Francois-Paul Journe launched his namesake brand with the motto “invenit et fecit” (invented and made) in 1999, first introducing the Tourbillon Souverain Remointoir d’Egalite, known as the “T”. In 2003, Francois-Paul Journe pushed the boundaries of his timekeeping masterpiece further, upgrading the “T” to the “TN” model (“Tourbillon Nouveau”), the reference Tourbillon Souverain Remontoire d’Egalité avec Seconde Morte. “Seconde Morte”, the art of making time stand still, is the French term for “dead beat seconds”. This 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 jumping to the next second. Enhanced with a deadbeat seconds complication, the timepiece with constant force mechanism was designed for highly accurate, precision timekeeping. With the introduction of an 18 karat pink gold movement and cased predominantly in platinum as well as pink gold, it was in production until 2018. During this time, several iterations were made with limited and precious dials, such as the present, spectacular example manufactured for Sincere Fine Watches, the venerated Singaporean retailer, with a black mother-of-pearl dial.

Mother-of-pearl is oft utilized in watchmaking, typically decorating the dials of various smaller and gem-set pieces. In this limited execution, the feminine connotation of mother-of-pearl is reversed, with the black mother-of-pearl almost disappearing until the light hits the dial at just the right angle and it’s as if the sun has set and the sky is awash in oranges, pinks, blues, and purples. With the mother of pearl, all these colors are present in their iridescent beauty.

Produced in an extremely limited edition of just 5 examples for the 50th anniversary of Sincere Fine Timing (with the dates 1954-2004 engraved on the movement), it is offered by its original owner – an important aficionado of independent watchmaking. Preserved in uncompromised condition and with its box and extract from F.P. Journe, we are thrilled to offer this exceptional example of modern haute horologie.

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