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F.P. Journe
Chronomètre à Résonance “Pre-Souscription”
An extraordinary, highly important, and the only known pink gold “pre-souscription” chronometer wristwatch with dual resonating escapements, power reserve indicator, white gold dial, and shallow engravings, number 61/00R
估價
$600,000–1,200,000
製造商
F.P. Journe
年份
2000, Switzerland
錶殼號碼
061/00R
型號名稱
Chronomètre à Résonance “Pre-Souscription”
材料
18K pink gold
機芯
Manual, cal. 1499, 36 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Crocodile
錶扣
18K pink gold F.P. Journe pin buckle
尺寸
38mm Diameter
簽名
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed.
配件
Accompanied by F.P. Journe certificate of authenticity, presentation box, and outer box.
完整圖錄內容
GOOD TO KNOW
• Only known Pre-Souscription Résonance cased in 18K pink gold
• Early production with two-tone highly silvery subdials and beautiful white gold dial, shallow caseback engravings
• Confirmed on Certificate of Authenticity to have been delivered to France in 2000
• Fresh to the auction market, coming from an important private collection
Despite only launching 27 years ago in 1999, and with a living watchmaker at the helm, the scholarship on early F.P. Journe has evolved greatly over the last ten years. The innovative qualities of the Résonance as the world’s first wristwatch to use the resonance phenomenon, cannot be overstated. The movement is composed of two independent balances, alternatively serving as an “exciter” and “resonator.” This phenomenon was first documented in horology by French royal clockmaker Antide Janvier in the 18th century in his double pendulum clocks, but it was François-Paul Journe who created the world’s first wristwatch using the resonance phenomenon – with his Chronomètre à Résonance wristwatch officially launching in 2000.
More than a technical achievement, the Résonance represents the very soul of François-Paul Journe’s pursuit of absolute precision and mechanical poetry.
What defines a “pre-souscription” Résonance versus any other brass movement Résonance?
Case numbers 03X – 06X: The Pre-Souscription watches, with suffix /00R. The present watch. Estimated 30-40 examples. These cases were ordered before the Souscription Resonances and bear the shallow caseback engravings and shiny dials typical of the earliest Resonances and Tourbillons.
The earliest Pre-Souscription Résonances share all the delightful traits of the very first pieces to be manufactured by Journe, with the exception that their cases were ordered in 2000, rather than 1999. As Journe was still ordering the dials from his case supplier, the dials were finished and cases were engraved in house, explaining the difference in appearance and texture versus the later, more “industrialized” production pieces. The “pre-souscription” watches, one can hypothesize, were purchased by the first members of the public to be won over by Journe’s horological merits.
After the first two years of case production (99R and 00R), the characteristics of the Résonance become more standardized, until the brass movement series is discontinued in its entirety by 2004.
Phillips is proud and honored to offer the present example – the only known Pre-Souscription Résonance in pink gold – for the first time at public auction. It features a warm and spectacular grainy white gold dial and two highly silvery timekeeping sub-dials – both bearing all the hallmarks of Journe’s coveted, earliest production pieces. Housed in a well-preserved pink gold case with its shallow caseback engravings and hallmarks remaining crisp, this “ultimate” Journe trophy watch represents a unique opportunity for the most discerning collector.
• Only known Pre-Souscription Résonance cased in 18K pink gold
• Early production with two-tone highly silvery subdials and beautiful white gold dial, shallow caseback engravings
• Confirmed on Certificate of Authenticity to have been delivered to France in 2000
• Fresh to the auction market, coming from an important private collection
Despite only launching 27 years ago in 1999, and with a living watchmaker at the helm, the scholarship on early F.P. Journe has evolved greatly over the last ten years. The innovative qualities of the Résonance as the world’s first wristwatch to use the resonance phenomenon, cannot be overstated. The movement is composed of two independent balances, alternatively serving as an “exciter” and “resonator.” This phenomenon was first documented in horology by French royal clockmaker Antide Janvier in the 18th century in his double pendulum clocks, but it was François-Paul Journe who created the world’s first wristwatch using the resonance phenomenon – with his Chronomètre à Résonance wristwatch officially launching in 2000.
More than a technical achievement, the Résonance represents the very soul of François-Paul Journe’s pursuit of absolute precision and mechanical poetry.
What defines a “pre-souscription” Résonance versus any other brass movement Résonance?
Case numbers 03X – 06X: The Pre-Souscription watches, with suffix /00R. The present watch. Estimated 30-40 examples. These cases were ordered before the Souscription Resonances and bear the shallow caseback engravings and shiny dials typical of the earliest Resonances and Tourbillons.
The earliest Pre-Souscription Résonances share all the delightful traits of the very first pieces to be manufactured by Journe, with the exception that their cases were ordered in 2000, rather than 1999. As Journe was still ordering the dials from his case supplier, the dials were finished and cases were engraved in house, explaining the difference in appearance and texture versus the later, more “industrialized” production pieces. The “pre-souscription” watches, one can hypothesize, were purchased by the first members of the public to be won over by Journe’s horological merits.
After the first two years of case production (99R and 00R), the characteristics of the Résonance become more standardized, until the brass movement series is discontinued in its entirety by 2004.
Phillips is proud and honored to offer the present example – the only known Pre-Souscription Résonance in pink gold – for the first time at public auction. It features a warm and spectacular grainy white gold dial and two highly silvery timekeeping sub-dials – both bearing all the hallmarks of Journe’s coveted, earliest production pieces. Housed in a well-preserved pink gold case with its shallow caseback engravings and hallmarks remaining crisp, this “ultimate” Journe trophy watch represents a unique opportunity for the most discerning collector.
F.P. Journe
Swiss | 1999Founded 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.