FPJourne - Automatique 2022
Following the Octa Automatique limited edition platinum watch launched last year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Octa movement, FPJourne is now adding the new Automatique to its current Classique collection, available in 40 or 42 mm (10.70 mm thick) and Two case materials, platinum or 18K 6N rose gold.replica F.P.Journe CLASSIQUE watches
All versions are powered by the Octa 1300.3 movement, a precious self-winding movement made of 18K rose gold and displayed through a sapphire crystal case back.
The 22K 5N gold eccentric oscillating weight is decorated with a delicate guilloche pattern. Its unidirectional winding is possible thanks to a self-locking ball bearing system that uses the slightest movement of the wrist to wind the watch efficiently.
Beating at a frequency of 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour), this Octa movement offers 160 hours of autonomous running time via a single barrel equipped with a one-meter-long mainspring. The chronograph accuracy is guaranteed to 120 hours, and its reserve is displayed in a specific dial area.
Hours, minutes and seconds are displayed on off-centre white silver guilloche subdials, contrasting with the white or 5N rose gold dials. The instantaneous large date display provides optimum legibility thanks to the 4.7 x 2.6 mm aperture.perfect replica watches
The hallmark elements of the FPJourne timepiece are all there: a slightly enlarged knurled crown, stretched teardrop-shaped blued-steel hands and a polished steel ring screwed into the dial.
According to well-known examples, from 1999 to 2001, the number of cases appears to have skyrocketed, while the 2000 case did not appear on the market or on forums. We know that FP Journe has no objection to the use of the 00 designation, as resonance cases in the XX/00R range have emerged.
A potential explanation could be that Journe ordered his boxes in batches. It is possible that a larger order was placed in 1999 to cover production until 2001 when a new batch needed to be ordered. We are familiar with a particularly rare example, the rose gold dial (numbered 8X/01T) whose movement is confirmed by FP Journe, produced in 2000 and cased in 2001. The movement was probably produced in late 2000 and boxed in 2001 after delivery of the new case.replica Jacob and Co. Oil Pump Watches
Following the same logic, some examples dating back to 1999 may contain movements made in 2000 and then housed in earlier cases. It would be unusual, but not impossible. In fact, Shawn Mehta, a collector of FP Journe watches who has close ties to the brand through his stepfather Gino Cukrowicz, an early partner and shareholder of the brand, brings some insight. Mehta had the opportunity to handle the Resonance using a case made in 1999 (when first ordered), which was actually in 2000, the year Resonance launched. Regardless of the above, this is just speculation and there is no official confirmation on what the actual cause might be.
We also saw changes in the engraving style of the caseback throughout production. While all watches come with a display caseback, there is extensive engraving around the crystal. As we entered the fourth generation, the technology used for lettering changed, transitioning from fairly light hand-engraving (with a carving knife) to the deeper, more even lettering applied by lasers, which is still in use today.best swiss replica watches
This distinction is often referred to by collectors as "shallow" and "deep" engravings. This is another indicator of Francois-Paul Journe improving his production process, gradually moving towards a more systematic approach.
CHRONOMÈTRE À RESONANCE
As Rexhep Rexhepi, an independent watchmaker who worked for Journe, said: "When I think of Francois-Paul Journe, I think of Resonance." For Rexhepi, the opportunity to work on this model while working at FP Journe was "a child Dreams come true."
In fact, Chronomètre à Resonance has become synonymous with the watchmaker, one of his most ingenious and recognized inventions. About 15 years after Journe's initial unsuccessful attempt on a pocket watch in 1983, Journe was able to hone the phenomenon of acoustic resonance in a watch, showing a prototype at the 1999 Basel fair. RICHARD MILLE RM 67-02 Extra Flat Fernando Alonso
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