SIGNED F.P. JOURNE, INVENIT ET FECIT, OCTA AUTO, NO. 43-99-02A, CIRCA 2002

Franois-Paul Journe graduated from the Paris School of Watchmaking in 1976 and immediately joined forces with his uncle, a noted restorer of antique timepieces. Before creating his own complete line of wristwatches, Journe restored some of the world's most important historical timepieces, devised and built unique pocket watches to order and designed and made complications for prestigious watch brands. In 1996, Journe established a workshop in Geneva, designing and making watch mechanisms for other brands. Three years later, in 1999, he launched his own watches under the label "F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit".

Ruthenium is a hard white metal in the platinum group. it is used to harden platinum and palladium and has applications for structures that need to be wear resistant.