F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain TN Platinum

F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain with Platinum Bracelet

Collection : Tourbillon Souverain Model Reference : TN Platinum Case/Size : Platinum / 40mm Dial : Grey Movement : Manual winding Functions : Hours, Minutes, Power reserve indicator, Tourbillon Specificity : Dead-beat second, Full platinum bracelet Condition / Year : Mint / Unknown Box / Papers : No / Certificate of authenticity dated 2025 The history of F.P. Journe goes hand in hand with the story of the Tourbillon collection because his first pocketwatch he made took him 5 years, it had a tourbillon and spring detent escapement, that was back in 1983. After a few years, in 1991 the first F.P. Journe wristwatch was born, it was a tourbillon with a remontoir d’égalité (constant force device), initially he proposed it to a few big brands but nothing really materialised. From 1996 he started to develop high end calibers for famous watch brands but was fed up to give, quote : “pearls to swines”, he decided in 1999 to raise money to make his first 20 Tourbillon watches, called : Tourbillon Souverain Souscription. 20 collectors paid 50% to get an individually numbered piece. The previous generation of “ Tourbillon Souverain ” that we know, was made in two major references, the “T” from 1999 to 2004, made in a 38mm case either platinum or rose gold with brass movement, a few limited pieces in ruthenium were made also. And then from 2004 to 2018 we have the current “ TN ” reference with Remontoir and “Natural Dead Seconds” complication made in 38 and 40mm, also in platinum and rose gold cases but the movement is in rose gold. The watch won the 2004 Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève’s award of “ Aiguille d’Or ”. In 2013, to mark its 30th anniversary of his first tourbillon pocketwatch, he made a limited run of 99 pieces for its most loyal customers, called the Tourbillon Historique (reference T30) with a case made in silver & gold and movement in brass. The same year a limited edition of 10 pieces called the “T10” to commermorate a decade of Journe’s first Tokyo boutique and the opening of his 10th Beirut boutique. Almost identical to the “T30” but with a platinum case and black and white, and the caliber rose gold. 2015 saw the release of a special 38mm – 5 pieces set in steel which had a tourbillon model also. To mark the Tourbillon’s 20th Anniversary in 2019, F.P. Journe introduced a new model called “Tourbillon Souveraine Vertical”, 42mm case in platinum and rose gold. The tourbillon cage is unlike the traditional horizontal one, placed vertically for a constant tourbillon function whether the watch lies flat or is placed on its side. The tourbillon makes a revolution in 30 seconds, twice faster than its predecessor and therefore visually the effect is astonishing. F.P. Journe