F. P. Journe Astronomic Souveraine Tourbillon Minute Repeater GRAND COMPLICATION

Description

F.P. Journe Astronomic Souveraine, first introduced in 2019 and the most complicated wristwatch F.P Journe has ever produced, stainless steel case on an alligator strap with a matching stainless steel buckle, the watch is also delivered with a stainless steel bracelet giving the watch a unique and stunning look, brand new fully in-house manual wind FP Journe caliber 1619 movement made of 18k rose gold and includes 10 new patents, 40-hour power reserve, 18k white ruthenium coated white gold dial with silver guilloche sub dials, chiming minute repeater will sound the time on demand using the slider alongside the case, blued hour hand with a second time zone at 3 o'clock, large central rose gold minute hand, sapphire glass moonphase at 4:30, power reserve indicator at 6 o'clock, running seconds at 7:30, sideral time indicator at 9 o'clock (this is the time based on the rotation of the earth relative to the fixed stars rather than the sun), sunrise and sunset indicator at noon, the display back showcases the 60 second tourbillon along with the remontoir d'egalite, the annual calendar display (featuring the month, date, and signs of the zodiac), and the equation of time display (showing the difference between our civil time and true solar time) located on the case back, all complications set via the winding crown at 3 o'clock, sapphire crystal, diameter: 44mm, thickness: 13.7mm, this watch is accompanied by an amazing display box with spaces for additional buckles, sapphire glass, loupe, bracelet / straps, and additional movement parts specific to this watch. The watch was sold to us in unworn condition and was never put on its strap. Upon receiving the watch we noticed it required an adjustment and paid for a full service by F.P Journe in the amount of 25,000 CHF in Q1 / 2022 (receipt included). The original certificate is undated and was delivered to the original owner in 2021.

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Reference:

Astronomic

Movement:

Automatic

Material:

Stainless Steel

Diameter:

44MM

Thickness:

13.7MM

Condition:

Unworn

EWC#:

40641

More about Astronomic Souveraine Tourbillon Minute Repeater GRAND COMPLICATION

This is a stainless-steel F.P. Journe Souveraine Tourbillon Minute Repeater Grand Complication Astronomic. It has 18 function/complications. It includes a stainless-steel case on an alligator strap with a matching stainless-steel folding buckle, an additional stainless-steel link bracelet, and scratch resistant sapphire crystals. It has a signed pull-out winding crown at 3 o'clock with a "Cordes de Marseille" rope-style grip that sets all the complications, and there is a rectangular curved sliding lever on the left-side case band to sound the chiming minute repeater for the time on demand. It includes an exhibition sapphire display crystal case back secured with 6 screws and a white perimeter "equation of time" flange display exhibiting the difference between earth civil time and true solar time. Through the crystal are the 60 second tourbillon along with the remontoir d'egalite, and a perimeter chapter ring with the annual calendar display (featuring the month, date, and signs of the zodiac). It's engraved with "F.P. JOURNE – INVENIT ET FECIT – ASTRONOMIC TOURBILLON REPETITION, and a serial number. The 44mm diameter solid three-body case, curved lugs, and flat angled bezel, are polished. The dial is white gold with a white Ruthenium coating on a grey background, and a blued center sweep minute/second hand that indicates on the white perimeter minute scale with black Arabic numerals every five seconds. There is a screwed center polished "gasket" with two large silver subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 o'clock with silver guilloche centers, blued indicator hands, and black Arabic numerals including a second time zone register at 3 o'clock and a 24-hour sidereal time dial at 9 o'clock that's based on the rotation of the earth in relative position to the fixed stars rather than the sun. These overlap two smaller hemispherical steel ringed subsidiary dials including a constant running seconds counter at 7:30, and a color moon phase at 4:30. An arched power reserve indicator with a red warning is at 6 o'clock and a color sunrise/sunset aperture arch is at 12 o'clock. It has a 40-hour power reserve at full winding, it's water resistant to 30 meters/100 feet, and the 13.7mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This F.P. Journe Souveraine Tourbillon Minute Repeater Astronomic has a mechanical manual winding in-house FP Journe caliber 1619 movement including 10 new patents. It's made of 18k rose gold with concentric Cotes de Geneve waves on the bridges, twin barrels mounted in series, a grained baseplate, polished screw heads and chamfered slots, and polished pegs. It's constructed with 758 components, 68 jewels, an anti-shock system, and a monometallic balance with 4 inertia weights. It includes a Breguet Anachron spring and the mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3Hz). The F.P. Journe Astronomic Souveraine was originally introduced in 2019 and is the most complicated wristwatch ever made by F.P. Journe.

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