Three F.P. Journe wristwatches sold for more than $1 million each at Antiquorum’s Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces sale in New York on October 18, 2026, led by a 2011 platinum Centigraphe Souverain with a salmon dial at $1,670,000 including buyer’s premium. Together, the sale’s nine F.P. Journe Antiquorum lots brought $6,617,500, about 45% of the $14,580,812 auction total.
Three F.P. Journe watches sold for over $1 million at Antiquorum New York on October 18, 2026: a Centigraphe Souverain at $1,670,000, a Tourbillon Vertical Black Series at $1,550,000, and a Vagabondage II at $1,310,000, all including buyer's premium.
That’s a striking share for one independent in a 157-lot catalog that also offered a Tiffany-signed Patek Philippe Nautilus and a Richard Mille RM 35-02 Rafael Nadal. When we previewed the sale in our October auction guide, the Journes clustered in the final lots at The Ned NoMad looked like the closing act. They turned out to be the headline.
The Centigraphe Souverain, lot 155, Ref. CT, carried an estimate of $600,000–1,000,000 and hammered at $1,350,000 before premium. Its manually wound caliber 1506 measures elapsed time to a hundredth of a second, and Antiquorum graded the 40mm case “very good” with the dial “as new,” complete with its original fitted box and warranty. Salmon on platinum is the combination collectors chase in this reference. The room priced it accordingly.
The F.P. Journe Antiquorum Results, Lot by Lot
Lot 156, a 2022 Tourbillon Vertical from the Black Series, followed at $1,550,000 ($1,250,000 hammer) against $800,000–1,400,000. Antiquorum notes that the black-dial series was offered only to existing Journe owners, two pieces per boutique each year. The 42mm platinum case holds caliber 1519, which pairs the vertical tourbillon with constant force, dead-beat seconds, and a power reserve. It was graded “as new” throughout.
The third seven-figure result was lot 152, a 2012 Vagabondage II, Ref. VII, in 18k pink gold from a limited edition of 68 pieces. Estimated at $500,000–800,000, it sold for $1,310,000 ($1,050,000 hammer). Its tortue-shaped case and caliber 1509 swap hands for jumping hours and digital minutes, making it one of Journe’s most distinctive designs. In my view, it’s the clearest proof here that collectors will pay for the strange as readily as the classic.
The early Octa Calendrier, lot 157, Ref. Q, is the result I would read most carefully. The 2003 platinum annual calendar, with its brass-movement caliber 1300, original box, and warranty, hammered at $640,000, comfortably inside its $400,000–800,000 estimate, and reached $800,000 with premium. That’s a strong price, not a runaway one, and a useful reminder that the headline figures include fees on top of the hammer.
Further down the order, the momentum held. The Elegante 48 “Gino’s Dream,” lot 150, with its rainbow baguette bezel, made $425,000 on a $100,000–200,000 estimate. A titanium Elegante 48, lot 131, brought $162,500 against $60,000–100,000. The 2021 Quantième Perpétuel Boutique Edition in platinum reached $262,500, the pink gold Octa Quantième Perpétuel $250,000, and the 2024 Automatique Réserve lineSport in titanium $187,500, within its $120,000–240,000 range.
What It Means for Phillips in December
Every one of the nine F.P. Journe watches sold. Seven finished above their high estimates once premium is counted, and the Octa Calendrier landed exactly on its own. My read is that demand now runs deep across the catalog rather than resting on a handful of early pieces, from 2003 brass movements to 2025 Elegantes.
That sets up a sharp test at Phillips’ The New York Watch Auction: XV, held December 5–6 at 432 Park Avenue, with viewing December 2–4. Phillips is offering a Tourbillon Souverain “Second Generation” No. 36/99T in platinum at $600,000–1,200,000, a Chronomètre à Résonance “Pre-Souscription,” the only one known in 18k pink gold, at the same estimate, and an Octa Réserve de Marche “Prototype,” one of three known, estimated in excess of $500,000.
Phillips’ estimates exclude its buyer’s premium, so the fairer comparison for those estimates is the hammer prices above, not the all-in totals. The full price list is on Antiquorum’s sale page for anyone keeping score. Antiquorum showed what modern and limited Journes fetch. Phillips will show what the very earliest, most documented ones are worth.
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