F.P. Journe

An extremely attractive, rare and iconic second-generation resonance and dual time wristwatch of the Swiss watch brand F. P. Journe, founded in 1999 by the French watchmaker François-Paul Journe. Production period: 2004–2009; the present example is most probably produced in 2008. Case in 18k rose gold, diameter 40mm, thickness 9.1mm, solid rose gold matt dial, silver subdials with clous de Paris guilloché pattern, fine circular grooves and slim metal screw-fixed frames. Sapphire caseback. Slim manual-wound caliber 1499.2 with mainplate and bridges in solid 18k rose gold, twin independent movement coupled with aerodynamic resonance system. Power reserve up to 40 hours. Functions – hours, minutes and small seconds hands for local and zone time, power reserve indicator, synchronization function for seconds hands when the crown at 12 o’clock is pulled out. Grey F. P. Journe leather strap, 18k rose gold F. P. Journe pin buckle. 

The Chronomètre à Résonance Ref. RN ‘The Second Generation’ in a rare 18k rose gold execution would be an extremely attractive purchase for the collector and F. P. Journe watchmaking expertise aficionado, with an opportunity to obtain an extremely attractive and iconic wristwatch from this famous watch brand, one of the undoubted leaders in the haute horlogerie watch market. The present lot features a beautiful second-generation hand-wound F. P. Journe 1499.2 caliber, developed to a high standard, hand-finished on all parts, including chamfering and polishing, with a 18k rose gold mainplate and bridges finely decorated with côtes de Genève and perlage. The branded symmetrical dial layout with blued steel hands and Arabic numerals, personally designed by François-Paul Journe, is a reflection of the functionality of the complicated mechanical resonance movement, highly appreciated by true connoisseurs of luxury mechanical watchmaking.