$41,400
F. P. Journe "Invenit et Fecit", "Chronomètre â Resonance", No. 052/00R. Produced circa 2000.Very fine and rare, platinum, two-time zone, world's first wristwatch chronometer with resonance controlled twin independent movements, 40 hour power reserve indication and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle. three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with screws, top and side crowns engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. twin "guilloché" matte silver with concentric radial Arabic numerals and minute rings, offset subsidiary seconds dials on brushed 18K white gold dial plate with power reserve at 12. Blued steel "Journe"-style hands. Notes "Chronomètre à Résonance"..An exceptional and unique creation in chronometer engineering, the Resonance System Chronometer exhibits the so-called resonance, a phenomenon of physics duly applied to the science of horology. A world first, this wristwatch uses two entirely independent movements which inter-operate in harmony with each other for a wearing precision that exceeds the established limits for mechanical wristwatches.The physical phenomenon of resonance forms an integral part of our daily lives, yet we scarcely pay any attention to it. When searching for a specific program on our radio, the radio crackles because the waves selected have not encountered other waves, those of the radio transmitter, until they become harmonized. In the past, Napoleon once forbade his troops to march over a bridge for fear of
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-03-24
