F.P. Journe

Chronometre Bleu Cocktail in Paris (including a surprise)

 

The 3rd of December, we had the chance to attend a cocktail organised by the François-Paul Journe Boutique in Paris. We were warmly welcome by Lucas and his team, Marie-Jo, Maurine and Thomas. The purpose of the cocktail was to present us the latest novelty from François-Paul, the Chronometre Bleu.

In a very few words: I really like this watch.

I like it because the combo between the tantalum case and the chrome blue dial works perfectly. Tantalum is a material which has some blued reflections so you can imagine the nice colors effects it gives to the watch.

I like it because the dial is pure: even if I think that the power reserve indicator is very well integrated on the dial of the CS, without it, the simplicity of the dial reinforces the watch appeal.

The step-aside small second keeps the originality of the CS.

I like it because the case diameter is new located between the two sizes of the CS: 39mm.

I'm not a fan of the 40mm version of the CS. I think that the bezel becomes too thick in this version. Here, the watch is perfectly balanced.

But of course, the most beautiful part of the watch is the dial (if we forget the caliber 1304).

It is very difficult to shoot this watch, to capture the various shades of blue. Sometimes, the dial seems to be very dark, almost black. And sometimes, the blue color becomes obvious.

The dial:

The PG caliber 1304 which has a power reserve of 56 hours. You can easily notice the twin barrels:

 

  A very balanced watch, perfect on my wrist:

The cocktail gave me the opportunity to have an overview of the current collection.

The Black Dial Chronomètre à Résonance:

Pt Centigraphe:

PG Chronomètre à Résonance:

Tourbillon Seconde Morte:

An interesting folding clasp. You can adjust it easily thanks to the figures.





Cufflinks:





A few pictures of the cocktail:

Maurine and Lucas with the Chronomètre Bleu:

Lucas explains the key features of the Chronomètre Bleu to the guests:

Purist Member Christian aka "Steyr" with me on the right:

I would like to have the same clock in my living-room:

The Boutique:

 

The handles of the door:

And the surprise is coming !

One of the guests was wearing the first wristwatch  made by François-Paul Journe and released in 1991. A true historical watch. I would like to thank the lucky owner for having let me take pics of this rare and superb watch. Look at its simplicity, the power reserve indicator, the big screws on the dial.

It was a fantastic surprise for the people attending the cocktail.

Again, I would like to thank a lot Lucas, Maurine, Marie-Jo and Thomas for the warm welcome and the nice evening.

Fr.Xavier

This message has been edited by foversta on 2009-12-05 13:53:55

 

This message has been edited by foversta on 2009-12-05 15:44:34