F.P.Journe Chronomètre À Résonance Ref. RT Black Label Platinum Black Dial

Description

Produced in 2019 as part of Black Label Collection representing F.P.Journe’s most exclusive offering created specifically for existing F.P.Journe watch owners only with limited annual production of approximately 900 timepieces per year available exclusively through F.P.Journe boutiques and espaces worldwide. This emblematic timepiece significantly marks research on precision made by master watchmaker François-Paul Journe where unique watch represents one of wildest challenges ever in field of mechanical watch, featuring natural phenomenon of resonance where exceptional mechanism with twin balances beating in perfect synchronization revolutionized classic standards of watchmaking by offering unequaled precision for wristwatch. Only wristwatch in world utilizing physical natural resonance without mechanical transmission, remains nearly 20 years after creation the most precise mechanical watch in contemporary watchmaking, imbued with profoundly poetic depth where resonance phenomenon frequently part of daily lives yet hardly noticed.

The 40mm platinum case measures 9.1mm overall height with two-position winding crown and reset to zero button at 4 o’clock for seconds. Blackened gold dial features whitened guilloché silver double display with analog 24-hour display at left dial precisely defining hours of day and those of night at 9 o’clock, analog 12-hour display in guilloché silver at right dial at 3 o’clock indicating local time, two small seconds displays at 6 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 11 o’clock, blued steel and rhodium-plated steel hands. Manual-winding Caliber 1499.3 crafted entirely in 18k rose gold features two independent linear escapements with 15 teeth, two balances with four inertia weights each, two flat micro-flamed Anachron balance springs, two mobile stud carriers, two free-sprung balance springs, two springs laser-pinned to Nivatronic collets, pinned GE studs, frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour, amplitude of 320 degrees at 0 hours dial up and 270 degrees at 24 hours dial up, power reserve of 40 hours plus or minus 2 hours, 36 jewels, 299 parts in movement without dial, manual winding requiring 27 turns of crown, time adjustment for left dial by winding crown in position 2 in one direction and opposite direction for right dial, high-quality finishing with partial circular graining on baseplate, screw heads polished and bevelled with chamfered slots, pegs with polished rounded ends. Black alligator leather strap with platinum deployant buckle.