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F. P. Journe Chronometre Resonance Platinum "PRE-SOUSCRIPTION" Circa 2000 AMAZING

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F.P Journe "Pre-Souscription" Resonance, As part of F.P Journe's very early production these pieces were actually produced prior to the 20 Souscription Resonances, this one, also from the year 2000, is believed to be one of the first 25 to come out of the manufacture, 950 platinum case on a strap with a matching 950 platinum buckle, the case is in excellent condition and displays the shallow hand engravings on the caseback that were a hallmark of these early watches, legendary manual wind Brass F.P. Journe caliber 1499 movement, two escapements that influence and stabilize each other allowing for two independent time zones, combined power reserve at 12 o'clock, crown at 12 o'clock winds the movement and sets the hours and minutes of each dial independently, crown at 4 o'clock resets both seconds hands to zero, 18k yellow gold dial is original and has developed a beautiful warm patina, the dial has a very rich and charming "shimmer" in the light, two-tone recessed guilloche silver subdials (also a noted feature of these early pieces), blued hands, 40-hour power reserve with indicator at 12 o'clock, water resistant, diameter: 38mm, thickness: 8.8mm, serial number 04X/00R, Exceptional original condition with Original FP Journe Box appropriate for the Resonance, Instruction Booklet and Certificate of Origin signed by F.P. Journe. This watch was fully serviced in February of 2021 and is an amazing example of a rare, early and historically important F.P. Journe watch. A must have for the most refined and determined collector.

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Reference:

Souscription Resonance

Movement:

Manual

Material:

Platinum

Diameter:

38MM

Thickness:

8.8MM

Condition:

Like New

EWC#:

41107

More about Chronometre Resonance Platinum "PRE-SOUSCRIPTION" Circa 2000 AMAZING

This is a .950 platinum F.P. Journe Chronometre Dual Time Pre-Souscription Resonance. It includes an alligator leather strap with a platinum tang buckle and scratch resistant sapphire crystals. This chronometer has resonance controlled twin independent movements with two escapements working together, a radical design that took twenty years of research. The side and top crowns are engine-turned in "cordes de Marseille" "rope" grips; the crown on the case band at 12 o'clock winds both movements and sets the hours and minutes of each dial independently, while the crown at 4 o'clock synchronizes and resets both seconds hands to zero. There is an exhibition sapphire display crystal case back secured with 6 screws, engraved with "FP JOURNE – RESONANCE – INV.FECIT – PT 950," and a serial number. The 38mm diameter round two-body solid case, curved lugs, and convex bezel are polished. The dial is warm champagne gold with the twin silver dials with guilloche centers, black Arabic numerals, railway-style scales, and blued indicator hands are set within two white gold screwed "gasket" shapes, each with 3 white gold screws. Twin small constant running seconds dials are at the 6 o'clock of the time dials. There is a fan-shaped combined 40-hour power reserve with a blued indicator hand at 12 o'clock, it's water resistant to 25 meters/80 feet, and the 8.8mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This F.P. Journe Chronometre Dual Time Pre-Souscription Resonance has twin mechanical manual winding F.P. Journe caliber 1499 movements. It's rhodium plated brass with Cotes de Geneve embellishment, and it's constructed with 36 jewels, a shock absorber system, twin straight-line lever escapements, twin beryllium 4-arm balances with 4 adjustable timing weights, and self-compensating free-sprung balance springs, with both independent trains on a single plate. One escapement is fixed to a small platform that pivots around the second wheel with a rack-and-pinion mechanism that adjusts the distance between the two balances in order to find the most efficient synchronized position. The bridges and plates are 18K red gold, and the resonating engine keeps both movements synchronized. The mechanism oscillates at 21,600 vph (3Hz). The F.P. Journe Chronometre Dual Time Resonance was a groundbreaking timepiece introduced in 2000. An early F.P. Journe, it won the Watch of the Year jury award in Japan in 2003, and it received the grand complication prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve in 2010.

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