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F.P. Journe

Octa UTC

A fine and impressive platinum dual-time wristwatch with time-zone indicator, small seconds, date, power reserve indication, guarantee, and presentation box

$80,000–160,000
F.P. Journe
Circa 2012, Switzerland
230-UTC
Octa UTC
Platinum
Automatic, cal. 1300.3, 40 jewels
Crocodile
Platinum F.P. Journe deployant clasp
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed
Accompanied by F.P. Journe warranty card, fitted presentation box, and outer box.
GOOD TO KNOW
• Dual Time with patented UTC mechanism
• Large date and world map

Launched in 2001, the F.P. Journe Octa collection is known for its automatic movements and impressive 120-hour power reserve, while offering a range of complications including chronographs, moon phases and perpetual calendars. At its heart, the Octa collection reflects François-Paul Journe’s focus on precision, practicality and technical innovation.

Introduced in 2011, the Octa UTC offers Journe’s take on the traditional dual-time watch. Instead of a conventional GMT system, the patented UTC mechanism uses Coordinated Universal Time to display different time zones according to their geographical location, while also accounting for summer and winter time.

The present watch displays local time with blue hands on the main subsidiary dial, while a gold hand and 24-hour scale indicate the second time zone. The dial is completed by a large date, 120-hour power reserve indicator and a world map showing the reference time zone. The +1/-1 indication allows the wearer to adjust the selected region for daylight-saving time, making the Octa UTC an unusually clever and intuitive travel watch.

This UTC presents itself in excellent overall condition with its guarantee card and presentation box.

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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