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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…
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Farewell 2018: The Most Worn F.P. Journe of the Year
Just two months into 2019 and I will have hit the 5-year anniversary since owning my very first Journe. Needless to say, since that moment, each year has been eventful with changing views, opinions, and reinforcing the passion within. So as we bring 2018 to a close, I figured it would be fun to…
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Discovery: A New Finding Regarding the Delivery of the Souscriptions
It is well known by now that in order to fund his brand, François-Paul Journe used a souscription system with his first 20 watches. The pieces were sold to close friends and collectors who were required to pay a 50% deposit to place an order, and later complete the payment upon delivery, once the…
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News: The Centigraphe Souverain Officially Discontinued
Hinted at the start of the year, news regarding the discontinuation of Journe’s Centigraphe Souverain came to light. The Centigraphe Souverain was first released in 2007 and went on to win the GPHG Golden Hand in 2008 for its remarkable mechanical ability to measure increments up to 1/100th of a second using a 3hz movement.…
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Protected: Living the Dream: A Personal Delivery of an Early Icon
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Deep Discussions with François-Paul Journe
In the past, I have had the honor of interviewing François-Paul over various topics and through several events (more to be posted). We often speak about watches which is a fair topic to discuss but to me, I’ve always pushed to interview the man for whom and what he is. It’s the more personal…