The Journe Guy

Category: Technical Perspective

  • Technical Perspective: Calibrating the Power Reserve

    Technical Perspective: Calibrating the Power Reserve

      The power reserve indicator happens to be of great importance to some and of far less importance to others, understandably so. For starters, one could always argue that winding a manual watch and not knowing when to stop (especially if it’s your first time) can be rather intimidating. Yet again, even in automatics, it’s…

  • A Closer Look at Accuracy vs. Precision

    A Closer Look at Accuracy vs. Precision

    “Accuracy” and “Precision” are two words that have cherished value to watch connoisseurs yet, often get lightly interchanged with the impression that they mean the same thing, which they don’t. Different, not entirely related, but in a perfect world the goal is to have both when it comes to a watch. Outside Watches Perhaps the…

  • “On-demand” with The F.P. Journe Répétition Minutes

    “On-demand” with The F.P. Journe Répétition Minutes

      The F.P. Journe Répétition Minutes (RM) made its debut in 2008 as the thinnest repeater in the market. While that title has since been reclaimed by other competitors since, the RM is still one of the most remarkable repeaters in the market, and the only pure minute repeater wristwatch offered by F.P. Journe since…

  • Technical Perspective: The Trick Behind Adjusting The Resonance

    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…

  • A Movement That Created a Collection: The Octa

    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…

  • F.P. Journe’s Moonphase: Gaining a New Appreciation

    F.P. Journe’s Moonphase: Gaining a New Appreciation

      When it comes to pure poetry, it’s difficult to top a moonphase complication. To start, a watch alone is poetic and there’s nostalgia in it, but add a moonphase onto the dial and it becomes a lot more. I’d say that for many people who first jump into this hobby, a moonphase is definitely…

  • In Pursuit of Precision: Breaking Down the Chronométre Optimum

    In Pursuit of Precision: Breaking Down the Chronométre Optimum

      Wind the clock back nearly 200 years to the 18th century and you enter what is often referred to as the “Golden Age” of watchmaking. It was during this period where the works of some of the most prominent watchmakers to ever roam could be sourced back to, and you will come across names…

  • Technical Perspective: Why the Quantième Perpétuel isn’t Just Another Perpetual Calendar

    Technical Perspective: Why the Quantième Perpétuel isn’t Just Another Perpetual Calendar

    In 2012, F.P. Journe unveiled his Octa Quantième Perpétuel yet surprisingly it never actually got delivered except towards the end of 2015/early 2016. There was a significant delay in the production of the watch and by the time the first deliveries came around nearly four years later, the watch underwent somewhat of a soft relaunch…

  • How F.P. Journe Calibers are Referenced

    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…

  • Technical Perspective: The Challenges & Marvels of the Vagabondage III

    Technical Perspective: The Challenges & Marvels of the Vagabondage III

      I recall getting into a discussion with François-Paul Journe a year prior to the release of his Vagabondage III and I clearly remember him telling me; “the first was a jumping hour, the second was a jumping minute and the third is going to be the end of the trilogy and the best of…