F.P. Journe & Christie’s Jointly Present the First Centigraphe Sport Timepiece at Auction

HONG KONG.- Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, and F.P. Journe, legendary constructor and master watchmaker, have entered into an unprecedented collaboration to unveil the first of F.P. Journe’s new Centigraphe Sport wristwatch from its brand new “Sport Line” collection at Christie’s Hong Kong Watch Auction this Spring. This all-aluminium mechanical chronograph watch (numbered 001) will be auctioned at Christie’s Hong Kong Watch Sale on 30 May 2011 (Lot 2912A), with proceeds and buyers’ premium to be donated to the relief efforts for the recent earthquake and tsunami victims of Japan. The donation ceremony will be held at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tokyo on 3 June 2011. Aurel Bacs, International Head of Watches at Christie’s, said, “This collaboration is a unique event in the world of horology and watch auct

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