# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-03-30T22:30:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

A different side of F.P. Journe.

The Octa Sport Indy 500 was introduced in 2012 as a limited series of just 99 pieces, created to commemorate French racing driver Jean Alesi’s participation in the Indianapolis 500. Housed in blackened aluminum, it marked a deliberate departure from traditional haute horlogerie materials, prioritizing lightness, durability and performance without compromising mechanical integrity.

Powered by the caliber 1300.3, the watch retains the core Octa architecture — 120-hour power reserve, large date, and day/night indication — while translating it into a distinctly modern, sport-driven context. Produced over a brief period from 2012 to 2013, and individually numbered from 501 to 599, the Indy 500 stands as one of Journe’s more unusual limited editions: a racing tribute, executed with the same technical rigor that defines the brand.

Sotheby's New York
Fine Watches Auction
20 – 31 March
12 PM ET

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