F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain

Brand F.P. Journe, Geneva Model “Invenit et Fecit”, “Tourbillon Souverain 38 mm.” “Remontoir d’Egalité” Year circa 2001 Movement unnumbered Calibre 1498, rhodium plated brass, 25 jewels Case No. 141-01-T Material/s pink gold (18-carat) Bracelet brown leather strap Buckle pink gold (18-carat) FPJ pin-buckle Dimensions Ø 38.2 mm. (bezel) 44.8 x 38.2 mm. Thickness 9.7 mm. Weight 66.2 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Certificate of Authenticity Pink gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s chronometer wristwatch, with one-minute tourbillon regulator at 9 o’clock with seconds indication and two horological complications: • 42-hour power-reserve indication (sector at 11-12 o’clock) • Constant force remontoir (aperture at 6 o’clock) Case: two-piece, polished, water-resistant with sapphire-crystal case-back screwed by six screws, concave lugs, convex bezel, polished winding-crown engine-turned with “cordes de Marseille” (knurled) pattern. Dial: silvered gold (18-carat) false-plate; whitened silver colour guilloché (engine-turned) off-centre gold (18-carat) dial at the right for the time (hours and minutes), with black painted radial Arabic numerals; aperture at 9 o’clock for the tourbillon carriage; aperture at 6 o’clock for the remontoir; blued steel “FPJ” hands. Movement: calibre 1498, 25 jewels, rhodium plated brass, monometallic four-arm balance with four timing weights. The original Certificate mentions that this watch was sold by Torres Joalheiros, Lisbon (Portugal), on August 9, 2001.