Today November 8, 2024, at the Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking, 1980-1999 Auction by Phillips Watches in Geneva, Switzerland an F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d’Egalité sold for CHF 7,320,000 Swiss Francs —approximately USD 8.3 million— setting a new world record for any F.P. Journe watch ever sold at auction.
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Rare Bird: F. P. Journe Chronomètre Holland & Holland. A Match Made in Heaven.
Founded in 1835, Holland & Holland is renowned for producing some of the finest firearms in the world. Specializing in exquisite shotguns and rifles, the British manufacturer is synonymous with luxury, precision, and heritage as much as F.P. Journe when it comes to watches. The F. P. Journe Chronomètre Holland & Holland is the result of a collaboration that brings together the love for craftsmanship, heritage, and precision of both brands and which took place in 2017 and 2018.
News: Phillips Watches to Auction a Complete Set of Five F.P. Journe 'Souscription' Watches (Number 1 in Each Series) at The Geneva Watch Auction XIV
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is immensely proud to announce, for the first time on the market, not only a complete set of F.P. Journe ‘Souscription’ watches but more importantly the number 1 in each series, to be offered at auction in The Geneva Watch Auction: XIV in November 2021. In 1999, after years of restoring antique clocks and watches as well as making unique commission pieces for discerning collectors, François-Paul Journe set out to create his eponymous brand.
Rare Bird: F.P. Journe Society Chronometer. The Only Way to Get One is by Being Part of the Club.
There are secret societies and then there is the Journe Society. The one and only watch ‘lunatic’ secret club that we know about. So secret and so exclusive that the only way to join is by buying an insane number of timepieces from the man himself, monsieur François-Paul Journe. You can join many private clubs and societies by filing an application, getting approved, and paying the dues, but when it comes to the Journe Society, you will be vetted by François-Paul Journe and other existing founding members before you can even aspire to be part of it.
Rare Bird: F.P. Journe Centigraphe CT Souverain Rose Gold
While we are unaware of the total production numbers for the F.P. Journe Centigraphe Souverain, it is very likely that François-Paul Journe didn’t create more than a few hundred of one of his most special watches. Due to its rarity and limited production numbers we are granting it the status of a rare bird here at WCL. Revered as one of the greatest watchmakers of the 21st century along with names like Philippe Dufour, Kari Voutilainen and Stephen Forsey, François-Paul Journe started designing his vision of contemporary watchmaking back in 1999.
Insider: F.P. Journe lineSport Chronographe Rattrapante. Powered by the New Calibre 1518.
Revered as one of the greatest watchmakers of the 21st century along with names like Philippe Dufour, Kari Voutilainen and Stephen Forsey, François-Paul Journe started designing his vision of contemporary watchmaking back in 1999. Very well known for the Latin words ‘Invenit et Fecit’ —meaning invented and made— inscribed in all of his timepieces, all of his watches are the result of rigorous craftsmanship and manufacture processes where the F.P. Journe himself is always completely involved.
Insider: F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain Boutique Edition. The Watch that Made Us Break a Promise.
They say that one of the principles of good journalism is to be objective and neutral about what or who you write about. Considering the circumstances between the brand F.P. Journe and our publication, we will do our best to keep this post as objective and neutral as possible. Sometimes, no matter how nice you are to people and how hard you work, you still run into arrogant executives in the watch industry that disrespect you or that think that because they work for a very special brand, you as a watch publication are obliged to take their attitude and still write about their watches.
Back in 2013 during the SIAR, we promised the F.P. Journe brand that we would never write about them as long as we owned this website. Today, we are breaking this promise just to pamper a very close and dear friend of ours that recently acquired the only F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain Boutique Edition ref. CS that has made it to the American continent. Not only our friend wanted for us to do a special review of this special timepiece that he now owns, but we also felt that this watch is well worth talking about.
