The Octa Lune was launched in 2003 and won the “Best Men’s Watch” award, in the same year, at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) - the most prestigious award ceremony in the watch industry. The moonphase on the left-hand side of the dial, offers a balance to the offset subdial displaying the hour and minute. If you look carefully, the actual moon aperture is poetically crafted in the shape of a crescent moon itself, rotated 90 degrees horizontally – a classical styling reminiscent of the creations of Breguet.

In 2007, in response to comments from some of his friends, Journe decided to create a new caliber – the 1300.3 – for the Octa to optimize winding, even for those with a very sedentary life, whereby even the slightest movement of the arm would put the rotor in motion and wind the watch.

With an unusual combination of pink gold case and white gold dial, the present lot is a stunning and well-preserved example of a quintessentially Journe model. In 2013, the year this watch was produced, only seven total examples of the Octa Lune were produced, making this an extremely rare opportunity for the contemporary connoisseur.