What a wonderful review, and boutique too. Thanks for the pics and informative commentary.

I am not familiar with Mercer and SOHO, but it sounds like a cool move.
I love your analogy of "Omotesando-cool vs Ginza traditional". ha ha! Exactly, no watch store in Ginza (or in all of Japan AFAIK) has a "living room" feel.
JP Journe Omotesando is also ocreated of the same DNA as this Mercer Street boutique (2 floors, wood, funky, sofa, and chocolate!).
At the Omotesando boutique, I was lucky enough to make an appointment, see the boutique, discuss options, place an order while seated in the comfy sofa, and then finally get my Octo Luna about 1 year later, thanks to the outstanding manager.
Journe, I assume at all its boutiques worlwide, raises the entire visiting/purchasing experience to a level that can't be experienced elsewhere.
Very classy operation IMO.

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By: patrick_y : May 2nd, 2023-22:10

Back in 2009, I covered the grand opening of the NYC F.P. Journe Boutique on Madison Ave. I can't seem to find that post anymore, but it was a wonderful event. I remember many PuristSPro/WatchProSite members from that event. And I was happy to have flown ...

Nice looking boutique, my kind of decor.

By: Thomas_3 : May 2nd, 2023-23:09

Hope they do well.

Good luck to them indeed.

Hopefully you picked up a handful of those Chronometre Blues..

By: LS : May 3rd, 2023-00:53

When they were five figures

I unfortunately did not!

By: patrick_y : May 3rd, 2023-07:23

And a family member - my mother - who is the biggest Journe fan in the household, will never forgive me for it. She expected me to gift her a Chronometre Bleu (she specifically liked the blue one) many years ago and she's still a little cross at me when w...

It’s a very well done boutique.

By: BigAppleBill : May 3rd, 2023-02:20

The two-floor chandelier is made of bicycle chains (very cool). The cigar room has a glass divider and ventilation so there’s no hint of it in the rest of the boutique. And they have the FPJ pinball machine. Lastly, and most importantly, the staff are lov...

If I get a high score on that pinball machine, do I get a free beer?

By: patrick_y : May 3rd, 2023-07:19

How do they not have kids coming in and just abusing their pinball machine?