F.P. Journe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX Hong Kong Saturday, November 23, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: F.P. Journe
    Year: Circa 2020
    Case No: 447-AR
    Model Name: Octa Automatique Réserve "Havana"
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 1300.3, 37 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum F. P. Journe pin buckle
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by F.P. Journe guarantee stamped Mercury, Moscow and dated 13th November 2020, leather card holder, cloth, USB, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The F.P. Journe Octa Automatique Réserve "Havana" was introduced in 2016, together with the Octa Automatique Lune "Havana", admired for their unique tobacco brown dials dubbed “Havana”. The distinctive brown hue of the dial is a result of mixing ruthenium with gold which creates a shift in color and saturation under different lighting conditions. It was developed by Journe’s own dial maker, Les Cadraniers de Genève, and underwent rigorous adjustments to perfect the formula for the combination of gold and ruthenium.

    The dial on the present Octa Automatique Réserve "Havana" is completed with a Clous de Paris hobnail guilloché on the center, matching the soft cream-coloured hands, numerals, and date wheel, perfectly accentuating the alluring warm hues of the Cuban brown that invokes a hot Havana night.

    Presented in excellent overall condition and accompanied by complete set of accessories, the rare opportunity to obtain the present timepiece will surely appeal to the ever-growing enthusiast and collectors of F.P. Journe.

  • Artist Biography

    F.P. Journe

    Swiss • 1999

    Founded 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.

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A very fine, rare and attractive platinum wristwatch with small seconds, power reserve indication, date, “tobacco brown” dial, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2020
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$400,000 - 600,000 
€46,800-70,200
$51,300-76,900

Sold for HK$609,600

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX

Hong Kong Auction 23 - 24 November 2024