F.P. Journe

 Thin watch I think wears nicer on the wrist and i prefer the presence, not sure if its the curved bars connecting the strap but when I tried a CS in the boutique was very nice on the wrist there but easy to forget as well. (and I have pretty small wrists so at 40mm thats great) 

 I also agree its a shame they no longer do the 38mm case which I think would be an ideal size. Also the earlier resonance watches (or for you an over engineered dual time watch?) were only 1-2mm thicker than the CS which is impressive to me considering how much there is inside them. (some one will swoop in with the exact thickness of the early resonances?) 

I also agree the CS is a great looking watch and the one that first drew me into the brand as well. When I learned FPJ gave a watch to Daniels I wanted to know which watch and as much about it as I could.

 Regarding un connected resonance through 'magic' admittedly I am not a physicist so to me it is a little magic that it works and taking peoples explenation at face value but always open to hear opposing views. Before modern science many things seemed like magic.

 

One thing recently that influenced my thinking a lot was:

If the notes of Breguet featured in The Art of Breguet by George Daniels p.94-96 (thanks ChristianDK to pointing me to this resource again) are to be taken at face value he certainly appeared convinced about resonance occurring even though he only believed it after repeatedly testing himself and even then I feel the sense of disbelief in his notes. "This appears to be absurd, but experiment proves it a thousand times over." So logically he did not expect it to work but he felt he observed resonance occurring and even made 3 resonance pocket watches himself. 

I know very little about Breguet other than what I have read, but many agree an acomplished watchmaker, and I see no benefit to him making up the results of his resonance observations?

Secondly I never met George Daniels, but have watched many of his talks. I found him to be highly technical, and not some one to suffer fools. But he did include Breguets notes on resonance, he never publicly made a comment about it not working, and I have 2nd hand information. (admitedly from Journe fans but two seperate sources told me the same storey about the same occasion) That Daniels visited the FPJ manufacture and was very taken with the resonance watch. These two points are totally non technical but I suposse I am trying to rely on the judgement of 2 people I consider highly skilled watchmakers who's understanding will always far greater than mine. So I take a short cut mentally using this information for what is to me a complex subject. 

Is it more accurate? Well thats the question, but I think part of the fun as you say is it is about that, but its not or we would be on a forum about phones or only quartz. 

I often get interested very much in the art of pursuing accuracy mechanically, but then I am less excited about silicon or LIGA grown parts and more when its all finished or made by hand. I don't mind CNC or Milling machines, but these lines are all self imposed and personal, clearly not totally rational their more the romatic ideas about how the watch is made. But I agree the fun is well where we choose to find it for ourselves and the watches that interest us. 

Ill ask the FPJ boutique next time I'm in for you if they can put you on the list for the flat white dial CS if they ever do it in 38mm again, maybe some time on the wrist will warm you up to Journe

Thanks again for taking the time to answer and all you previous input I certainly have some more ideas about resonance and its challenges than I did before.

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