F.P. Journe

Two pictures showing this Octa UTC with its two faces. One I like: One which is less my taste, as I would have much preferred a manual winding one. What do you think? Nicolas ...  

But IMHO dial could easily do without date window. JK

the dial window implements a counterbalance. For me the dial would have been less balanced without the date. Best Thomas

Makes you forgive it somehow. Pics of the Octa Divine when I was deeply in love. ...  

We dont get to see a lot of Divine here.

I just found these 4 year old shots and I suddenly remembered how I was almost hypnotised into it and trying to get some macros with a moments lense.

What diameter is it? I hope you will post it here. Best Christian

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As I said, I love the layers and all the screws on the dial

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Some people swear by the 38 case. My wrist is quite big so I actually prefer 40 of the manual winders. But the Octa that extra mm with the 38 is just so beautiful in my eyes.

I don’r really agree with Christian’s comments on the clutter. Somehow FP and his friends in Geneva manage to add a lot to the dial without ever being cluttered. One of the subtile secrets for that is using the same font for all indications also the big d... 

And this one, my reality. I cannot complain! ...  

You simply cannot have a PP travel time without the crown guards ( or flanks)-basta!

I always struggled a bit with the dial of this one. For my taste, there are too many elements at play. The OCTA movement I love, however. It is a stellar performer and not bad looking for an Automatic. Great pictures, my friend!

What a surprise my friend... Manual Winding for me...