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Any UTC fans here?
I know it's not a very popular model but somehow I have a very soft spot for it in my heart.
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Explore the F.P. Journe Octa Universal Time Coordinated in platinum. Collector amanico shares photos and sparks discussion on its unique dial design and automatic movement.
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Explore the F.P. Journe Octa UTC Black Label Platinum. Collector amanico critiques its movement aesthetics, sparking a debate on automatic vs. manual calibers in haute horlogerie. Discover community insights on reliability and design.
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Any UTC fans here?
I know it's not a very popular model but somehow I have a very soft spot for it in my heart. ...
Indeed....it is NOT intuitive.
And somehow a GMT watch with a simple 24-hour scale would be a lot more useful..... At the same time, I absolutely LOVE IT....with all its quirks and * borderline uselessness* 😀😎 ...
I’ve always liked this one - another
great example of FPJ’s asymmetrical symmetry. Do you know if they did the enamel in house?
Journe has made a very original UTC display.
I didn't know it was unpopular. It's a nice colourful watch, spiced up by the strap. Cheers, Emmanuel
Yes, a very difficult sell at the time. Not many are made.
This is what used to make collecting FP Journe fun. You could pick up these little treasures second hand for a song. Now it’s different time, of course.
It’s a very cool and beautiful watch
It’s funny to think now what a hard sell it was. I love the colors of of timezone disk and a detail i particularly love are the applied numerals on the dial in two colors. That detailed always sings to me when I see it.
Quite cool, indeed.
I prefer the recto: To the verso. Too many parts hidden under the rotor. ...