A Fine and Limited Edition Oversized Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Eccentric Dial, Remontoir and Power Reserve, F.P. Journe, 'Tourbillon Souverain', Remontoir d'Egalite, No. 47/99-01T, Circa 2001

nickel lever movement, remontoire fitted with one minute tourbillon carriage with glucydur balance with timing weights visible beneath the dial at 9 o'clock, remontoire fly regulator further exposed toward the bottom of the dial, eccentric silvered engine-turned dial, Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, fan-form sector below the top for 42-hour power reserve, oversized circular case, downturned lugs, sapphire crystal display back secured by six screws, case, dial and movement signed, with a platinum F.P. Journe buckle.

Accompanied by an F.P. Journe fitted ebony presentation box, loupe, strap adjuster, polishing cloth and outer packaging.

The present lot is number 47 in a limited edition of 99 examples made in this series.

For a note on F.P. Journe, see lot 152 in this sale.

This series was one of the first models introduced by F.P. Journe at the Basel Fair in 1999. It represents the only wristwatch made in the world with remontoire. The remontoire fitted with a tourbillon equalizes the force of the escapement and insures the isochronism of the tourbillon escapement for 42 hours.