F.P.Journe Chronomètre À Résonance Platinum 40mm, 42mm

Chronomètre À Résonance 40/42mm Platinum

The first observations pertaining to the natural resonance phenomenon were made by 17th century Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens, followed by 18th century horologists Antide Janvier and Abraham-Louis Breguet, who developed timepieces based upon this principle. Since then, François-Paul Journe presented his first Résonance wristwatch in 2000, it was baptized Résonance under the patented brand name Résonance®.

The new Chronomètre à Résonance has only one single barrel spring to provide power for the two movements. A differential placed on the first wheel, visible in the centre of the dial, transmits, independently, the energy of the barrel spring towards the two secondary gear trains. Each secondary gear train is equipped with a Remontoir d’Egalité of a frequency of 1 second. Working in such a way, the force received by the escapements remains linear and assures isochronism throughout 28 hours.

The Chronomètre à Résonance features a redesigned case with a crown now placed at 2 o’clock easing the winding of the watch in position 0 and the time setting in position 2, clockwise for the left dial and anti-clockwise for the right dial. The pulling of the crown at 4 o’clock simultaneously resets both seconds.

SPECIFICATIONS

Movement:

Calibre 1520, Manual Winding, 31 Turns Of Crown, 18K Rose Gold
Caliber:

1520
Diameter:

42 mm, 40 mm
Screws:

Polished Screw Heads, Chamfered Slots
Dial:

White Gold and Whitened Guilloché Silver

Hands:

Blued Steel
Power Reserve:

42 Hours
Frequency:

21,600 v/h (3Hz)
No. of Components:

378
No. of Jewels:

62

Straps:

Alligator
Clasp:

Pin Buckle
Indications:

Double Time Display:, Left Analog - Indicating 24 Hours, Right Analog - Indicating 12 Hours, 2 Small Seconds At 6h00, Power Reserve At 12h00