1/16/2021 · Why are F.P. Journe timepieces so special and desirable? William Massena: It is a combination of a few factors: F.P. Journe has been making some unique complications such as his signature timepiece, the Chronomètre À Résonance , which has been a best-seller for about 20 years.
7/28/2020 · Watchfinder sent me an email the other day explaining why a quartz watch by the name of F. P. Journe Élégante cost $13k. The logical answer: because it’s an F. P. Journe . That doesn’t cost nearly as much as other F. P. Journes. Which cost well, the website doesn’t tell you. Looking elsewhere . . .
10/20/2016 · Francois-Paul Journe is the creative mind behind F.P. Journe , a high end luxury watch brand that’s based out of Geneva, Switzerland and was founded in 1999. There are just a handful of locations in the world with an F.P. Journe boutique, and those who are able to purchase the watches must be prepared to spend tens of thousands of dollars.
2/19/2015 · Yup, the case of the most complicated, most expensive Montres Journe watch is steel, not for any cool factor, but because it has the best resonance traits , and this watch is all about performance, not luxury. The cases, and dials for that matter, are produced completely in-house by F.P. Journe, though at a location just outside Geneva.
f.p. journe has participated for the first time to the salon watches & wonders miami – from 16 to 19 february – the palm court building, design district – us premiere presentation of the new chronographe monopoussoir rattrapante and the collection elegante by f.p. journe .
F.P. Journe is a Swiss high-end watch manufacture founded in 1999 and named after the founder, François-Paul Journe . The only three-time winner of the Aiguille d’Or grand prize from the Fondation du Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève [], F.P. Journe focuses on complex precision chronometers with a production of around 800 watches per year. 20% of the company was acquired by Chanel in 2018 for …
After spending a week with the Octa Quantième Perpetual, I find myself thinking of it not as a perpetual calendar that happens to be made by F.P. Journe , but, rather, as an F.P. Journe that happens to display a whole lot more than any of the French watchmaker’s other creations. It’s a very mature watch from Journe , for his most mature clients.
4/19/2020 · The F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu combines so much of what enthusiasts want in one watch. First, it’s rare, while it has been in production since 2009 F.P. Journe makes less than 1,000 watches a year across its entire product line. That’s less than 1,000 watches split between 50 watch models. The Chronometre Bleu is also extremely versatile.
5/7/2019 · In fact, the price rise over recent years is not one of increasing profit but more due to the cost of the production rising from the case and dial makers themselves, which Journe kept trying to counter. Calibre 1304 (CS & CB) According to Journe, the most stable movement he makes.
That is especially so given that F.P. Journe is a watchmaker renowned for its ingenious complications. So it is hard to avoid the feeling that the Elegante is a fancy toy. Nonetheless as such things go, the Elegante is not especially expensive . All things considered, it is an appealing proposition for a convenient, durable watch.
