111,600 CHF
F. P. Journe Centigraphe Souverain F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Centigraphe Souverain", No. 096-CT. Made in a limited custom-ordered series of 4 pieces in 2010. Very fine and rare platinum wristwatch with lever 1/100th second chronograph, 20-second and 10 minute register and a platinum F.P. Journe bracelet with white gold double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original certificate, booklet and the original specially made red fitted box and an additional leather strap. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, lever for starting/ stopping and resetting the chronograph, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Red, three subsidiary black guilloche dials with painted radial Arabic numerals for the 1 second, 20 second and 10 minute registers secured to the 18K white gold plate by 6 screws. Yellow steel Journe hands. Cal. 1506, gold movement, fausses cotes decoration, 49 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, anachron self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case, movement and bracelet signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 10.7 mm Notes The Centigraphe has been described by Françoise-Paul Journe as a unique creation: “In order to create this watch, I had to forget everything ever done in terms of chronographs in order to redesign on a blank sheet of paper.” In 2004 François-Paul Journe created a set of unique Vagabondage watches in celebration of the 30th Anniversar
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-05-08
