F.P. Journe

I have wanted this chronograph for a long time and needed to trade into it. My collection is now down to 4 watches, but this is the heart of the collection. Rotated image ...  

Beautiful collection. I am the same and prefer to have less watches that all get a lot of wrist time compared to having many that miss out. Cheers Jarrod

now at least I can wear them all

Congratulations for putting together a coherent collection. I feel 3-4 carefully chosen watches can really be sufficient: you are proving it nicely.

I am debating if 3 would be enough. How many do u have?

Tip of the hat to you

There are many opinions and preferences when it comes to the rubber on these watches, personally on the gold I like the contrast the rubber provides even more.

but I also think this looks sportier, thats what I wanted

Gorgeous watch and a great, diverse collection

As are most Journes. And your 4 watch collection would be pretty hard to beat.

Like many i envy you . I wish i could bring my collection down to a few masterpieces . But i still love them all and can’t see them leave at some point soon .

and great collection. Perhaps only thing I would need is 1 steel watch - sub,gmt, nautilus, overseas, etc for pool, etc.

The Patek is 50mm wr, but the freak is a great titanium sporty looking watch. I actually still have a basic panerai.

So the count would be 5 👍

but I rarely wear it, just to bike, etc

It is sitting in her closet with her watches, so I don't count it

That’s a solid 4 to have

You are my Lange guru. Now I have to decide if I want to consolodate further for a dato perpetual.

I find the dato perp to busy dial side for my liking. But different strokes for different folks.

u would recommend the up down instead?

I would, it’s the watches truest form. But that is only my humble opinion.

I can't see parting with it

The rattapante is one of my favorite Journe releasens in recent years. I also really applaud your collection approach by have fewer but better pieces. It’s a very clever approach to discipline your self and I think the result you are displaying is proof. ... 

I first tried on the watch 2 yrs ago and worked my way up. I found less pieces with more substance make me happier