F.P. Journe

I was at govberg when they got the call.

...as with other brands that are impossible to get, I don't think it will matter much.

...just wait until they stipulate that you have to buy 2 'cheap' ones to get the one that you really want.

since they produce @900 pieces/ annum they are sold out well in to 2022 and have 10 boutiques, it’s hardly a huge surprise If this happens.

i'm in northern California and boutique is in the south - i'm curious do they have models for sale at boutiques?

...my only experience with a boutique was in Tokyo. I would drop in occasionally and they were always very nice. I realize too late (of course) that I should have gotten something then...

Shapur and Stephen Silver. Bought my first couple of pieces from S Silver. The LA boutique is beautiful and run my an amazing staff including FP’s brother Laurent. The market for Journe has changed significantly in the last 18-24 months. You won’t find an... 

I'm so happy for them that they've had the success they've worked for

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They had just opened a new boutique with a a Journe centric space.

They manipulated the secondary market based on their cache of secondary stock... more of a picture i would paint.

I have heard so many times that FPJs rise is due to manipulation. I agree they did get a lot of help on the supply side. But can you manipulate people to buy a watch due to rarity? I do not see stars or athletes wearing FPJs. I just want to give credit to... 

Manipulation is all about creating a desire of the unobtainable ( that is within a collectors sphere)... increase price; reflects a rarity; reflects a desirability ; or; a commodity.

Always been a roger dubuis fan, the sympathie line (the earlier ones like yours) are amongst the most beautiful watches created.

I will try to get a verification from Montres Journe.

Not even sure he knew this... last time I was there in 2018 he had around 10 Journe's so I assumed he moved quite a few! -D-

Moser , ALS , DeBethune 🤷🏻‍♂️

So time to get a Moser or i missed the boat already?

I like the vantablack apple watch also. Just find it too expensive for a fun piece.

While not in U-S-A, means a several years of a wasted relationship... are we to be pushed to the bottom of the queue? Not a Journe Society member, now wish i was.

An independent, still run by its genius watchmaking founder, small but large enough to have a constellation of international boutiques making sales and (most importantly) service easier, financially secure: That's an ideal case and it's what Journe has ac... 

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Seems the restriction of supply is limited to the USA. My Australian distributor assured me that they are continuing supply and my name on the waiting list, for the two I am chasing, is firmly in place.