F.P. JOURNE, OCTA RESERVE DE MARCHE BLACK LABEL EDITION, A PLATINUM AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH, CASE NUMBER: No. 497-A

CASE MATERIAL: Platinum
DIAMETER: 40 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Brown CROCODILE leather strap
DIAL: Black with off-centre white dial showing hours and minutes and running seconds, big date at 12 o’ clock and power reserve indicator at 7
MOVEMENT: Cal. 1300-2, rose gold movement
FUNCTIONS: Time, date, power reserve
BUCKLE: Platinum pin buckle
WITH: F.P. International Guarantee confirming the sale of the watch in May 2007 and presentation box

Ψ This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap

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Lot Essay

The Octa was the third movement developed by F.P. Journe after the Tourbillon Souverain and the Chronomètre à Résonance. It was Journe’s first automatic wristwatch (with a power reserve of 120 hours) and was produced between 2002 and 2014 with an estimated production of between 700-800 pieces.

The Black Label Edition was reserved exclusively for existing F.P. Journe clients only. If you factor in the production numbers, you can safely conclude that only a a very small amount of Black Label pieces were ever made.