F.P. Journe Chronographe FB Tokyo twentieth Anniversary

In 2003, François-Paul Journe made a pioneering transfer by opening the primary watch boutique beneath a model’s personal title in Aoyama, Tokyo, deviating from the standard watch distribution community that closely relied on retailers. This strategic placement within the culturally wealthy Omotesando district, close to the Nezu Museum, marked the start of a big enlargement of F.P. Journe’s presence on the worldwide stage. The boutique, initially set on the primary ground of the ‘La Collezione’ constructing designed by the esteemed Tadao Ando, expanded its space to 300 sq. meters in 2004 after putting in a grand double staircase that linked it to the bottom ground.

To commemorate the boutique’s vital milestones and to honour the loyalty of its patrons, François-Paul Journe launched the Tokyo Boutique Anniversaire Series. This sequence included restricted editions of a few of the model’s most iconic fashions, every specifically crafted with distinctive options. It began in 2005 with the Chronomètre Souverain, restricted to twenty items, which featured a cultured Titanium case, an 18K 6N Gold crown, and a ruthenium dial. This sequence was adopted by different restricted editions together with the Chronomètre à Résonance, the Tourbillon Souverain, the Octa Perpétuelle, and the Centigraphe Souverain, celebrating the tenth anniversary of every of its boutiques with 80 items.

To mark 20 years of its first boutique, and likewise 20 years of restricted editions, F.P. Journe has created its closing restricted version of any type. Limited to 200 items, the F.P. Journe Chronographe FB is a flyback chronograph with massive date that’s powered by the handbook wind cal. 1518.2. Like previous boutique anniversary editions, this has a titanium case with pink gold accents. The Chronographe FB encompasses a 40 mm polished Titanium case, 18K 6N Gold crown and pushers, and a dial of ruthenium on Gold. The sapphire counters and a burgundy alligator leather-based strap complemented by an 18K 6N Gold folding clasp additional intensify its luxurious design.

This mannequin is powered by the brand new Calibre 1518.2, which features a “fly-back” perform, permitting the wearer to reset and restart the chronograph immediately with a single press of the pusher at 4 o’clock—ultimate for timing consecutive occasions. The tachymeter scale, used for calculating velocity over a distance of 1000 meters, is one other distinguished function, with the chronograph seconds hand finishing one full revolution each two minutes. The minute counter at 3 o’clock advances each two minutes, offering exact measurement increments, whereas the big date show at 6 o’clock enhances legibility.