I had seen them in pictures, but when I visited the Paris F.P.Journe Boutique recently I was able to view two delightful pieces from this collection.
Firstly there are mother of pearl (MOP) Boutique Editions of the Chronometre Souveraine, the Octa Automatic Lune and the Octa Automatic Reserve in either rose gold or platinum cases. The RG-cased watches have a rose coloured MOP hour circle with a RG centre decorated with clous de Paris guilloche. The Pt-cased watches have a light-blue MOP hour circle with a silver guilloched centre. Both have blued Arabic numerals and blued hands.
Both the blue and rose coloured watches have a very different aesthetic, and as with most Journe pieces, they look better in real life than in any pictures I can take. The MOP has wonderful depth in sunlight. The blue is quite subtle and matches perfectly with the ‘blue’ hue of the platinum case. The dark blue sky in the moonphase adds further depth to the colour palette.
The RG watch has an antique look, like an old French mantle clock. It has a charm all its own, and it is great to see different watches using similar materials to very different effect.
The 40mm Pt Octa Automatic Lune and 38mm RG Chronometre Souveraine versions are shown here.
Perhaps more for the evening, particularly the platinum-blue version, but these are very distinctive and beautiful pieces. And as you can see the crocodile straps have been perfectly chosen to complement the dials.
Platinum Octa Automatic Lune Collection Boutique Nacre ...