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Lot Essay
Part of an exceptionally exclusive limited series, the present Octa UTC was available exclusively through F.P. Journe’s own boutiques, making it considerably rarer than the standard production models. From the collection of an important private collector, it belongs to a limited series of only 20 timepieces, comprising 10 examples in platinum and 10 in pink gold, such as the present timepiece, made to mark the end of production of the UTC, a model originally launched in 2011.
F.P. Journe’s UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) offered an innovative interpretation of the dual time-zone wristwatch. Its patented system takes UTC rather than GMT as its international time standard, while retaining the unmistakable aesthetic codes of the manufacture. The dial is distinguished by a striking sapphire disc painted with a world map divided into the Earth’s 24 time zones, mechanically indicating the different time periods associated with each geographical position as well as summer and winter time.
F.P. Journe Dual Time-Zone
Local time at the wearer’s current location is indicated by the blued steel hands, which are linked to the calendar to display the corresponding geographical date and time. A gilt steel hand indicates home time against the 24-hour chapter ring, itself linked to the 24 time zones represented on the painted globe.
Local time is adjusted by pulling the three-position crown to its third position. To set the second time zone, the crown is pulled to its second position and turned clockwise, while turning it anticlockwise adjusts the date. The globe is adjusted using the secured pusher in the caseband at 4 o’clock, positioning the home time zone at 0 for winter time. The gold hand simultaneously adjusts to the corresponding hour in that time zone. The +1 / -1 indications allow the wearer to account for summer time according to whether the geographical location lies east or west of the selected zone.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to solar time observed at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. Adopted as the official time standard throughout Great Britain in 1880, it subsequently became the principal international time standard for much of the 20th century.
In 1972, GMT was superseded as the international civil time standard by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Whereas GMT is historically based on the Earth’s rotation and mean solar time, UTC is derived from International Atomic Time, calculated using the combined measurements of hundreds of highly precise atomic clocks around the world. This atomic basis provides the exceptionally stable international reference upon which modern civil timekeeping is founded.
F.P. Journe’s UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) offered an innovative interpretation of the dual time-zone wristwatch. Its patented system takes UTC rather than GMT as its international time standard, while retaining the unmistakable aesthetic codes of the manufacture. The dial is distinguished by a striking sapphire disc painted with a world map divided into the Earth’s 24 time zones, mechanically indicating the different time periods associated with each geographical position as well as summer and winter time.
F.P. Journe Dual Time-Zone
Local time at the wearer’s current location is indicated by the blued steel hands, which are linked to the calendar to display the corresponding geographical date and time. A gilt steel hand indicates home time against the 24-hour chapter ring, itself linked to the 24 time zones represented on the painted globe.
Local time is adjusted by pulling the three-position crown to its third position. To set the second time zone, the crown is pulled to its second position and turned clockwise, while turning it anticlockwise adjusts the date. The globe is adjusted using the secured pusher in the caseband at 4 o’clock, positioning the home time zone at 0 for winter time. The gold hand simultaneously adjusts to the corresponding hour in that time zone. The +1 / -1 indications allow the wearer to account for summer time according to whether the geographical location lies east or west of the selected zone.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to solar time observed at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. Adopted as the official time standard throughout Great Britain in 1880, it subsequently became the principal international time standard for much of the 20th century.
In 1972, GMT was superseded as the international civil time standard by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Whereas GMT is historically based on the Earth’s rotation and mean solar time, UTC is derived from International Atomic Time, calculated using the combined measurements of hundreds of highly precise atomic clocks around the world. This atomic basis provides the exceptionally stable international reference upon which modern civil timekeeping is founded.