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So here’s my story. I started with Panerai, and jumped straight to Audemars Piguet. I still remember the excitement of unboxing the Pam111 and the years spent eyeing the royal oak offshore but couldn’t get myself to spend that kind of money on a watch.
My AP experience has been bumpy. I bought my first ROO Navy pre-owned. My wife who was expecting our first child at that time told me: when our baby is born, you will not have time and money on watches. If you like it, why not just buy it? So I got my dream watch. Within a year, it stopped running. I panicked and called up AP. It needed a service because it has not been serviced for like 8 years, and it has been heavily polished, I was told. My heart sank a little. It’s not as perfect as I thought. That’s when I started reading up forums and got to know more about watches. I wanted to buy my wife a gift. Long story short, we bought a ladies RO and were allocated a RO 15500ST blue. AP today is very hard to catch up with. Their new releases are either impossible to obtain, or impossible to love. I got tired of their game and think it’s time to move on. I still love our pair of ROs and will keep it forever if I can.
During the pandemic, I got my first Rolexes from a AD - the two-toned Rootbeer and a Submariner No Date. With my current watches (sold my ROO) - I think I have reached my destination. The journey was fun and it’s time to enjoy the scenery, at least for some time.
And then I got to know F.P. Journe. This time, I’m pretty sure this is The Endgame. Thanks for reading til the end
This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2025-12-27 14:01:58
First post and first FPJ
Visited a FP Journe boutique 3 years ago and expressed interest in a CS and a LN. This year, right before Christmas I received a surprise email - and the rest is history. As an icing on the cake it comes with a great serial number.. by the way what do I m...
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So here’s my story. I started with Panerai, and jumped straight to Audemars Piguet. I still remember the excitement of unboxing the Pam111 and the years spent eyeing the royal oak offshore but couldn’t get myself to spend that kind of money on a watch. My...
Awesome Journey and Watches 👍😊, lucky man, you get to share your hobby with the Family
I also started with Panerai and moved into AP 😊 This was my first AP in 2002 ...
Congratulations on 4 masterpieces.
It’s interesting; I also got into watches via panerai (had to wait for my 359, back then, so got a sub-no-date to fill the void back then), then AP and then independents (FPJ and Gronefeld and Frodsham etc etc). A friend also started with panerai and ende...
Thank you for sharing your journey, and congrats! About that "endgame"...
... time will tell! Have a fantastic 2026, too! -CR
Thanks for sharing your experience and journeys but let me tell you something important.
There isn’t such a thing like an End Game watch 🫣. You just tipped your toes in a new rabbit hole by joining this great community and we will suck you in even more deeper into watch collecting. So prepare your family and your financial people around you b...
Just in time for Christmas too!
Massive congratulations and welcome to WPS! Looking forwarding to seeing more shots of this timepiece!
Welcome here Lionheart, you've made quite the splash with your first post!
The FPJ, and your entire collection, is outstanding. Please don't be a stranger. We look forward to future posts. M4
Warm welcome to WacthProSite and huge congratulations!
This is a very appealing FPJ. Wear it in the best of health. Best, Emmanuel
A very warm welcome to WPS and a huge congratulations on your new watch
What a beautiful catch. Also thank you for writing a little about your interest and collecting Journey. I highly appreciate it. I hope your new piece will bring you many hours of enjoyment. Christian
Congratulations.
And just to note, you are far from alone on the journey from Panerai to Journe. Strange and windy as it may be, it’s a path many have travelled !! Look forward to seeing and hearing more from you.
Thank you for all the warm messages!
Can’t wait to share more pics - still traveling around icy mountains and crowded theme parks. Out of curiosity how does FPJ serial no. work? Mine is x-xxx LN. Are they in sequence ie. 1-001 means the 1001th piece made for a particular model?
This is my understanding:
FPJ makes a watch 001—they keep it aside—and the first thousand become watch with no leading number. Then is series 2 - watches 1001 to 1999, then series 3 - watches 2001 to 2999 and so on. For example: if your watch is 2-777, it should be the 1775th made...
Huge congratulations 🎉
And a warm welcome here . Please tell us more about your collection 🙏🏻
Finally some pictures
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome and sharing. It’s amazing how a common interest can bring together people with different backgrounds from every corner of the world. ...
