PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
195Σ︎
F.P. Journe
Grande Sonnerie Repetitions Minutes
A virtually unworn, exceptionally rare, impressive, and highly important minute repeating grande and petite sonnerie stainless steel wristwatch with power reserve indication, white gold dial, steel bracelet, certificate, and presentation box
估價
$800,000–1,600,000
製造商
F.P. Journe
年份
2006, Switzerland
錶殼號碼
Engraved with the name of the original owner
型號名稱
Grande Sonnerie Repetitions Minutes
材料
Stainless steel
機芯
Manual, cal. 1505, 40 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Crocodile
錶扣
Stainless steel F.P. Journe deployant clasp
尺寸
42mm Diameter
簽名
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
配件
Accompanied by F.P. Journe certificate (undated), polishing cloth, product literature, fitted presentation box, steel bracelet, steel pin buckle, 3 additional crocodile straps, 6 small containers with additional movement parts, loupe, bracelet adjusting tool, and outer box.
完整圖錄內容
GOOD TO KNOW
• Fresh-to-the-market, from the original owner
• One of the first Grande Sonneries by Journe ever delivered
• Complete set with certificate, steel bracelet, movement parts, and presentation box
• Virtually unworn pristine state of preservation
The present wristwatch offers a unique opportunity to obtain one of the first F.P. Journe Grande et Petite Sonnerie wristwatches ever delivered by the brand, coming directly from the collection of the original owner, who purchased it in January of 2006 and never wore it since then.
In 2000, the year following the launch of Journe’s namesake brand, and drawing inspiration from the achievements of his contemporary Philippe Dufour, Journe decided to attempt his own Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch.
Journe would aim to create a Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch that would be the first to be impervious to user error. Finally, in 2006, after 10 patents, Journe exhibited the Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch to clients. Almost exclusively fitted with a white gold dial, standard production examples were also cased in a 42mm stainless steel case and engraved with the name of the original owner in lieu of a case number.
According to scholarship, fewer than 60 pieces were made between 2006 and 2018 averaging out to 4 pieces a year. Only two watchmakers had the skills to assemble the Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch, and each timepiece took three months for the watchmakers to finish, as only one watchmaker works on a single watch at a time.
The Grande Sonnerie complication allows the timepiece to automatically chime the hour on every hour and hours and quarters on every quarter, while in petite sonnerie mode, the watch will only chime the passing of the quarters.
In signature F.P. Journe style, time is indicated on offset dials on the right, while the repeating gongs can be seen via an aperture to the left. The power reserve is indicated at 12 o’clock. The sonnerie selection is made via the pusher at 4 o’clock and displayed on the lower portion of the dial: G (Grande sonnerie), S (silence), P (Petite sonnerie). The pusher located at 2 o’clock activates the minute repeater.
To prevent irreversible damage caused by incorrect usage or setting, the ingenious engineering of this wristwatch restricts time-setting when the gongs are in play by locking the crown, as well as pausing the chiming when the crown is not screwed in properly. Similarly, a system is designed to prohibit the sonnerie from striking in the last 24 hours of power reserve, as the going train and chiming train operate from a single barrel.
Offered on behalf of the original owner, the watch was purchased new from Cellini Jewelers in New York on January 26th, 2006, as confirmed by the retailer to the consignor, and has remained in the same collection, unworn, for the past two decades. It is accompanied by all of its original accessories, including 3 additional straps, a stainless steel bracelet, pin buckle, and additional movement parts.
• Fresh-to-the-market, from the original owner
• One of the first Grande Sonneries by Journe ever delivered
• Complete set with certificate, steel bracelet, movement parts, and presentation box
• Virtually unworn pristine state of preservation
The present wristwatch offers a unique opportunity to obtain one of the first F.P. Journe Grande et Petite Sonnerie wristwatches ever delivered by the brand, coming directly from the collection of the original owner, who purchased it in January of 2006 and never wore it since then.
In 2000, the year following the launch of Journe’s namesake brand, and drawing inspiration from the achievements of his contemporary Philippe Dufour, Journe decided to attempt his own Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch.
Journe would aim to create a Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch that would be the first to be impervious to user error. Finally, in 2006, after 10 patents, Journe exhibited the Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch to clients. Almost exclusively fitted with a white gold dial, standard production examples were also cased in a 42mm stainless steel case and engraved with the name of the original owner in lieu of a case number.
According to scholarship, fewer than 60 pieces were made between 2006 and 2018 averaging out to 4 pieces a year. Only two watchmakers had the skills to assemble the Grande and Petite Sonnerie wristwatch, and each timepiece took three months for the watchmakers to finish, as only one watchmaker works on a single watch at a time.
The Grande Sonnerie complication allows the timepiece to automatically chime the hour on every hour and hours and quarters on every quarter, while in petite sonnerie mode, the watch will only chime the passing of the quarters.
In signature F.P. Journe style, time is indicated on offset dials on the right, while the repeating gongs can be seen via an aperture to the left. The power reserve is indicated at 12 o’clock. The sonnerie selection is made via the pusher at 4 o’clock and displayed on the lower portion of the dial: G (Grande sonnerie), S (silence), P (Petite sonnerie). The pusher located at 2 o’clock activates the minute repeater.
To prevent irreversible damage caused by incorrect usage or setting, the ingenious engineering of this wristwatch restricts time-setting when the gongs are in play by locking the crown, as well as pausing the chiming when the crown is not screwed in properly. Similarly, a system is designed to prohibit the sonnerie from striking in the last 24 hours of power reserve, as the going train and chiming train operate from a single barrel.
Offered on behalf of the original owner, the watch was purchased new from Cellini Jewelers in New York on January 26th, 2006, as confirmed by the retailer to the consignor, and has remained in the same collection, unworn, for the past two decades. It is accompanied by all of its original accessories, including 3 additional straps, a stainless steel bracelet, pin buckle, and additional movement parts.
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.