F.P.Journe Octa UTC Ref. UTC 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. Platinum case paired with distinguished black dial personalizing elegance beyond standard offerings. F.P.Journe Octa UTC has an automatic winding movement manufactured in 18k rose gold built on exclusive Calibre Octa 1300.3, first automatic movement with power reserve sufficient to insure precision timekeeping for over five days. Features 22k red gold exclusive off-center rotor winding in one direction only thanks to exclusive self-boxing ceramic ball bearing system where every infinitesimal movement maximally exploited for optimized winding. Hour of home time zone set by pushing small secured pusher at 4 o’clock where wearer moves globe so home time zone positioned on 0 for winter hour while simultaneously gold hand automatically adjusts itself to corresponding hour of this region.

The 40mm platinum case measures 10.6mm overall height featuring polished and brushed surfaces, screwed caseback with exhibition sapphire crystal revealing movement finishing, three-position crown with correction of 24-hour time zones in position 2 clockwise and correction of date in position 2 anti-clockwise and correction of time in position 3, secured correction pusher at 4 o’clock for rotation of earth. Blackened gold dial with whitened guilloché silver elements features laser engraved and painted world map on sapphire disc representing 24 time zones at 7:30, off-center hours and minutes displayed in whitened guilloché silver sub-dial, small seconds at 4:30 in whitened guilloché silver sub-dial, large date display, power reserve indicator at 9 o’clock, earth dial divided in time zones, winter summer hour indicators, blued steel hands, 5N gilt steel hands, rhodium-plated steel hands. Automatic-winding Caliber 1300.3 crafted entirely in 18k rose gold features mechanical movement measuring 13 lines by 5.70mm vibrating at 21,600 times per hour offering exceptional 120-hour power reserve, baseplate and bridges in 18k rose gold, meter-long mainspring supplying average 850 grams of torque, full-size free-sprung chronometer balance measuring 10.1mm diameter, balance with four adjustable inertia weights, flat Anachron micro-flamed balance spring, in-line lever escapement with 15-tooth wheel, off-center winding rotor in 22k gold guilloché with uni-directional automatic winding, instant jump calendar, high-grade finishing with circular Côtes de Genève on 18k gold bridges, circular graining on 18k gold baseplate. Black alligator leather strap with platinum deployant buckle.