This is a beautiful piece and what I have learned over many years of collecting is to listen to the heart. I have a similar attachment to my CS. My most worn watch in all my years of collecting. The Elegante is a peculiar watch and I didn’t like it when I
Its charm isn’t as easy to grasp for me as the one of his other pieces. But I love that it has a tonneau shape. It’s probably a watch one has to see in person even more than any other watch. Have a great weekend, Christian! As for the watch on my wrist to
If your watch catches the full moon, share it too — doesn’t have to be Journe, of course. Let’s fill the feed with lunar timepieces under the full moon.
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
I wouldn’t exactly call it smooth. Inconstancy in early brass movement T, R, RdM ect dials was du to different dial suppliers. This is where you find the dials with shimmer. To find a regular production TN with shimmer or “a lot more coveted by collectors
Most definitely deliberate. Each was bought with intent, and as part of a general upgrade in my collecting. I don’t think there is any real opportunistic purchase among those watches; but of course I was switching my focus to Journe well before the market
This series was made to commemorate over the years the opening in September 2003 of F.P. Journe 's first boutique , the Tokyo salon in Aoyama. All 6 watches have a polished titanium 40 mm case, a gold crown and pushers , a burgundy-coloured strap and a ru
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
2005 - 2025 Ref. CS Calibre 1304 After the Tourbillon Souverain, the Chronomètre à Résonance and the Octa, it is now the turn of the Chronomètre Souverain. Introduced in 2005 and now the most sought-after model in our collections, the Chronomètre Souverai
This year marks the 10 th anniversary of the Elegante watch. And so, this year’s Salon was dedicated entirely to the watch that has grown from controversy in to an enormous success for the brand. I was able to see and try the “Gino´s Dream” in Geneva. I g