Christie's Geneva · 2021
F.P. Journe — FFC Blue Only Watch 2021
Reference FFC Blue · Tantalum
$4,891,500
≈ CHF4.30M · €4.50M · £3.86M · HK$38.30M · ¥763,074,000
About this lot
A unique prototype featuring an automaton hand to indicate hours, inspired by an idea from Francis Ford Coppola; sold for charity at Only Watch.
Ranks #3 of 57 F.P. Journe auction lots we track (top 5%) · #32 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 3%) · all F.P. Journe records →
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | Tourbillon Souverain (Souscription, brass movement) | $1,540,000 | 2022 | Phillips Geneva |
| RES | Chronomètre à Résonance Ruthenium | $478,000 | 2023 | Phillips Hong Kong |
| Resonance | Chronomètre à Résonance | $1,100,000 | 2021 | Phillips Geneva |
| Octa Calendrier | Octa Calendrier | $250,000 | 2021 | Phillips Geneva |
| FFC Prototype | FFC Prototype | $10,755,000 | 2025 | Phillips New York |
| 15/93 | Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d'Egalité | $8,357,441 | 2024 | Phillips Geneva |
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