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Nah π
May 23, 2025,00:05 AM -
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F.P. Journe Reveals Why He Paid More Than $6 Million For A Breguet Clock He Designed β To Showcase In His Upcoming Museum
By: WatchFan1 : May 22nd, 2025-16:23
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Was that why FP Journe announced before the auction that they would refuse to service the clock ....
By: templetowers : May 22nd, 2025-16:46
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Haha, in my view another fantastic βinventedβ story
By: dedestexhes : May 22nd, 2025-16:57
Whoever wants to believe itβ¦. Dirk
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Wasnβt it all built and designed by Denis Flageollet anyway?
By: dte2 : May 22nd, 2025-17:09
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First Revolution does an article about how Denis and others at THA did all the work and then a followup interview where FPJ claims all the credit.
By: Fastwong : May 22nd, 2025-17:20
Between that and the letter about not servicing this pripr to auction this smells fishy on the FPJ side.
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Maybe they really canβt service it. It would have to be taken to De Bethune instead.
By: dte2 : May 22nd, 2025-17:44
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π€£ππ
By: Fastwong : May 22nd, 2025-23:48
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Nah π
By: WatchFan1 : May 23rd, 2025-00:05
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Good question.
By: patrick_y : May 22nd, 2025-18:01
Really hard to say... Anyone saying either way is not credible unless they were very involved in the project.
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I was thinking of doing a post on this clock itself,
By: quattro : May 22nd, 2025-19:35
which is quite fascinating. Time will tell if I end up doing it or not. Best, Emmanuel
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I love it when passion fuels (and funds) passion! Good on him! Best, E.
By: eklektik : May 22nd, 2025-22:04
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If anyone could service it, I'm sure that FPJ could π
By: WatchFan1 : May 22nd, 2025-22:16
Especially considering the incredible and a lot more sophisticated clocks that he has serviced in the past.... in my humble opinion that email was a VERY specific and clever ploy to discourage other potential bidders π
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Piece of art
By: WatchFan1 : May 23rd, 2025-04:56
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