| Details | ||
| Stock # | SKU19186 | |
| Stock # | 19186 | |
| Model Name | Centigraphe Souverain chronograph | |
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| Condition | ||
| Gender | Mens | |
| Movement | Manual | |
| Case | 18K Rose Gold | |
| Case Shape | Round | |
| Case Size | 41.5mm | |
| Crystal | ||
| Band / Strap | Strap | |
| Dial | Black | |
| Caseback | Display | |
| Complications |
Chronograph |
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| Year | ||
| Additional Information | With boxes and papers. | |
| Sold | ||
Description
F.P. Journe has raised the bar for chronographs with the Centigraphe Souverain. This remarkable chronograph measures time intervals down to 1/100th of a second, hence the name Centigraphe. What’s most remarkable to me, personally, is how this chronograph re-distributes our concept of time per the indicators on its dial.
If you are a chronograph fan like I am, you are accustomed to chronographs having totalizer subdials that measure time intervals in one subdial up to 30 minutes and in another subdial up to 12 hours.
Now, along comes the Centigraphe, and we (joyously) have to adjust to watching time elapse in a different manner. First of all, this chronograph makes use of the foudroyante display in the upper left subdial, which is the 1/100th of a second subdial. Foudroyante means that the hand spins rapidly and continuously, and makes one rotation of its subdial each second. When the chronograph is stopped, the wearer can read the time in this indicator with its 1/100th of a second scale. The subdial in the upper right part of the dial measures time in a 20 second interval, meaning its hand makes one full rotation every 20 seconds. The subdial at the bottom of the dial totalizes the elapsed time from when the chronograph is started up to 10 minutes. Unlike other chronographs, all three chronograph hands are in constant motion… and, incredibly, watching this system will change your perception of time.
The white subdials for the Centigraphe system have red scales, which look great, and all three are made contiguous by a white gold plate attached to the dial with 9 screws. The dial itself is black with rose gold arabic numerals and a rose gold minutes/seconds chapter.
Dark dial F.P. Journe watches are sold only in the company’s boutiques and this Centigraphe is a Journe Boutique 2011 watch.
Case is solid 18k rose gold with dimensions of 41.5mm diameter by 11mm thick. Crystals front and display back are sapphire. The crown is knurled and signed with F.P. Journes simple signature of two dots. The chronograph is activated, stopped and reset to its zero positions with the switch mechanism at the 2 o’clock position on the case side. The case’s proportions are massive and the gold is mirror finished throughout.
I have to interject to mention that the polished rose gold case set against the black dial is the best looking combination of colors in watchdom. It is truly gorgeous.
Speaking of stunning, flipping this wristwatch over to view the F.P. Journe solid red gold Caliber 1506 will take your breath away. The movement has 50 jewels and is completely hand assembled, hand decorated, hand finished and hand adjusted. Power reserve is an amazing 80 hours.
Strap is hand-sewn F.P. Journe black crocodile with 18k rose gold tang buckle.
Watch is pre-owned, never on a wrist and 100% unworn, and complete with special red Centigraphe box, polishing cloth, Centigraphe brochure and compact disc, and warranty card. US Journe Boutique price is $65,800.
If you are a chronograph fan like I am, you are accustomed to chronographs having totalizer subdials that measure time intervals in one subdial up to 30 minutes and in another subdial up to 12 hours.
Now, along comes the Centigraphe, and we (joyously) have to adjust to watching time elapse in a different manner. First of all, this chronograph makes use of the foudroyante display in the upper left subdial, which is the 1/100th of a second subdial. Foudroyante means that the hand spins rapidly and continuously, and makes one rotation of its subdial each second. When the chronograph is stopped, the wearer can read the time in this indicator with its 1/100th of a second scale. The subdial in the upper right part of the dial measures time in a 20 second interval, meaning its hand makes one full rotation every 20 seconds. The subdial at the bottom of the dial totalizes the elapsed time from when the chronograph is started up to 10 minutes. Unlike other chronographs, all three chronograph hands are in constant motion… and, incredibly, watching this system will change your perception of time.
The white subdials for the Centigraphe system have red scales, which look great, and all three are made contiguous by a white gold plate attached to the dial with 9 screws. The dial itself is black with rose gold arabic numerals and a rose gold minutes/seconds chapter.
Dark dial F.P. Journe watches are sold only in the company’s boutiques and this Centigraphe is a Journe Boutique 2011 watch.
Case is solid 18k rose gold with dimensions of 41.5mm diameter by 11mm thick. Crystals front and display back are sapphire. The crown is knurled and signed with F.P. Journes simple signature of two dots. The chronograph is activated, stopped and reset to its zero positions with the switch mechanism at the 2 o’clock position on the case side. The case’s proportions are massive and the gold is mirror finished throughout.
I have to interject to mention that the polished rose gold case set against the black dial is the best looking combination of colors in watchdom. It is truly gorgeous.
Speaking of stunning, flipping this wristwatch over to view the F.P. Journe solid red gold Caliber 1506 will take your breath away. The movement has 50 jewels and is completely hand assembled, hand decorated, hand finished and hand adjusted. Power reserve is an amazing 80 hours.
Strap is hand-sewn F.P. Journe black crocodile with 18k rose gold tang buckle.
Watch is pre-owned, never on a wrist and 100% unworn, and complete with special red Centigraphe box, polishing cloth, Centigraphe brochure and compact disc, and warranty card. US Journe Boutique price is $65,800.
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