F.P. JOURNECHRONOMETRE A RESONANCE RUTHENIUM NO. 5⁄99
F.P. JOURNE. AN IMPORTANT PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE INDICATION
CHRONOMETRE A RESONANCE RUTHENIUM MODEL, NO. 5⁄99-01R, CIRCA 2004
F.P. JOURNE. AN IMPORTANT PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE INDICATION
CHRONOMETRE A RESONANCE RUTHENIUM MODEL, NO. 5⁄99-01R, CIRCA 2004
Movement: Ruthenium-coated brass, manual
Dial: Ruthenium
Case: 40 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold F.P. Journe deployant clasp, undated Certificate, spring bar tool, magnifying glass, polishing cloth, presentation box and outer packaging
Remark: Part of the set of five F.P. Journe ruthenium models numbered 5⁄99
F.P. JOURNE. AN IMPORTANT PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH RESONANCE-CONTROLLED TWIN INDEPENDENT GEAR-TRAIN MOVEMENT AND POWER RESERVE INDICATION
CHRONOMETRE A RESONANCE RUTHENIUM MODEL, NO. 5⁄99-01R, CIRCA 2004
Movement: Ruthenium-coated brass, manual
Dial: Ruthenium
Case: 40 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold F.P. Journe deployant clasp, undated Certificate, spring bar tool, magnifying glass, polishing cloth, presentation box and outer packaging
Remark: Part of the set of five F.P. Journe ruthenium models numbered 5⁄99 The present limited edition Ruthenium Resonance is number 05 of only 99 pieces produced between 2001 and 2003. This special series in platinum was made at the end of the period when F.P. Journe was using brass movements.
Superbly preserved, the present watch is accompanied by its original large-size paper certificate, which confirms the 40 mm platinum case, ruthenium-covered movement, and 18k gold ruthenium-covered dial. In addition, this watch is offered with a magnifying glass, polishing cloth, spring bar tool, presentation box, and outer packaging.
The Chronomètre à Résonance
Perhaps the watch that most clearly showcases the sheer genius contemporary watchmaker François-Paul Journe. It is the only wristwatch in the world with a movement based on ‘resonance’, a natural physical phenomenon said to have been first discovered by Christiaan Huygens in 1665. Huygens noticed that two pendulum clocks, when hung together on the same beam would beat together in perfect synchronicity. An idea that was further experimented with by the great French clockmaker Antide Janvier and the legendary watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, both of whose work F.P. Journe greatly admires. F.P. Journe’s resonance watches notably feature two balances that are naturally synchronized and oscillate in ‘resonance’ with each other. The negative effects of wrist and body movements are hence considerably reduced. Breguet had experimented with the theory of resonance in watches in the early 19th century and indeed constructed three pocket watches using the two-balance system. With the development and production of the Chronomètre à Résonance, F.P. Journe became the first watchmaker to make a wristwatch constructed on the principle of resonance, an incredible achievement of modern horology.
