ID 1421441
Lot 969 | F.P. Journe. Chronomètre Optimum Black Label
Estimate value
€ 90 000 – 120 000
Chronomètre Optimum Black Label.
Type of watch: Wristwatch.
Origin: Switzerland, Geneva.
Date: 2017.
Clockwork: Manual winding, Cal. 1510 in solid 750/- gold.
Case/Wristband: 950/- platinum, leather strap with pin buckle, blackened gold and white guilloché silver dial, blued and rhodinised steel hands, black Arabic numerals.
Total Weight: ca. 105 g.
Measurement: Ø 40 mm, length 20 cm.
Case-No: 150-CO.
Description: 3-hand-wristwatch with subsidiary minute and hour display at "3" o'clock, winding reserve display at "6" o'clock, off-centre seconds at "9" o'clock and
1-second inhibitor at 11 o'clock, very light, made of titanium and balanced.
Natural resting second hand on the back of the movement.
Powerful biaxial escapement with titanium arbor and wheels, works without oil (inspired by the 18th century AL Breguet escapement).
"F. P. Journe" stands for Francois-Paul Journe, the master watchmaker behind the company. Journe is a member of the renowned watchmakers' association AHCI. His motto "Invenit et Fecit", which can be found everywhere on his watches, means "has invented and made" and refers to his expertise in the practical implementation of the ideas he has developed.
Leather straps of protected species cannot be shipped abroad. In these cases the strap is removed before shipping.
Box: Yes.
Papers: Yes.
Accessoires: Yes. Instruction manual with functional description, cleaning cloth.
Manufactur: | F.P. Journe |
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Auction house category: | Pocket and wrist watches |
Manufactur: | F.P. Journe |
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Auction house category: | Pocket and wrist watches |
Address of auction |
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Hitzelerstr. 2 50968 Köln Germany | ||||||||||||||
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Phone | +49 221 92586215 | ||||||||||||||
Fax | +49 221 92 58 62 4 | ||||||||||||||
Buyer Premium | 32% | ||||||||||||||
Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
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