F.P. JOURNE, TOURBILLON SOUVERAIN, A FINE AND RARE GOLD MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH WITH REMONTOIR D’EGALITE

CASE NUMBER: 445-TN

Details

CIRCA: 2011
CASE MATERIAL: 18K pink gold
DIAMETER: 40 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Brown nubuck leather strap
DIAL: Gold dial with off-centre minutes and hours indication, aperture for tourbillon at 9 o’ clock
MOVEMENT: Cal. 1403, manual-winding, 18Krose gold movement, 26 jewels, tourbillon escapement, remontoir d’egalite
FUNCTIONS: Time, dead-beat seconds, power reserve
BUCKLE: F.P. Journe 18K pink gold folding buckle
WITH: F.P. Journe warranty card dated February 18 2011, polishing cloth, presentation box and outer packaging
REMARK: Fresh to market
This lot also has two additional CROCODILE leather straps. These endangered species straps will not be shipped with this lot and can only be collected from the Dubai office. Contact a specialist for more information.


Lot Essay

The Tourbillon Souverain launched F. P. Journe’s illustrious career in 1999. It was the first wristwatch to combine a remontoire d’égalité (a constant force device that ensures a consistent supply of power from the mainspring to the escapement) with a tourbillon and established F. P. Journe's status as a technical and design genius.
Journe debuted the Tourbillon Nouveau (reference “TN”) in 2003 and this remained in production up until 2018. This TN reference also incorporated a dead beat seconds complication for the first time. The reference TN was replaced by the introduction of the Vertical Tourbillon in 2019.