F.P.JOURNE CREATED A UNIQUE PIECE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ACTOR ALAIN DELON, THE OCTA GUÉPARD, IN HOMAGE TO HIS MOVIE LE GUÉPARD (THE CHEETAH) THAT WAS SOLD FOR CHF 160'000 DURING THE CHARITY AUCTION OF THE IRP SPRING BALL ON MARCH 21, 2007, AT THE HOTEL PRÉSIDENT WILSON IN GENEVA.

TO SUPPORT THE IRP FOUNDATION - WWW.IRP.CH - WIN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST PARAPLEGIA, LEGENDARY ACTOR ALAIN DELON AND MASTER WATCHMAKER FRANÇOIS-PAUL JOURNE SIGNED AN EXCEPTIONAL WATCH WHICH JOINED THEIR PASSION FOR ART. THE TIMEPIECE PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LIFETIME'S WORK OF THE ITALIAN DIRECTOR LUCHINO VISCONTI - THE CHEETAH.

THE OCTA GUÉPARD WITH A 40 MM PLATINUM CASE FEATURES DIAL IN WHITE GOLD SPECIALLY REALIZED AND SUPERBLY ENGRAVED WITH THREE CHEETAHS BY BERNARD DITZOFF, WHOSE TALENT PORTRAYED THE IMAGE IN THE STYLE OF REMBRANDT BUGATTI, WHO WAS A FAVOURITE SCULPTOR OF THE ACTOR. MECHANICAL MOVEMENT WITH AUTOMATIC WINDING IN 18K ROSE GOLD WITH POWER RESERVE OF 5 DAYS.

THREE CHEETAHS APPEAR TO PLAY WITH TIME AND IMPOSE THEMSELVES AS IF ETERNAL ON THIS TIMELESS WATCH. THE CULT FILM, 'THE CHEETAH', PREMIERED IN JUNE 1963 AND HAS ETERNAL TIMELESSNESS OF ALL GREAT WORKS OF ART. DRAWN FROM THE NOVEL OF SICILIAN ARISTOCRAT GIUSEPPE TOMASI DI LAMPEDUSA, THE FILM TELLS THE STORY OF THE DECLINE OF THE ARISTOCRACY FROM 19TH. THE PERFORMANCE OF ALAIN DELON ALONGSIDE BURT LANCASTER AND CLAUDIA CARDINALE ENRICHED THE 7TH ART WITH ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL REALIZATIONS. THIS TIMEPIECE, WITH WHICH THEY PAY HOMAGE, POSSESSES ALL THE ELEMENTS OF CLASSICALISM AND ORIGINALITY.

THE BROTHER OF THE CHARACTER OF ALAIN DELON, PLAYED BY PIERRE CLÉMENTI, IS CALLED FRANÇOIS-PAUL. TODAY, IT IS FRANÇOIS-PAUL JOURNE WHO BECOMES AN ACCESSORY TO THE ACTOR, TIME FOR A SEQUEL! THAT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST PARAPLEGIA WITH THE SENSITIVITY OF TWO ARTISTS.

WORLD PREMIERE:
FIRST MECHANICAL MOVEMENT WITH AUTOMATIC WINDING AND A POWER RESERVE OF OVER 120 HOURS.

THE ROBUST, MULTI-PURPOSE OCTA IS F.P. JOURNE'S MOST HIGHLY EVOLVED CONSTRUCTION. WITH DIFFERENT COMPLICATED MECHANISMS BUILT INTO MOVEMENT, THE OCTA FIVE-DAY AUTOMATICS ALWAYS MEASURE 30 MM X 5.5 MM. IT'S RARE TO FIND A WATCHMAKER WITH A SPATIAL VISION TO IMAGINE A SINGLE COMPLEX CHASSIS THAT INTEGRATES VERY DIFFERENT MECHANISMS WITHOUT CHANGING ITS SIZE. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT WITH A POWER RESERVE THAT MAINTAINS PRECISION TIMEKEEPING FOR FIVE DAYS (120 HOURS) OFF THE WRIST.