Marteau & Co’s ‘The Encore’ Auction
Marteau & Co is holding its fourth auction, 'The Encore,' featuring unique timepieces from independent watchmakers. A notable aspect of the auction house is its "maker's fee," which grants the watchmaker 3% of the hammer price for each watch sold, a concept previously applied to fine art.
- Auction features unique watches from independent watchmakers
- Marteau & Co's "maker's fee" rewards watchmakers with 3% of the hammer price
- Includes a Yosuke Sekiguchi Primevere "Interprétation du Japon" unique piece
- Features five watches from the F.P. Journe Coffret 38 stainless steel set
The Yosuke Sekiguchi Primevere is a unique piece housed in stainless steel with a red enamel sub-dial inspired by the Japanese flag, offering a modern aesthetic compared to regular production models.
The Yosuke Sekiguchi Primevere's movement, the YS-Y01, is a new construction based on an 1871 Jules Jürgensen pocket watch movement, featuring a German silver movement with a ponts ronds style and modern elements like a mono-metallic balance and Incabloc setti
The F.P. Journe Coffret 38 set consists of five foundational models in stainless steel, an unusual material for the brand, originally produced in a limited edition of 38 sets to mark the end of the 38mm case size.
The F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain in the set revives the first-generation tourbillon format with a partially exposed remontoir d’egalité, but features rose gold base plates and bridges for a refined finish.
The F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance in the set features rose gold cal. 1499.3 movement with two independent balances coupled through resonance, returning to the original symmetrical 12-hour display arrangement.
The F.P. Journe Octa Calendrier is an annual calendar watch with a sweeping retrograde date pointer and apertures for day and month, requiring correction only once a year.
The F.P. Journe Octa Réserve de Marche, F.P. Journe's first automatic watch, features a five-day power reserve and a large date display composed of two discs on the same plane.