One of the benefits of holding a medical conference at a venue which sits on top of an F1 track.
That fine-grained gold-base dial and those embossed numerals will make magic out of any oblique-angled light HAGWE. Hussam ...
Thanks! The background begged for a wrist shot!
It was just of a case of being in the right place
In this shot these numerals absolutely look
applied rather than embossed?! Beautiful watch!
Are you sure these numerals arenāt āapplied?ā See below.
I learned that FP Journe switched from the āembossedā numerals to āapplied.ā ...
Hi Ed. Thatās disappointing. I doubt info would be incorrect on their website, but Iāll still check with them. Any idea when that switch happened?
I based my info on my research when buying the watch. It was mentioned in a Hodinkee article from 2014 titled ā Introducing The F.P. Journe ChronomĆØtre Souverain, Octa Lune, And Octa Reserve, Now With Solid Gold Dials (Live Pics, Full Specs, Official Pric...
Looks like that was still the case in 2019.
thejourneguy.com So the switch must have happened after that
If you look at the picture below you can clearly
Tell the applied on the Dubai. Yours maybe embossed; was the original date of sale prior to 2019 (it is possible to be later than 2019 and still be embossed if the watch was from an AD and did not sell quickly though unlikely) and how it looks next numera...
Here's an embodsed dial
They would punch from the back of the gold disc, then silver whiten the front , then sand down through the silvering to show the gold of the disc. That's quite a process! Applying numerals is also nice. ...
Thanks Spangles. Here is my embossed with my buddyās
Applied Dubai and his pt nacre. ...
Lovely trio indeed. I havenāt handled a Dubai edition before, so I canāt compare. But Iāll check Tim Mossoās videos on YouTube.
Spanglesā photo of his gorgeous watch is from a direct angle, so I canāt tell, but perhaps the edges of his numerals are a little smoother and less sharp. Maybe My watch was purchased at the end of 2020, from an AD; not sure if these watches were staying ...
Right, thatās why I was hoping to get an
Embossed one and at the oblique angles the numerals of our dials look similar.
If yourās is embossed for sure, then I have to be optimistic that mine is too š
What year is yours? 2018?
Yeah. Youāre good.
Here are some oblique angle photos; what do you reckon? Applied? ...
The embossed dial has numerals that are flush (they sand down to the gold disc), applied numerals are raised up.
Yours are applied, and very nice!
This is what I noticed right away also.
Your numerals look applied and when I looked into it learned that Journe made this switch. I love them either way. The applied ones look fabulous!
I really really appreciate you bringing it up because we are all detail oriented people in this hobby.
Donāt get me wrong, I love the numerals and how they shine. But the idea of them being embossed is just more exciting. I wanted the dial makers to really struggle, you know š¤£š¤£š Even if the end result isnāt as shiny
Nice, one of our sons just attended
a medical conference in London last week. No F1 track but everything in London at his fingertips and he took it all in along with his girlfriend.
