Ever since François-Paul Journe created his first timepieces, his dream was to manufacture them in gold. The dream became reality in 2004, and F.P.Journe is today the only watch brand to produce its movements in 18kt rose gold. Now, the dials are also available in 18kt gold with embossed mirror numbers integrated into the dial.
After a very careful preparation of the dial, including a refined sanding for the base to be perfect, a specific F.P.Journe silver layer is applied. The numbers are then surfaced with a diamond tool making them appear like mirrors on the dial. The last operation is the print transfer for the time indications and the F.P.Journe logo which requires up to 5 successive layers for a perfect bombé shape.
The new gold dials are available for the Chronomètre Souverain, the Octa Réserve and the Octa Lune models, and they are available world-wide at the ten F.P.Journe boutiques.
Chronomètre Souverain Technical Specifications:
The case, in platinum or in 18kt rose gold, measures 40mm x 8.6mm (a 38mm version is available upon request) . The crystal is sapphire.
Movement is the Swiss manual-wind F.P.Journe in-house caliber 1304, done in 18kt rose gold, with 22 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 56 hours. It features a partly circular grained baseplate that s solar grained, with polished screw heads, chamfered slots and pegs with polished rounded ends.
The dial for the 18kt rose gold case is done in 18kt rose gold with silver, numbers integrated in the dial, and rose gold hands. For the platinum case it has a white gold dial with silver, numbers integrated in the dial, hands done in steel.
It comes on an alligator strap with a gold or platinum buckle.
Octa Rèserve and Octa Lune Technical Specifications:
The case, in platinum or in 18kt rose gold, measures 40mm x 10.6mm (a 38mm version is available upon request) . The crystal is sapphire.
Movement is the Swiss automatic F.P. Journe in-house caliber 1300.3, done in 18kt rose gold, with 40 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 120 hours. It has circular Côtes de Genève decoration on bridges, with partly circular graining on base plate, polished screw heads with chamfered slots, chamfered and circular grained wheels, and steel components hand polished and chamfered.
The dial for the 18kt rose gold case is done in 18kt rose gold with silver and integrated gold embossed numbers, and gold hands. The platinum version has a white gold dial with silver and integrated gold embossed numbers, hands done in steel.