F.P.Journe Centigraphe Souverain Ref. CT Black Label Platinum Black Dial

Description

Part of Black Label Collection representing F.P.Journe’s most exclusive offering created specifically for existing F.P.Journe watch owners only, available exclusively through F.P.Journe boutiques and espaces worldwide. With limited annual production of approximately 900 timepieces per year, F.P.Journe created even more exclusive timekeeper reserved solely for owners of F.P.Journe watches establishing unprecedented collector community exclusivity. Spectacular mechanical chronograph unlike any other where for creation of Centigraphe things happened slightly differently than for other creations as François-Paul Journe met Jean Todt through ICM Foundation discussing ideal chronograph for world of car racing where research carried out over 15 years ago for creation of exponential chronograph quickly showed chronograph with three hands revolving at different speeds was good starting point. F.P.Journe has set up ergonomic chronograph activation system with rocker arm allowing chronograph to start, stop and zero at 2 o’clock in case band instead of usual buttons on either side of crown, and chronograph function isolated from timekeeping function meaning balance amplitude unaffected when chronograph running where these two innovations have been patented.

The 40mm platinum case measures 10.1mm overall height featuring polished and brushed surfaces, screwed caseback with exhibition sapphire crystal revealing movement finishing, ergonomic rocker arm at 2 o’clock in case band to start, stop and zero chronograph, three-position winding crown with position 0 disengaged, position 1 winding, position 2 time-setting. Blackened gold dial with whitened guilloché silver chronograph sub-dials features central hours and minutes, one-second chronograph hand at 10 o’clock counter, 20-seconds chronograph hand at 2 o’clock counter, 10-minutes chronograph hand at 6 o’clock counter where each of three dials displays time scale in red and tachometer scale in black with tachometer scales converting time units for 1 kilometer into speeds ranging from 6 kilometers per hour representing walking pace to 36,000 kilometers per hour well above escape velocity of rocket going into low-level orbit, rhodium-plated steel hands, red lacquered steel chronograph hands. Hand-wound manual-winding Caliber 1506 crafted entirely in 18k rose gold indicates elapsed times from 100th of second to 10 minutes visible on three dials, barrel features maintaining power system ensuring driving force does not decrease during winding where mainspring supplies at least 80 hours of power reserve without chronograph and 24 hours with chronograph running, separate chronograph train driven directly from mainspring providing 100th second readout, free-sprung balance with four adjustable inertia weights, Anachron balance spring, mobile stud holders, pinned GE stud, spring pinned to collet, pallet escapement with 15-tooth escape wheel, high-grade finishing with circular stripes on bridges, circular graining on baseplate, polished screw heads with chamfered slots, pegs with polished rounded ends, straight-grained steelwork. Black alligator leather strap with platinum deployant buckle.