F.P. Journe Monopusher Split Seconds Chronograph – a Movement Analysis
Disclaimer: This article does not intend to promote or to undermine any aspects of the watch, and is purely a study of the movement out of interest by a non-professional hobbyist. Credit where its due that FP Journe made a new split-second watch for Only ...
Dear Skyeriding
Thank you very much for this in depth and fascinating analysis of the FPJ timepiece for Only Watch 2017. It should be the star of this next November auction in my opinion. I'm impatient to see the result of this FPJ but, more importantly, to see what will...
huge disagreement...
after reading the article twice, the disclaimer statement "a non-professional hobbyist" is difficult to agree with ! Thanks for sharing - very educational & felt happy reading it ! Best, mahesh.,
A very serious hobbyist indeed!
An excellent in depth review of this watch. I'm curious to see if the movement shows up in a production model. Best, Martin
if you wrote this ... you should become a moderator PERIOD!
impressive and one of the better articles in a long time. Chapeau !
What superb education!
Many thanks for presenting technical features in such a clear language that even I - unfortunately lacking an understanding of the finer technical details - found it a highly enjoyable read. It also reminded me why I find nowadays most commercial watch ma...
Thank you for this incredible contribution
Just when I thought I was starting to get the hang of things I realize just how little I knew. I will read this again and come back stronger! Thank you!!!
Great educational post!
Thank you for your insider look. Your knowledge and love of chronographs is at the forefront of "non-professional hobbyist". It was such a interesting post and I learned so much from it. Thank you again! Sincerely and Respectfully Joseph
Thank you for this in-depth 'article'
You could be a professional watch 'journalist ' btw...
Big fan of this analysis...
even though I'm not a big fan of the watch. Superb breakdown. Thank you for the education, skyeriding. Ken
Superbly analysed, written and illustrated - a masterpiece...
the watch ain't no slouch either... Its fascintating for me to see how much one can read fomr images available - if one knows the facts, takes time to investigate and bothers to interpret. I found your detailed view on the column wheel particularly fascin...
Many thanks Magnus,
A quick remark - I wrote this purely off mechanical logic and some math, so I could be entirely wrong on the precision part. A watchmaker would be way more credible to verify that! In the case of the Piguet 1185, since it comes in both variants of monopus...
Excellent technical post!
Thanks so much for all the time writing it. Most appreciated.
