F.P. JOURNE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, MONTH, RETROGRADE DATE, BLACK MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL, CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND BOX

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F.P. JOURNEOcta Calendrier 18K Pink Gold and Black Mother-of-Pearl Dial

F.P. JOURNE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, MONTH, RETROGRADE DATE, BLACK MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL, CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND BOX

SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, OCTO CALENDRIER, CASE NO. 130-04Q, CIRCA 2008

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F.P. JOURNE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, MONTH, RETROGRADE DATE, BLACK MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL, CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND BOX
SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, OCTO CALENDRIER, CASE NO. 130-04Q, CIRCA 2008
Movement: cal. 1300, automatic, 32 jewels, signed
Dial: black mother-of-pearl, signed
Case: screw back, 38 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K pink gold F.P. Journe buckle, Certificate of Authenticity dated 16 Februar 2018 confirming that the present Octa Calendar watch in 18K pink gold with black mother-of-pearl dial is part of the OCTA collection, polishing cloth, product literature and presentation box

Special notice

Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

The present watch is an exceedingly rare and highly attractive representative of the Octa Calendrier family, the combination of the pink gold case and black mother-of-pearl dial rendering it a very unique look.

The Octa Calendrier was launched in 2005 and remained in production until 2014. It is the first wristwatch combining an annual calendar with a large date and a power reserve exceeding 120 hours.

The annual calendar is the third complication to be integrated in the Octa calibre, a calibre featuring a power reserve of over five days while keeping a very high degree of precision even when the watch is not worn.

The integration of an annual retrograde calendar while maintaining the dimensions of the movement was another significant horological achievement. The instantaneously advancing day and month display is self-adjusting for months with 28, 30 and 31 days. The Octa annual calendar requires manual adjustment at the end of February only during the non-leap years.

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