The Octa Automatique was my very first FP watch. When the opportunity arose to acquire the FP minute repeater, I reluctantly had to let it go. In hindsight, it was the right decision. Still, the Octa Automatique is such a simple, beautiful watch—elegant i
It was to be expected that this one would become expensive… but still, heading towards 11 million is just insane. Well, it’s no surprise that the Chronomètre Bleu now easily goes for 150–200K. It’s only a fraction of the Coppola, but on the other hand it
RG Octa Automatique & RG UTC trying out some different straps. The blue one on the UTC was a no-brainer, but I never thought that the light green would so look so nice on the Automatique.
Unless you have *huge* wrist, for sure stick with 40mm. As was mentioned before, the CS is the ultimate FPJ Classis and beloved by the beginning or the seasoned FPJ collectors. All your potential picks are great and instead of us, it's ultimately only you
In 2015 , wishing to celebrate the end of the historic 38 mm case after 25 years of existence, F.P. Journe created 38 exclusive collector’s sets containing 5 emblematic and historic watches , each one coming with: a gold dial with bronze patina and silver
These 2 will eventually go to new homes: - Octa Automatique Reserve - Chronometre Bleu These 3 are staying and will join the Repeater Souveraine: - Resonance - UTC - Reserve de Marche
I see where you're coming from because I read Forster and Bartsch's pieces. I think Forster offers the argument with fewer bullets to bite and easier ability to accommodate different views, and hence is preferable from a purely argumentative side of thing