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AnthonyTsai introduces the F.P. Journe Historical Anniversary Tourbillon, a limited edition of 99 pieces commemorating Mr. Journe's first tourbillon pocket watch from 1983. This release highlights the brand's heritage and technical prowess, with events held in Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles.
"The Historical Anniversary Tourbillon was unveiled by Mr. Journe at an event last evening at the Company’s boutique in Tokyo. Mr. Journe will continue the celebration with visits to the New York City boutique on November 12th followed by the official grand opening of the Los Angeles boutique at Sunset Plaza on November 15th.
This collection is limited to 99 pieces and will retail for $99,000. "
Cheers,
Anthony
Technical Specifications_
Movement_ Calibre 1412
Manual winding / 29 turns of crown
Movement in brass, grained and golden 3N
Dimensions_ Overall diameter : 32.60 mm
Cased-up diameter of mvt : 32.00 mm
Overall height of mvt : 5.95 mm
Height of winding stem : 2.50 mm
Diameter of stem thread : S1.20 mm
Features_ Escapement 15 teeth
90° Anchor fork
Balance with 4 inertia weights
Flat Anachron balance spring with Breguet overcoil
Fixed stud holder
Free-sprung
Spring pinned to collet
Pinned GE stud
2 barrels in parallel
Frequency : 21’600 VPH, (3Hz)
Inertia : 11.00 mgcm2
Angle of lift : 52°
Amplitude : 0h dial up : > 280°
24h dial up : > 260°
Main Characteristics_
Tourbillon chronometer, revolution in 60 seconds
2 positions winding crown
Display_ Off centre hours and minutes at 12h
Small second at 6h
2 positions winding crown
Power reserve_ Approximately 56 hours
Finishing_ Engraved base plate, grained, golden 3N
Grained bridges, golden 3N
Screw heads polished and beveled, with chamfered slots
Blued screws
Pegs with polished rounded ends
Case_ 18K gold 4N and silver guilloche
Double back Sapphire crystal and cover in gold and silver guilloche
Diameter : 40 mm
Height : 10.00 mm
Dial_ Grained silver with numbers and hour circle engraved and filled
Blued steel Abraham-Louis Breguet hands
Number of parts_ Jewels : 19
Movement without dial : 178
even down to the price. Those large blue screws are to die for. Any technical details yet? What a wonderful (but a bit unimaginative) movement which I expect will well resonate with the admirers of Mr Journe's early offerings. Thanks for posting, Magnus
and very classy. This LE is really something that deserves to be limited in production. I love the asthetics of the dial, the case, the back ... Great job. Thanks for the release info Anthony. Cheers, Mark
Having said that,I love its purity,I really do:the officer case back,the decoration,the simplicity of the movement architecture......the finish.... Still....its so close to JD Grande seconde design.....which was close to Journe according to FP himself etc...but that's an old story..... Mo
of the materials etc...its a very nice combination... Mo
such nice watches. The lucky 99 owners must be in bliss to own one !
Speaking for myself, I feel entirely comfortable not to be a candidate for one of these limited 99s. The last FP Journe that interested me enough to actually order one (without any conditions from the Geneva boutique) was the Ultimum. That and the Perpetual are surely what interest and excite us here the most - and not the LE dial variants, supremely beautiful as they are! Well, they once did ... amerix
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