensions
40mm Diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed.
Accessories
Accompanied by F.P. Journe guarantee card dated January 4th, 2020, USB key, fitted presentation box, and outer box.
Full-Cataloguing
GOOD TO KNOW
• Strict one-year production
• Extremely rare boutique edition
• Fresh-to-the-market
In 2020, on the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Résonance, F.P. Journe launched the Résonance RQ, an all-new version incorporating a remontoire d’egalite for each escapement and a single barrel differential system for energy distribution. While the F.P. Journe community welcomed such novelty with bittersweet enthusiasm, Journe collectors were also saddened to see the “original” Résonance discontinued. In fact, the manufacturer itself recognized the importance of its first model and thus produced an exclusive “final” edition Résonance, the RTA, for the 2019 calendar year. The RTA brought back the original “dual analog dial” layout of the original design, following the mixed digital/analog display of the Résonance RT.
While the original Résonance dial design incorporated identical 12-hour sub-dials, the 2019 design differentiated the two indications: on the left a 24-hour dial (ideal to track “home time” without incurring an AM/PM uncertainty) and a “local time” standard 12-hour dial on the right, both of them featuring an attractive and subtle blue hue for the graphics, often reserved for ultra-complicated F.P. Journe models. The RTA is the only version of the Résonance designed without minute markers on both sub-dials.
The Boutique Editions are reserved exclusively for clients of F.P. Journe’s own boutiques and were produced in only a handful of examples. The RTA was made for one year only and is already the rarest variant of the iconic Résonance. As a Boutique Edition, this piece is rarer still, and is certain to appeal to the most discerning collectors.
• Strict one-year production
• Extremely rare boutique edition
• Fresh-to-the-market
In 2020, on the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Résonance, F.P. Journe launched the Résonance RQ, an all-new version incorporating a remontoire d’egalite for each escapement and a single barrel differential system for energy distribution. While the F.P. Journe community welcomed such novelty with bittersweet enthusiasm, Journe collectors were also saddened to see the “original” Résonance discontinued. In fact, the manufacturer itself recognized the importance of its first model and thus produced an exclusive “final” edition Résonance, the RTA, for the 2019 calendar year. The RTA brought back the original “dual analog dial” layout of the original design, following the mixed digital/analog display of the Résonance RT.
While the original Résonance dial design incorporated identical 12-hour sub-dials, the 2019 design differentiated the two indications: on the left a 24-hour dial (ideal to track “home time” without incurring an AM/PM uncertainty) and a “local time” standard 12-hour dial on the right, both of them featuring an attractive and subtle blue hue for the graphics, often reserved for ultra-complicated F.P. Journe models. The RTA is the only version of the Résonance designed without minute markers on both sub-dials.
The Boutique Editions are reserved exclusively for clients of F.P. Journe’s own boutiques and were produced in only a handful of examples. The RTA was made for one year only and is already the rarest variant of the iconic Résonance. As a Boutique Edition, this piece is rarer still, and is certain to appeal to the most discerning collectors.
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.