$36,580
“Platinum Résonance" F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Chronomètre à Résonance", No. 136-01R. Made in 2001. Very fine and rare, two-time-zone, platinum chronometer wristwatch with resonancecontrolled twin independent movements, 40-hour power reserve indication and platinum F. P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, top and side crowns engine-turned with "cordes de Marseille" pattern, sapphire crystals. Twin guilloché matte silver with concentric radial Arabic numerals and minute rings, off-set subsidiary “guilloché” seconds dials on brushed 18K white gold dial plate with up-and-down indication 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 applied to the science of horology. This wristwatch uses two entirely independent movements, which interoperate in harmony with each other for a 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 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. Napoleon once forbade his troops
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26
