F.P. Journe

Dear friends, Less than a week ago, we lost our friend and long time member "Spangles - Dr. Tabby" to cancer. If you didnt see it already, there is an announcement post on the "Time Out" forum with many beautiful words of appreciation for "Spangles" or Ch...  

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Its a quirky watch but just keeps growing on me.

I hope you guys don’t get bored of it! I certainly haven’t ...  

It’s a very unusual Resonate and I am always grateful when people make the effort of sharing their pictures. Enjoy your weekend and that beautiful watch. Christian

I wish you a happy weekend

I have only very recently joined the forum, so unfortunately did not get to know him very well - but such kind gestures from the community tells me everything about what positive of an impact he had.

Straight shooter but very on point. I’m very happy that you joined us. Have a great weekend

I was very sorry to hear about Spangles. I remember some of his posts being “forthright”(!) but he was very well informed and I always enjoyed reading what he had to say. RIP. All the best, Jon ...  

Thank you for joining in. 😄 Yes, Spangles was certainly forthright but I think it was just his style. I’ve never seen that he was bad or impolite to anyone. Someone described him as very New Yorker. I think that kind of made sense. I also had some nice ta... 

I've hardly known Spangles, unfortunately, but I liked his Pirate Cat avatar and can only feel very sorry for the loss many of you feel hurtfully. Joining the farewell with my LF and a nod to his very special MOP. Best, Emmanuel ...  

I love your picture. Very classy. Thank you for joining in. Have a wonderful weekend 🤗

Have a wonderful weekend too!

I know he had received an Eichi and so this is the closest I could come to that watch: Mike ...  

I had a lot fun looking at Credor during my recent trip to Japan. I’m still hoping I can add one some day.

This was the watch Spangles wore the very first time I met in person. At time well before Journe was as widely know and popular as today. And a watch, despite its beauty, that was not seen much or talked about much. It was a very much an “on point” choice...  

And I do get what you’re saying about this one in the gold case being the better of the two. It is a little master piece. I hope you enjoy it now and then. You’re right that Spangles MOP also has to be seen in context of a different time. Not the obvious ... 

HAGWE my friend

So glad you posted this. I can remember Chris coming late to lunch with Ken, Jay and me at an Italian joint in Mid-town, wearing that. Here’s to Spangles, the Pirate Cat. That’s my wrist wearing Chris’s Frodsham in May, 2021, right after he got it. ...  

That Frodsham is one of those watches I always think of when I think of Spangles. It’s such a refined choice showing that he was a genuine connoisseur. Same as what Jay said with his MOP dials. He had exceptional taste besides being knowledgeable and witt... 

I then remembered that when he and I met that day I didn’t have the Resonance-it was back in Switzerland because it didn’t “resonate” the way it was supposed to when I first got it. I don’t think Chris ever got to see it in person. ...  

It is such a beautiful piece. Especially your configuration.

Rest in peace. ....FPJ friend.