F.P. Journe

Dear All, I am new to the forum and have been mesmirized by Journe's masterpieces. I am planning to purchase the new Octa Automatique Lune, Platinum. I have however a number of questions about this new piece and I would be grateful if fellow forum expert ...  

The moonphase on the Octa Automatique does appear darker partly because of lighting and also because of the color combo; silver moonphase against a deeper, richer dark blue background vs gold moonphase against blue background. I have not compared the two ... 

Thank you very much for sharing your views and knowledge. I guess for a truely functional watch, the moonphase indicator should be visible under all indoor lightings yellow or white. Perhaps Montres Journe can consider this in his next project to make an ... 

I agree. It seems to me that the moonphase on my Octa Lune is not very visible when I look at it directly. It is only more visible at a particular angle, which is a pity.