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Record breaking Journe
I had the opportunity to preview the Phillips auction on Thursday and then was present in person at the auction when the Journe hammered at 11.6 million, breaking the previous record. It was fun to watch. Overall very strong results.
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Record breaking Journe
I had the opportunity to preview the Phillips auction on Thursday and then was present in person at the auction when the Journe hammered at 11.6 million, breaking the previous record. It was fun to watch. Overall very strong results. ...
I mean, it's a cool watch...
but for 11MM? Ridiculous.
Hey...it wasn't me!!
I stopped bidding at 10.8 million...lol
Amazing result! I was expecting this would go skywards but not this much….
Thanks for sharing these photos.
Agree
I was expecting between 8-10 based on previous results and this one being unique in the configuration...only other one like this being owned by F. P. Himself. So this is the only one you can actually buy.
I can’t tell from the pics, what is different about this configuration from the other Resonance models?
Is it the mix of case materials?? Thanks
The watch is from the “Souscription” series …
Which means it predates the company “F.P. Journe”. When F.P. Had the vision of starting his own watch company he needed funds. To do so he followed the subscription model first used by his hero Abraham L Breguet. A subscription watch meant the client woul...
I was lucky a few years ago Francois Paul went and pulled its sibling out of his safe to show me
Here it is in my hand. ...
Very very cool!!
That's amazing!!
Yes, you’re right
But I think these early ones are often a bit blurry on the contour lines. In the early, early stages both dials and cases would be manufactured by different suppliers and consistency and quality would vary significantly.
Ah, interesting!
Stunning watch regardless
I would have preferred the FFC owned by the man himself and save myself $2m.
But either way these prices are just getting stupid. Whatever goes up must come down. Don’t be holding the hot potato at the end if you’re buying at these prices. If you owned them pre Watchbox hype you’ll always be fine.
I'm not surprised by this result at all
In fact, I feel like this watch, if it ever comes up for sale again, will probably hammer for significantly more money in the coming years. Watches are becoming viewed as objects of art, and an early watch made by one of the world's greatest horological a...
An incredible result for an incredible watch.
I’m so happy for FPJ and all the collectors. Over 15M all in plus taxes.