Jay (Eire)
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Special day, special watch. All the best for 2026 to everyone here !
First off, thanks to Christian for keeping our little Journe storyboard going strong and free from conflict. This entire platform is, save for one of two little scuffles, generally free of conflict and focused on the commonality rather than the differences.
Second, a special day as we head into a new year. So that required a special watch for me.
I’ve been fortunate to own this watch for a long long time, and while it was always worn irregularly (back then a rose gold watch wasn’t necessarily something I liked to wear daily) in more recent years I have worn this less and less.
But today it felt like a Vagabondage day.
This Vagabondage II is very much a watch that stood outside of the traditional Journe catalogue. And this was the reason it caught my eye so many years ago.
There’s more to the story there as to why I was convinced enough to spend what was at that time a lot of money on a watch, not to mention paying full freight for a Journe in a market where 90% of the watches sold below list price (not to mention where the second hand market was at that time).
Enough of the words, here are the pictures.
Special day, special watch. All the best for 2026 to everyone here !
First off, thanks to Christian for keeping our little Journe storyboard going strong and free from conflict. This entire platform is, save for one of two little scuffles, generally free of conflict and focused on the commonality rather than the difference...
The classic of yours 🎄👌🏻🙌🏻
And with one of the most memorable strap combinations on the net 🙌🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Thank you Sir, from the strap master himself that’s a big compliment!
I think it’s been on this strap for at least a decade. The other custom strap I ordered for it at that time remains untouched (it was a Hermes orange ostrich). But I don’t think anything works as well on this watch for me than this camo.
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These days there are definitely more than just you and I that think this. Which was long overdue.
Ahhh. Thanks for sharing this rare bird. Did you wear on Dec 25th as well!?
Have a great start to 2026!
I did not, as I was away.
So that was my current “travel watch”, the C6. This was the Christmas Day wrist shot, on a cold North Atlantic beach. ...
Indeed.
But I can see how it could be that. Although, I don’t think it made his “shortlist” of 50+ watches he needs to add to his collection in 2026 ! 😂
Thank you Sir.
Another element of this watch that is so so good is the case size. It’s just perfect for me, and works well on larger wrists too.
Merci Jay!
I'll definitely get myself to NYC sometime in 2026! I'm really overdue for a visit!!!
Amazing
Both this variant and the one with running seconds are the coolest watches FPJ makes. I hope more brands try to pull of the "digital" clock like ALS and FPJ. It's a very fun complication, especially when you can see the guts moving!
I would love to own a Zeitwerk at some point, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to boutiques to look at it.
And that goes back to I guess 2012 or so. Alas, it has never happened for me despite other Lange experiments on my side. The Vagabondage is a far more elegant watch however. That said, I think the ZW is so much more powerful in terms of the visual, not ju...
I am not sure I have seen you wear this watch before.
I don’t know anything about this reference—agreed the camo strap works, but would love to see the Hermes—and, this watch is certainly a testament to your refined and eclectic — maybe undefinable — taste in watches! HNY, Jay. Hoping our paths cross in NYC ...
Thank you, my lovely friend for always being here and bringing your good vibes …
Your deep knowledge, your amazing collection of some special Journe watches…you articulate so well your personal thoughts, your evolution as a a collector and both good and less good findings and that makes it so interesting to follow your posts. Thanks, ...
Definitely an age thing ! LOL
But also I think we have seen a broader adoption of coloured metal cases in everyday situations. There has been a big shift in the style trends too, which means we have seen more and more red and yellow (yellow having made a real comeback in recent years)...
It couldn’t go the season without some wrist time.
I hope you had fun in Europe. Let’s try to make some kind of meetup happen next year.
Thanks Larry, all the best for 2026.
As I’ve said before, hoping our paths can cross in person some time soon.
This watch is indeed very special and congrats to you 🥂🍾
Can you share your crystal ball? I hope to know where to go look for treasures 😊 Happy New Year!
Haha, you’ve found some off the run gems yourself.
Treasure hunting is not an easy endeavor…and honestly I think the onslaught of influencers (and platforms which can bring influence) bring a much more volatile aspect to what might be appreciated at any one time or into the future. I did not buy this Jour...