{"product_id":"f-p-journe-octa-automatique-reserve-de-marche-platinum-pink-gold-dial-brass-movement","title":"F.P. Journe Octa Automatique Réserve de Marche – Platinum, Pink Gold Dial, Brass Movement","description":"\u003cp data-source-line=\"5-5\"\u003eAn extremely rare and highly attractive early F.P. Journe Octa Automatique Réserve de Marche in platinum, featuring a pink gold dial, brass movement, eccentric display, oversized date, power reserve, and original accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-source-line=\"7-7\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-source-line=\"8-8\"\u003eOffered here is an extremely rare and highly attractive F.P. Journe Octa Automatique Réserve de Marche, one of the foundational models of the independent maker’s modern legend and one of the key watches that established François-Paul Journe among the most revered watchmakers of his era. Alongside the Tourbillon Souverain and Chronomètre à Résonance, the Octa Réserve de Marche forms part of the original trilogy that defined the early identity of the brand and helped shape the modern landscape of independent haute horlogerie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-source-line=\"10-10\"\u003eIntroduced in 2001, the Octa collection represented a major technical and conceptual achievement. François-Paul Journe set out to create an automatic movement that combined practicality, precision, and long autonomy, resulting in the calibre 1300, a remarkably slim and compact automatic movement offering approximately five days of power reserve while accommodating a large date and power reserve display. Its architecture was so intelligently integrated that the same base calibre would go on to support an entire family of Octa complications, making it one of the great movement designs of contemporary watchmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-source-line=\"12-12\"\u003eThis early example is especially important for several reasons. Housed in the desirable first-generation 38 mm platinum case, it is powered by the sought-after brass movement that collectors regard as among the most desirable of all early Journe watches. The dial is the rare and especially attractive pink gold variant, widely considered the most beautiful of the early dial executions. Warm pink in tone and almost pale salmon at certain angles, it offers a striking contrast against the cool platinum case while preserving the refined asymmetry that defines the model, including the eccentric time display, oversized date aperture, and power reserve indicator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-source-line=\"14-14\"\u003eEqually appealing is the exceptional state of preservation. While many early gold dials are known to develop patina or oxidation over time, the present example has retained its original beauty with remarkable freshness. Offered by its original owner and accompanied by its original guarantee stamped Mezger Switzerland and dated August 2005, instruction manual, fitted presentation box, and outer packaging, this circa 2002 Octa Réserve de Marche is an outstanding collector’s example of one of the most important early F.P. Journe references. Rare, elegant, and technically significant, it represents a compelling opportunity to acquire a grail-level first-generation Journe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-source-line=\"16-16\"\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-source-line=\"17-22\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"17-17\"\u003eWatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"18-18\"\u003eF.P. Journe guarantee stamped Mezger Switzerland, dated August 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"19-19\"\u003eInstruction manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"20-20\"\u003eFitted presentation box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"21-22\"\u003eOuter packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-source-line=\"23-23\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-source-line=\"24-39\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"24-24\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e F.P. Journe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"25-25\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octa Automatique Réserve de Marche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"26-26\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2002\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"27-27\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 325-02A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"28-28\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Platinum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"29-29\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"30-30\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Automatic, calibre 1300\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"31-31\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJewels:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 jewels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"32-32\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink gold dial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"33-33\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayout:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eccentric time display, oversized date, power reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"34-34\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early brass movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"35-35\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crocodile strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-line=\"36-36\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuckle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Platinum F.P. 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