pinpa
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2001 Resonance
Jan 17, 2020,20:54 PM
Hi All,
This is my first post. A thank you to all for making this such a wonderful place to learn. I have quietly enjoyed this forum and wanted to pose 2 questions to everyone:
1. Why did Mr. Journe use gold for his dials when he started making his watches? I particularly enjoy the grainy, sparkly yellow gold dial. It’s quite dynamic and eye catching. However, I do not think it was common to use gold for dials, even for today? I’m curious if he had a particular reason. Was it to be unique? Was it at a client’s request? Or was it common practice in 2009?
2. What causes these dials to oxidize or change? Moisture? Sunlight? Original fabrication defects or technique? Some dials have a peripheral stain like a watermark. Others seem to have central spots while other dials have a uniform patina throughout. This specific piece saw very little daylight before I acquired it. I believe is was locked away for years with little wrist time. As such, the dial is clean and what I would imagine it looked like in 2001. However, I assume it will change with more wrist time. To me, a uniform patina is beautiful. Is there a way to prevent more localized changes?
This forum has immense collective experience so I would love to hear people’s responses. I have never met Mr. Journe but I’m sure somebody here has asked these questions to the artist himself. Thank you!
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2001 Resonance
By: pinpa : January 17th, 2020-20:54
Hi All, This is my first post. A thank you to all for making this such a wonderful place to learn. I have quietly enjoyed this forum and wanted to pose 2 questions to everyone: 1. Why did Mr. Journe use gold for his dials when he started making his watche...
Interesting!
By: pinpa : January 18th, 2020-10:44
Thank you for the reply. Very interesting. I'd love to hear what you find out from the manufacturer!
+1
By: ChristianDK : January 23rd, 2020-12:53
Exactly like this!
thats a rvery idea
By: ChristianDK : January 23rd, 2020-12:55
It would destroy the dial. The Patina on these early ones is part of the attraction.
Beautiful piece - congrats!
By: cmmnsens : January 18th, 2020-06:08
Check out it’s a good resource for all things Journe. He talks about the history of R in more detail.
Resonance
By: pinpa : January 18th, 2020-10:48
Thank you. Wonderful site. These early gold dials are magnificent. I'm keen to learn more about them. And beautiful tourbillon!
Superb watch and Resonances are having a moment!
By: S.Song : January 19th, 2020-20:03
Also part of the reason why the dials tended to oxidze was because Journe used glue to seal the crystals back then rather than a gasket. It was obviously not a great choice and he has changed since Some collectors really welcome the tarnishing too as some...
Glue
By: pinpa : January 20th, 2020-08:11
Very interesting, I appreciate the information. I love the learning the history of these pieces.
Thank you.
By: pinpa : January 24th, 2020-13:16
Thank you. Acquired it before it got crazy.