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News: F.P. Journe Releases a 4th Generation Resonance Dial
With the approach of the 20th anniversary of F.P. Journe’s Chronomètre à Résonance, the brand has released an updated “farewell” dial for the watch’s last production year. First debuted in 2000, at Baselworld, the Resonance has seen a total of three prior editions from its very first brass-era movement to the 10th anniversary digital display.…
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Technical Perspective: The Trick Behind Adjusting The Resonance
The Resonance is often explained using the example of a radio. In order to listen to a certain station, you simply adjust your radio’s frequency to that of the station after which the two waves will synchronize and only then would you be able to listen to the station. In the case of the…
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A Movement That Created a Collection: The Octa
In 2001, François-Paul Journe released the 3rd model under his brand name F.P. Journe. Whereas the first two were manual-winding movements, being the Tourbillon & Resonance, the choice to debut his 3rd as an automatic was one obviously taken in order to reach a wider audience. He named it “Octa” and referenced it as caliber…
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How F.P. Journe Calibers are Referenced
In the watch world there are a few noteworthy movements that almost every serious enthusiast will know by heart such as caliber 2121 powering the Royal Oak Jumbo, or the automatic Patek calibers 240 and 324 that form a base for several Patek movements in the line. However, when it comes to the naming…