Since then, I have bought their shares of the business and now have Vacheron Constantin as a partner,” Journe says. “I had Cédric Johner and Harry Winston as associates when we founded the company back in 2000. And because he never leaves anything to chance, he set up Les Cadraniers de Genève twelve years ago. But even a watchmaker extraordinaire like Journe knows how ideal it is that the external beauty of a timepiece can reflect its internal beauty. And this is not a metaphor: any brand would like a customer to fall in love with its watches at first sight.François-Paul Journe puts a lot of emphasis on the architecture and finishing of his calibers. However, in this new millennium, the competitiveness in the upper echelons of haute horlogerie is at the highest level the smallest detail can make a difference in the eyes of a wealthy customer. Yes, the wrapping does matter for them as well, but not as much as the content. JourneOld-school fundamentalists will say that high watchmaking is all about the movements, how complicated they are, and their exquisite level of finishing.

Journe Octa UTC with a colored earth divided into time zones.

Journe watches tend to fall within the Octa line.WORLDTEMPUS - 15 January 2013 Miguel Seabra Journe has even developed his own quartz movement for its Elegante line with a mechanical motion sensor that allows the watch to shut down partially and conserve energy when it is not being worn.įor watch enthusiasts, the most popular F. Journe watch collections include the Octa, Octa Luna, and Chronometre Souverain lines, as well as highly limited and complicated timepieces that contain complex escapement systems, tourbillon, or calendar mechanisms. Journe watches are currently only available through company-owned boutiques and official retail partnerships. The man has exhibited immense talent for watch movement design through his highly advanced calibres such as the Tourbillon Souverain, Grand Sonnerie, Chronometre Optimum, and Centigraphe. The company's motto, Invenit et Fecit (Latin for ' invented it and made it') stands for its ability to design and make the entirety of a watch.įrancois-Paul Journe was born in Marseille in 1957, graduating from the Parisian watchmaking school in 1976. It remains the only luxury watchmaker to still be based in central Geneva, headquartered in a converted gaslamp factory in the Coulouvreniere Rois neighborhood. Its founder, Francois-Paul Journe is still at the helm of the brand, although in 2018 Chanel acquired 20% of the company for an undisclosed amount.

Journe is a manufacturer of Swiss watch dials, cases, movements, and around 800 complete watches per year.

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