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The Inertia of F.P. Journe

Published: August 17, 2007 | 00:31

The genius of F.P. Journe as captured by Danish Television-->Video Link

F.P. Journe website-->Link

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Centigraphe Souverain by F. P. Journe

Published: May 11, 2007 | 02:31

"The Centigraphe Souverain from F.P. Journe. An in-house designed and manufactured fully-integrated chronograph, beating at 21,600 bph AND able to record elapsed time down to a mechanically nanoscopic 1/100 of a second! Combined with the tachometer scales, being able to measure intervals of 1/100th second makes it theoretically possible to time something moving at 360,000 km/hr."

- From Ian Skellern's great post in Horomundi-->Link He also shot the video below showing off the hummingbird paced functions.

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FP Journe Sonnerie Souverain

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All Wound Up - 2007 Baselworld & SIHH

Published: April 20, 2007 | 01:08

So far, my favorite watches for 2007 include DeBethune, Sarpaneva, HD3, Hautlence, Greubel Forsey, and the Opus 7. Nevertheless, here are some other noteworthy new releases from Basel/SIHH;

Glashütte Original - PanoTourbillon XL

Vianney Halter 'Janvier Classique Lune et Soleil'
Solar Time & Moonphase-->Link

FP Journe 'Centigraph' -->Link

Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab
First lubricant-free watch-->Link

A.Lange & Sohne 31
First 31 Day Power Reserve-->Link
(Wind once, runs for a month!)

Concord C1-->Link

Bell & Ross BR01 Instrument
Blue, Orange & all black Phantom-->Link

Related new-release posts;
DeBethune-->Link
Greubel Forsey-->Link
Opus 7-->Link
Sarpaneva Supernova-->Link
Hautlence-->Link
HD3 Vulcania-->Link
Bell & Ross Tourbillon-->Link

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TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO WATCH HAS GONE BEFORE!

Published: March 15, 2007 | 10:48

Great article by Nick Foulkes from FT about the current 'Garage Watchmakers' of todays exclusive independent boutique brands like MB&F, Urwerk, Richard Mille, Vianney Halter, Hautlence, FP Journe, HD3, and Greubel Forsey.

Article PDF-->Here

via Ian Skellern @ OurWorld

F.P. Journe Sonnerie Souveraine Grand-Strike Clockwatch and Minute Repeater

Published: February 23, 2007 | 11:41

This is a living breathing creature, not a wristwatch. At first glance, the F.P. Journe Sonnerie Souveraine may not seem out of the ordinary -- except for the profound fact that it comes alive with movement and sound, a mechanical praying mantis striking chiming gongs instead of prey.

Requiring ten patents and six years of development, F.P. Journe explains, "The grand-strike clockwatch is the most complex of horological creations. The greatest difficulty in its construction is to achieve full clockwatch capability from the limited energy available in a wristwatch without compromising on the sound and reliability of the chime."

F.P. Journe is relatively new the independent watchmaking world but he's become an overnight success since the 1999 inception. Comparisons to masters like 19th century watchmaker/inventor Abraham Louis Breguet and Antonio Stradivari (Stradivarius violins) are certainly piquing the interest of many. And within the insular & ravenous watch collecting world, there exist entire forums dedicated to his brand.

The Sonnerie is priced at 650,000 Swiss Francs with only four made per year (with a waiting list) but the rest of the Journe collection starts at $19,400 USD.

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The Inertia of F.P. Journe

Centigraphe Souverain by F. P. Journe

All Wound Up - 2007 Baselworld & SIHH

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO WATCH HAS GONE BEFORE!

F.P. Journe Sonnerie Souveraine Grand-Strike Clockwatch and Minute Repeater

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