F.P. Journe

An extremely rare, attractive and early annual calendar platinum wristwatch of the Swiss watch brand F. P. Journe Invenit et Fecit, founded in 1999 by the French watchmaker François-Paul Journe. Production period: 2002–2004. Case in platinum 950, diameter 38mm, 10.6mm thick, matte textured solid white gold dial, silver sub-dial with clous de Paris guilloché pattern, fine circular grooves and thin metal frame fixed by screws, applied silver arc scale for date indication fixed by screws, sapphire caseback. Thin self-winding caliber 1300, mainplate and bridges in rhodium-plated brass, rotor in 22k rose gold, power reserve of up to 160 hours. Functions – hours, minutes, small seconds hands, annual calendar with day of the week and month indication in apertures, and retrograde date indicator by central hand. Black leather strap, F. P. Journe platinum 950 pin buckle. 

The F. P. Journe Octa Calendrier No. 013-04Q ‘Platinum, Original’ would be an extremely rare and attractive purchase for the collector and F. P. Journe watchmaking expertise aficionado, who will receive a beautiful, elegant, extremely rare and early Octa Calendrier watch from this famous watch brand, one of the undoubted leaders in the haute horlogerie watch market. It represents the original 38mm classic design, which is no longer in production, and it is therefore an incredibly rare chance to meet one of the earliest F. P. Journe Octa Calendrier watches at auction.