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24. Juni 2026 - Basel Watch Auction
The present watch is an early 2003 example from the model’s first production run, delivered in Switzerland that same year, and has stayed with its original owner ever since.
The focus of François Paul Journe then went on the Octa Grande Date Réserve de Marche, one of the earliest cornerstone models of the manufacture. It highlights the Octa calibre 1300 as a breakthrough automatic movement offering 120 hours of power reserve while maintaining chronometric stability thanks to its large balance wheel and compact architecture.
The watch is described as the first model in the Octa line, featuring an off-centre display, large date, and power reserve indicator—elements that became central to the F.P. Journe aesthetic. Overall, the piece is framed as a foundational and highly significant model in Journe’s early career.
F. P. Journe
Octa Réserve de Marche
No. 455-03A, circa 2003
A platinum (950) automatic wristwatch with power reserve and date indication
Case: round shape, case back set with screws, transparent back, signed
Dial: 18k white gold and whitened silver guilloché dial, off centered silvered and guilloché dial with hours and minutes indication, power reserve indication, “Grande Date” aperture at 11, Arabic stylised indexes, blued steel hands, signed
Movement: automatic with pattern decoration, engraved “Invenit & Fecit”, rodhium-plated brass movement with oscillating mass in 22k gold, caliber 1300, signed
Buckle/Clasp: a FP Journe leather strap with a platinum buckle, signed
Dimensions: 38 mm
Weight: 87 g
Accessories: FP Journe service cardboard box and an authenticity certificate dated April 17, 2023 signed by François-Paul Journe mentioning that the watch was delivered in Switzerland in 2003
*CHF 100'000 – 150'000
Verkauft für*CHF 202'688
The present watch is an early 2003 example from the model’s first production run, delivered in Switzerland that same year, and has stayed with its original owner ever since.
The focus of François Paul Journe then went on the Octa Grande Date Réserve de Marche, one of the earliest cornerstone models of the manufacture. It highlights the Octa calibre 1300 as a breakthrough automatic movement offering 120 hours of power reserve while maintaining chronometric stability thanks to its large balance wheel and compact architecture.
The watch is described as the first model in the Octa line, featuring an off-centre display, large date, and power reserve indicator—elements that became central to the F.P. Journe aesthetic. Overall, the piece is framed as a foundational and highly significant model in Journe’s early career.