F.P. Journe

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Apologies for this late response ...

Thanks all for the kind comments!!; I feel already welcome here :-)

I did handle Journe watches in 2002 when I purchased my Lange-1 ... I did
like them alot (the RDM and Resonance are the ones shown to me back then)
except for the crown Mr. Journe uses. I dont like its shape.

I still dont _really_ like its shape but I guess it fits the rest of the
design very well and I am sure that when my taste matures I will start to
see its beauty.

Thanks to Bruno´s catalog I am confused now. Before having read the brochure
I was sure the original Tourbillon in PT with a YG dial was the one for me
... now I think there are LOTS of gorgeous Journe watches available;
honestly I am drooling over that baquette studded Tourbillon that is
pictured in it. Wow what an impressive piece of case work (is the case
thicker then a ´plain´ model ? It looks that way)

And thanks to John´s picture of the PT/WG sample I start to love that model
very much as well.

The black label Seconde Morte ... hmm... isnt the contrast not to high for a
Swiss/French watch? Doesnt it suit a German model better? I guess I need to
see it in the metal. The Ruthenium models look very nice as well and I am
sure the MOP models are stunning in the metal (?) as well.

BUT

I have still one watch on order that I have to pay for first. Until I
receive that watch I have still time to learn more about Journe´s creations.

If I stick to the original remontoir tourbillon; 38mm is a size that suits
me fine. I think I want a PT case (for its color and heft) with either the
YG or the WG dial (classy and original vs. cool and more stealthy and
perhaps easier to wear casually)

I think having read that there is some variance in the appearance of Journe
dials. Is that the case? And the subdials ... TGiS writes about the white
subdial where CL mentions his silver(-y) subdial.

Bruno, do you know if the Journe ´dealer´ we discussed before has an
original remontoir either in stock or in his private collection?

Again, thanks all very much for the words of welcome and the information
supplied above.

Best wishes

Edwin