F.P. Journe Only Watch 2021: New Release
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F.P. Journe Only Watch 2021: New Release

By ChristianDK · Jul 1, 2021 · 88 replies
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ChristianDK's original post introduces the F.P. Journe Francis Ford Coppola watch, a unique piece created for the Only Watch 2021 charity auction. This article delves into the community's initial reactions and technical discussions surrounding this highly unusual timepiece, exploring its innovative time display and the horological challenges it presents.

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The Francis Ford Coppola watch by F.P. Journe has been launched today. It’s a piece unique to be auctioned off at the ONLYWATCH charity auction. The Auction is going to be held on the 6th of November later this year in Monaco.

Please see the official link here.  www.onlywatch.com

The Watch will be available for viewing  during  the ONLYWATCH world tour in Monaco, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore Hong Kong, Geneve. Please check the official website for dates and locations

I’m eager to hear your first impressions. Of course we will learn much more about this highly unusual watch in the coming months as we get to experience it during the world tour.

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ChristianDK 














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Jp75
Jul 1, 2021

Thanks for sharing, very innovative way to display the time. Funnily enough was reading on Vacheron Constantin « heures sautantes » and see certain similarity with the triangular marker pointing to the minutes around the case. The hours presentation with the hand and fingers is cool but somehow less than intuitive especially when jumping from the sequence of 1,2,3,4,5 … to 6,7. However I like it very much for trying new ways. Btw I wonder if the display of numbers using fingers of one hand is so

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FabR
Jul 1, 2021

Only Watch - the official website Certainly an unusual watch by FPJ, which will attract lots of attention! On a simple/humorous mathematical note, glad that the hours to display were 12, because with 33 or more, the "complex challenge" would have been mathematically impossible on one (five-fingered) hand! ;-)) Curious choice also by Patek, among others, who went for a desk clock! Cheers.

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Jp75
Jul 1, 2021

Thanks for bringing-up the point of « up to 32 « as it gave me the opportunity to reminisce probabilities and stat classes. A bit like crosswords and sudoku. Must confess I spent the (full) last 5 minutes trying to compute c(5,0) , c(5,1) … c(5,5) and coming slowly to <33 Thanks for the brain hack!

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ChristianDK
Jul 1, 2021

I think you have a point that it is not super intuitive. However, Im not the one to tell how he could have done better - given the challenge. I suppose one would need to "learn" the sequence and then it makes sense. Perhaps a bit like sign language.

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ChristianDK
Jul 1, 2021

Which was a playful attempt to display time in unusual ways. The design languale here is something entirely different tough. thank you for your valuable input Fab! If anyone here would work on the sequence it would have to be you, of course. LOL

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TheMadDruid
Jul 1, 2021

And fun. I have a feeling the estimate is low. As a non-math savant (a math idiot) what is the 32-33 thing about?

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