Comes as a complete set.

Asking $120,000 + Label

The story of this watch:

After two long years of waiting, Francois-Paul has finally unveiled his highly-anticipated Perpetual Calendar watch to the world. The F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel was first announced in 2013, and is was made available for purchase in 2015, much to the delight of the world's most serious watch-nerd collectors. Since 2021, this dial has been discontinued, making it very collectible, it is called Clover dial amongst collectors.

What sets this particular perpetual calendar watch apart from others in the market is Francois-Paul's obsession with engineering perfection. He invested in high-speed video cameras to capture every detail of the date change in the calibre FPJ 1300-3 movements to ensure that all the windows changed simultaneously. As a result, the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel has become one of the most perfect perpetual calendar watches in the world.

F.P. Journe's elite status among serious collectors stems from their focus on quality, rather than fashion or folly. The brand's most beautiful items are designed for successful people with refined taste, making them difficult to resist. As a watch expert, I can attest to the fact that the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel is a masterpiece.

What makes the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel stand out from other perpetual calendar watches is its ease of use. The automatic winding F.P. Journe movements offer a five-day-long power reserve, and the watch is designed to be as easy as possible to keep wound. The leap year indicator is a third, very small central hand, making it less distracting to look at on a daily basis.

The time is indicated in the center of the dial, rather than being off-centered, making it easier to read. The windows for the calendar indicators are symmetrical and logical, creating an attractive and useful dial. The internal bezel plate that is screwed on the dial also creates a distinctive look and separates the inner dial from the outer dial that has the hour indicators.

The in-house made calibre FPJ 1300-3 automatic movement is produced from 18k rose gold and has a 22k gold automatic rotor that has been decorated with guilloche engravings. The movement operates at 3Hz (21,600 bph) with 192 hours of power reserve, and is visible through the caseback’s sapphire crystal window.

This F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel is a handsome 40mm wide and comes in 950 platinum. The case is also quite thin for an automatic perpetual calendar, at just 10.8mm thick. There will also be a 40mm wide version, giving customers the option to choose their preferred size.

The F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel is one of the finest mechanical perpetual calendar watch movements around. Its quality of finished movements is stunning and worth the price tag. If you want a well-made perpetual calendar that will work as a daily wear and is comfortable to read, the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel is a must-have for serious watch collectors.

The watch is located in Palm Beach, FL.

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