F.P. Journe

thinking a lot about the Optimum today. I found a couple of old pictures of the movement in the watchmakes atelier. I thought you might enjoy them. ...  

The two outer bridges, the one holding the balance wheel and spring and the one next to it, form a 'bat-wing' shape of sorts . Beautiful design. Cheers, Filip

The double barrel, the Remontoir d’egalite and the natural escapement. Very pure and also sophisticated.

Aside from owning a CS, which you will understand, the Optimum is one that would be make me really happy.

It’s at the top of my list. I hope one day ;-)……. Everyone has their favorites, but for me personally, the three favorite pieces are The CS, Resonance (all versions) and the CS. It’s all about Chronometry but achieved by taking very different paths. ... 

I've seen plenty of pictures of that movement inside the watch. Very cool to see it by itself.

😃🧐😏😂

And you are right, the backside gives the front a real run for the money.

I love how much depth it has and still the final watch is only 9,6 mm high.