F.P. Journe

The watch presented is a protype movement encased in a tantalum case and a special blue dial for Only Watch. Finally, we get to see the long anticipated F.P. Journe Astronomic. The watch was expected in 2019 and the end of 2018 we got a hint from super co...  

Full with amazing complications . Maybe the size is big but i have seen watches that big that wears smaller on the wrist . Hope to see it in person one day

Yes it amazing and hopefully you will get the chance to see it. there is going to be a world tour of the watches. check it out here: I will do a lot to catch it myself.

I understand where you are coming from in less is more and preference for a smaller size but I have to say that I am thoroughly impressed with this watch. Both aesthetically and certainly technically. I have often found that Journes look much better in pe... 

It’s an advantage of the case design with the short, downward turned lugs. It is reasonable, as you so eloquently put it. Especially as the reason behind it, is that the case is filled to the brim with high horology and not just an upscaled case for fashi... 

Yet uncluttered in terms of aesthetics - he outdid himself on this, if I can say so. What worries me personally, even as production piece these are kind of complications that will keep most of the FPJ fans out of reach, just in terms of the price point. H... 

I don’t think this watch was ever meant to be accessible. Just like the Grande et Petite Sonnerie - the flagship of the collection. These can only be built in very limited numbers. The former was only built in appr 50 pieces over the 13 years run. It occu... 

I was drawn by the dial layout to dream off the next Resonance 😜

So far the best and most likely will be the best of Only Watch 2019.

This combination of complications! Best, Nicolas

Look here: I will try to find out more. And maybe even pay you a visit I agree the complications are spectacular. Especially these more esoteric ones. Thank you for chiming in, Nico.

the real show is the announcement of the Only Watch collection. FP again is the leader (at least so far) in my book.

I think that is a truth that keeps growing by the year. I agree. I think FPJ steals the show with this piece.

this will surely go for big number

Especially something really special like this. It will be really interesting to follow.

Because how could he possibly top this in 2020? I can’t help but wonder if this is some sort of “going out with a bang” type of piece! I guess only time will tell (how’s that for a pun!!).

Mr Journe is living and breathing watchmaking. I doubt he, as a person, is able to do much else that he would feel more meaningful

My feeling of him as a person is, that everything in his life revolves around his watchmaking

I was initially thinking the size, and what that meant for future regular production prices, was a big negative but then I realized it doesn’t matter to me as whatever regular production piece that follows this is way way outside of any watch budget I’ll ... 

I had the exact same train of thought. It is not relevant to me personally i just don’t hope to see it as a trend for FPJ as I’m guessing a lot of us feel. I agree so much on your second point as well. Even though it is a multiple complication and the siz... 

I understand many like that aesthetic and so my comment should be taken as the subjective view it is. It’s good that we have both, something for everyone!

And you are risking the wrath of the Patek Forum. Know when to duck.

Living on the edge 😎 As much as I love and respect Patek, I find it difficult to appreciate the aesthetics of that piece. I know, on a technical level, it is a master piece.

Wish PP did astrological a bit more. At 44mm would have no interest for me and I guess the price will be in the millions

Somehow it suits the FPJ aesthetic very well.

...Annual Calendar? Seems odd to have a tourbillon and minute repeater but not a perpetual calendar.

It is much more difficult to do a perpetual than an annual. Perhaps, there just wasn’t the room for it. But I he your point well.

No complex mechanisms. It is a hand that can be seen on the caseback side, and makes a full revolution once every 366 days. It simply points to a disc which has properly spaced, varying month lengths between 29-31 days. The reason this was done is because... 

that the equation of time ties in with the annual calendar. I am not that deep in to the technical issue but i understand that the jump from annual to a perpetual calendar is quite a big one. not only in tems of number of parts but actually making the mec... 

Outstanding and superlative creation, love it. Vte