F.P. Journe

17 months wait ... but very happy with it. CB’s tantalum heft meant it always felt at risk of falling off when unbuckling and made me very cautious with it. Now it feels like a more complete and premium watch What do you guys think of deployant on CB? ...  

I recently saw a CS in déployant...make sense considering the heft !!

Tantalum deployant with a microadjustment wheel so you could adjust it mid-day. Never seen one in the wild, but was quoted at 8 for it when I enquired in 2015.

The hinge part you've pictured is in white gold, while the external facing buckle is in tantalum. Mine's comfortable and keeps me from dropping the watch!

I thought all silver clasps were platinum.

Annnnnd the hinge part of the pt bracelet is also white gold. Silver is not used for this, the white gold has the right "spring", or so I was told by someone at a boutique. The parts are all properly hallmarked, of course.

But not at FPJ costs and 17 months wait.

Although I like it, for less money, I decided to get an extra tang buckle and a couple extra straps instead.

But wow, that is a long wait. Do you mind if I ask what the cost was?

2800 sgd so about 2100 usd.

Its sturdy and slim and sits very flush. I dont generally like folding buckles but I believe there are to schools on this question and some install the on all their watches.I just put my watch on over a table or cushin and never dropped a watch. Is the pa... 

A tantalum buckle alone is 1/3 of the deployant if you purchase it separately so the clasp bit is about 2/3 but not sure what material it is tbh - I’d read here previously it’s white gold so assumed it is as well, it’s certainly not tantalum. Platinum wou... 

The deployant is about US$2000, so a little more than triple. Other than the tantalum part on the outside of the strap, the rest of the deployant is white gold.

I've never seen a deployant buckle for the CB but I guess it would make it even more convenient so maybe I will look into getting one if the wait isn't 17 months 😉😁