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F.P. Journe

F.P. Journe (or FP Journe) is an ultra high-end Swiss watch manufacture. It was founded in 1999 and its name derives from the founder and watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe. As a watch manufcaturer F.P. Journe builds everything in-house and has also invented entirely new features, for example the resonance chronometer.

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Splendid Splitters: 5 Noteworthy Rattrapante Chronograph Watches

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in July 2022.  Rattrapante chronographs, also referred to as split-seconds chronographs, are a type of chronograph with two seconds hands that allow for the ability to time multiple simultaneous events, such as runners during a race. It can also time a series of events,...

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Jul 18, 2024 by WatchTime

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Did You Know That: Precious Metals Are Not The Best In Transmitting Sound

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2022. The minute repeater is still one of the most coveted complications. It is challenging to make, and not that many brands even do so. With the brands that have them in their collection, they more often than not rank among their most...

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May 23, 2024 by Martin Green

A New Era for American Watch Brands

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The surge in popularity that independent watch brands and watchmakers have enjoyed these last several years is apparent and clearly here to stay. These “indie” Swiss, German and Japanese brands and watchmakers have been able to meet the moment by recruiting...

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Mar 13, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Ineichen Auctions: New World Record for Vacheron Constantin

Ineichen Auctioneers’ March 2022 sale, La Vie en Rose, saw two F.P.Journe collectors’ pieces achieve eye-watering hammer prices on March 12: Top lots included the Chronomètre à Résonance Sincere Limited Edition No. 202-RN, which was estimated at CHF 200,000-300,000 and sold for CHF 360’000. Similar success was achieved for the Octa Calendrier Sincere Limited-Edition No....

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Mar 13, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

The Power of Platinum: Five Limited-Edition Timepieces in Platinum Cases

Platinum is regarded as the most precious of all the precious metals used in watchmaking, which is why its use is relatively scarce in all but the most exclusive of timepieces. Here are five that made their debut within the last year. ARMIN STROM ZEITGEIST Armin Strom celebrates five years since its most substantial horological...

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Jan 20, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

On Time, Off-Center: Five Watches With Asymmetrical Time Displays

Most watches, even those equipped with numerous complications, still place the primary timekeeping indications — hours, minutes, and seconds — in the center of their dials and strive for symmetry in their overall design. Here are a handful of timepieces that do it differently. A. LANGE & SÖHNE LANGE 1 No listing of timepieces with...

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Dec 10, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Whirlwind Romance: The 220-Year History of the Tourbillon

From its utilitarian roots in the 19th century, the tourbillon has evolved in the modern era to become the ultimate expression of watchmakers’ technical prowess and avant-garde creativity. We trace its fascinating two-century-plus evolution in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Throughout the centuries-long history of timekeeping, mechanisms originally developed for entirely practical purposes have...

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Nov 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A Feast of Gold and Gray: Zurich’s Ineichen Auctioneers Offers More than 200 Rare Watches at November Auction

Twin Vianney Halter timepieces, along with collectible watches by Audemars Piguet, A. Lange & Söhne, Patek Philippe, Girard-Perregaux, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, F.P. Journe, Urwerk, Tissot, Daniel Roth, and Konstantin Chaykin are set to go under the hammer at Swiss auction house Ineichen Zurich at its auction on November 20-21, 2021. The two-day auction, which will...

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Nov 16, 2021 by WatchTime

The 5 Most Expensive Timepieces Sold at Geneva’s Fall 2021 Auction Weekend

You might not have known it, but this past weekend was one of the biggest weekends for the watch industry this year — at least in Geneva. Kicking off with the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie Genève (GPHG, aka the “Oscars” of the watch world) which awarded 18 prizes to some of the best watches of...

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Nov 11, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

F.P. Journe Marks 20 Years of Octa with New 99-Piece Limited Edition in Platinum

F.P. Journe presented the first Octa Automatique in 2001, and the self-winding movement that eponymous founder Francois-Paul Journe developed for that seminal timepiece has undergone only three minor evolutions in the two decades since, testifying to its ingenious and durable design. Paying tribute to it is this week’s Watch to Watch, a special edition in...

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May 13, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Watches, Whiskies, and More: Six Pairings of High-End Timepieces and Top-Shelf Spirits

There’s nothing like a well-earned, sublime sip of your favorite libation at the end of a long workday, whether at home or out-and-about — especially if you’re wearing just the right wristwatch to count down to your Happy Hour. Here we match up six noteworthy spirits — four Scotch whiskies, a mezcal and a brandy...

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Oct 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: F.P Journe Automatique Lune

WatchTime New York is just a week away, and Team WatchTime is steadily growing more and more excited for the 37 brands we’ll be hosting on October 25-26 at Gotham Hall in Manhattan. One of those brands is famed haute horlogerie manufacturer F.P. Journe, and this year the high-end Swiss watchmaker will be presenting its updated Automatique Lune watches from the Octa collection.

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Oct 18, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

EVENTS:

Announcing the 36 Presenting Watch Brands at WatchTime New York 2019

Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone out there is having a fun and safe start to the holiday weekend. To commemorate Independence Day, we’re happy to announce a majority of the watch brands that will be presenting at this year’s WatchTime New York show. Over the past five years, the two-day WatchTime New York...

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Jul 4, 2019 by WatchTime

COUTNDOWN TO WTLA:

F.P. Journe Brings the Updated Élégante Collection to WatchTime Los Angeles

Élégante by F.P. Journe was originally intended to be solely the brand’s offering for female enthusiasts. It was first released in 2016 and it uses an in-house quartz movement that took Journe and team eight years of R&D to perfect. Not only does the electromechanical caliber promise at least eight years of running autonomy, it also features...

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Apr 28, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

COUNTDOWN TO WTLA

West Coast Whirlwinds: Five Tourbillon Watches You’ll Discover at WatchTime L.A.

WatchTime Los Angeles, the West Coast's biggest watch show, hits Downtown L.A.'s Hudson Loft like a horological whirlwind next week! “Whirlwind,” incidentally, is the literal translation of “tourbillon,” one of the watch world’s most coveted high complications. Here are five of the most notable tourbillon-equipped timepieces that will be on display over the course of the two-day horological extravaganza.

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Apr 26, 2019 by WatchTime

WATCH TEST

Reserved Power: Testing the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down

Check out our review of the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down, which comes equipped with a prominent "ab/auf" power reserve display and has the restrained styling for which the brand is known.

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Apr 15, 2019 by WatchTime

SIHH 2019 REVISITED:

F.P. Journe Celebrates 20 Years of the Tourbillon Souverain with a New Vertical Tourbillon Construction

The year 2019 is shaping up to be a significant one for François-Paul Journe and his eponymous manufacture. Not only is this year the 20th anniversary of the iconic Chronomètre à Resonance but it’s also the 20th anniversary of the Tourbillon Souverain.   The Tourbillon Souverain has been a consistent presence in Journe’s catalog since...

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Apr 11, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

EVENTS:

WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 4

As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who...

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Mar 29, 2019 by WatchTime

Highlights from WatchTime’s March-April Issue, On Sale Now

The second WatchTime issue of 2019 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our cover story on the Bulgari Octo Finissimo in carbon, a high-tech material update to the world’s thinnest tourbillon timepiece; a test of the Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision with its innovate Grinder winding mechanism; an in-depth review of the 2018 Omega Seamaster 300; a spotlight...

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Mar 12, 2019 by WatchTime

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Notable Chronograph Watches Released in 2018

As we approach the end of 2018 and prepare for 2019 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 chronograph watches released in 2018 that stood out from the pack.

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Dec 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo
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