F.P. Journe

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2001 Resonance

Hi All,

This is my first post. A thank you to all for making this such a wonderful place to learn. I have quietly enjoyed this forum and wanted to pose 2 questions to everyone:

1. Why did Mr. Journe use gold for his dials when he started making his watches? I particularly enjoy the grainy, sparkly yellow gold dial. It’s quite dynamic and eye catching. However, I do not think it was common to use gold for dials, even for today? I’m curious if he had a particular reason. Was it to be unique? Was it at a client’s request? Or was it common practice in 2009?
2. What causes these dials to oxidize or change? Moisture? Sunlight? Original fabrication defects or technique? Some dials have a peripheral stain like a watermark. Others seem to have central spots while other dials have a uniform patina throughout. This specific piece saw very little daylight before I acquired it. I believe is was locked away for years with little wrist time. As such, the dial is clean and what I would imagine it looked like in 2001. However, I assume it will change with more wrist time. To me, a uniform patina is beautiful. Is there a way to prevent more localized changes?

This forum has immense collective experience so I would love to hear people’s responses. I have never met Mr. Journe but I’m sure somebody here has asked these questions to the artist himself. Thank you!