Avant-garde and a true pioneer of haute horlogerie, Francois-Paul Journe’s constant strive for ground breaking timepieces captured the hearts of many astute collectors. Since the debut of the world premiere Tourbillon Souverain remontoir system in 1999, it took a decade long of yearning until the reveal of the TN Model (“Tourbillon Nouveau”) with an innovative inclusion of the dead beat second, hence Remontoir d’Egalité avec Seconde Morte. An art of making time stand still, the complication requires the utmost precision to reliably stop and restart the seconds hand as the escapement continues to beat—not moving until one second has elapsed, then jumps to the next second. Enriched with a deadbeat seconds complication, the timepiece with constant force mechanism results much higher accuracy and precise time reading.

Exceptional with beauty and complexity, the second generation is upsized from 38mm to 40mm with a fresh 18K pink gold movement. While the normal production was made in either platinum or pink gold, the present piece is anything but a "standard" iteration of the model. Made in 5 pieces only in 2008, this example being number 2, the model celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Geneva boutique, and features an incredible two-tone livery: titanium case body and pink gold crown and clasp. The same color pattern is reprised on the dial, featuring an anthracite background with pink graphics.

Momentous in its aesthetic impact and gargantuan in its collectability, the present timepiece - offered with its original certificate and box - is without a doubt one of the most important representative of this landmark model.