F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY/NIGHT INDICATION, DATE AND POWER RESERVE
F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY/NIGHT INDICATION, DATE AND POWER RESERVE
F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY/NIGHT INDICATION, DATE AND POWER RESERVE
F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY/NIGHT INDICATION, DATE AND POWER RESERVE
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F.P. JOURNEOCTA JOUR/NUIT RUTHENIUM NO. 58/99
F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY/NIGHT INDICATION, DATE AND POWER RESERVE

SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, OCTA JOUR/NUIT RUTHENIUM MODEL, NO. 58/99-02A, CIRCA 2004

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F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY/NIGHT INDICATION, DATE AND POWER RESERVE
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, OCTA JOUR/NUIT RUTHENIUM MODEL, NO. 58/99-02A, CIRCA 2004
Movement: Ruthenium-coated brass, automatic
Dial: Ruthenium
Case: 40 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold F.P. Journe deployant clasp, undated Certificate numbered 58/99, service invoice dated 2010, spring bar tool, magnifying glass, polishing cloth, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging
Remark: Limited edition of 99 pieces

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Lot Essay

The present limited edition Ruthenium Jour / Nuit is number 58 of only 99 pieces made between 2002 and 2005. This special series in platinum was produced at the end of the period when F.P. Journe was using brass movements. From 2004 onwards, Journe’s movements have famously been made from 18k gold. With the tremendous and continually growing interest in François-Paul Journe’s work, collectors have focused their attention on the early production and pre-production watches with brass movements. Consequently these watches which are an important part of F.P. Journe history have become extremely sought after and very difficult to obtain.

F.P. Journe’s Octa Jour / Nuit was, interestingly, only ever available as part of the Ruthenium Collection. The model was never made in normal production and therefore it is one of the most elusive and sought-after of Journe wristwatches.

The Ruthenium Collection
Regarded as one of F.P. Journe’s most legendary and visually compelling, the collection comprises five different models, all produced during the final phase of the brass movement era. The Ruthenium Collection consists of: the Chronomètre à Résonance; Tourbillon Souverain; Octa Calendrier; Octa Chronographe and the Octa Jour / Nuit (a model that was only produced as part of the Ruthenium Collection). For the first time in any of Journe’s watches, the dials and movements of these timepieces were coated with ruthenium, an unusual metal that is part of the platinum family and has notable anti-corrosion properties. However, it was chosen largely due to its wonderfully subtle depth of colour and distinctive sheen which seems to change in tone depending on the play and strength of light. Each model has a 40 mm. diameter platinum case and was made in a limited edition of 99 pieces. In fact, the watches of the Ruthenium Collection are the only Journe watches with brass movements to have 40 mm. diameter cases, as opposed to the 38 mm. cases of other Journe brass movement watches of the period.

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