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F.P.Journe

Independent Geneva maker founded by François-Paul Journe in 1999, known for its rose gold movements and the Chronomètre à Résonance.

In Horlobase, F.P.Journe cases run from 35 to 44 mm across, half of them between 40 and 42 mm. The thinnest is the Élégante 40 mm (7.35 mm), the thickest the Astronomic Souveraine (13.8 mm).

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Coverage so far

2 of 24 references have at least one lug-to-lug figure; the brand itself publishes one for 2.

F.P.Journe references

Watch Ø Thickness Lug-to-lug Calibre
Automatique (40 mm) AN 40 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
Automatique (42 mm) AN 42 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
Astronomic Souveraine AST 44 mm 13.8 mm — 1619
Chronomètre Bleu CB 39 mm 8.3 mm — 1304
Chronomètre Optimum (40 mm) CO 40 mm 9.5 mm — 1510
Chronomètre Optimum (42 mm) CO 42 mm 9.5 mm — 1510
Chronomètre Souverain CS 40 mm 8 mm — 1304
Divine (40 mm) DN 40 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
Divine (42 mm) DN 42 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
FFC FFC 42 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
Lune (40 mm) LN 40 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
Lune (42 mm) LN 42 mm 10.7 mm — 1300.3
Quantième Perpétuel (40 mm) QP 40 mm 10.85 mm — 1300.3
Quantième Perpétuel (42 mm) QP 42 mm 10.85 mm — 1300.3
Répétition Souveraine RM 40 mm 8.5 mm — 1408
Chronomètre à Résonance (40 mm) RQ 40 mm 10.8 mm — 1520
Chronomètre à Résonance (42 mm) RQ 42 mm 10.8 mm — 1520
Tourbillon Souverain TV 42 mm 13.6 mm — 1519
Élégante 48 mm ELHT 40 mm 7.95 mm 48 mm 1210
Élégante 40 mm ELT 35 mm 7.35 mm 40 mm 1210
Automatique Réserve ARS2/AR2 44 mm 11 mm — 1300.3
Chronomètre Furtif CF 42 mm 9.3 mm — 1522
Chronographe Rattrapante CMS/CM 44 mm 12.1 mm — 1518
Centigraphe CTS2/CT2 44 mm 11 mm — 1506

Calibres used by F.P.Journe

Calibre Power reserve Frequency Used in
1210 — — 2
1300.3 — 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 10
1304 about 56 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 2
1408 about 56 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 1
1506 about 80 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 1
1510 about 70 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 2
1518 about 80 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 1
1519 about 80 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 1
1520 42 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 2
1522 about 56 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 1
1619 40 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 1

About F.P.Journe

François-Paul Journe signs his watches "Invenit et Fecit", "invented and made it". He founded his house in Geneva in 1999 with the Tourbillon Souverain and its constant-force remontoir, then presented in 2000 the Chronomètre à Résonance, in which two balances synchronise.

Since 2004 his movements have had plates and bridges in rose gold. Production stays limited to around a thousand watches a year.