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F.P Journe Grande et Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater made for Piaget
A 1997 Piaget/F.P Journe Grande et Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater made for the 1997 SIHH show. Journe made five movements for Piaget and four were cased in a 37 mm case and one was cased with diamonds (this one). The watch contains 12.3 cts of diamonds and comes with two different straps and diamond buckles. Journe only created 6 brass sonnerie movements with the last of the 6 cased for his own brand and sold to the Sultan of Oman. Though created for the 1997 SIHH show, it was only sold in 2006 to its first owner for over 800,000 dollars. The case is enlarged at 40 mm and is made from a 18 kt white gold. Unlike the later F.P Journe sonnerie, these brass ones have two barrels like all traditional grande sonneries
two grande et petite sonneries sitting in a tree
F.P Journe Grande et Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater made for Piaget
What a great post. Thank you for sharing this horological masterpiece.
very interesting movement!
I didn’t know FP made movements for Piaget.
yes!
