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Espace Bleu Order
Photo credit to Jay, Cmmnsens and DruidPadj
Well, it happened last year.. There is one Espace in my country.. so i put down my name on the bleu list.. then few months later.. i asked how is it.. salesperson said they dont take Bleu order anymore..
It doesnt make sense and i dont like the way how Espace works compare to Boutique. What is your experience..?
What is an FPJ "Espace"? [nt]
I'm having difficulty figuring that out. I can see from an FPJ writing that it's different from a boutique, but I'm not sure what it is, and how it differs from a non-boutique AD.
it's like a hybrid between a boutique and AD. They have a space setup similar to a boutique with seats and viewing table within the retailer.
They also have access to special edition pieces that regular AD's don't have access to.
Thanks. Is it correct that they don't actually stock any pieces -- that pieces are available only to order?
I assume that's what would make them different from an AD or a boutique. If the answer is, "No, that's not correct," then I remain confused!
So are they like an "AD-plus" -- basically an AD with additional access to special pieces?
I'm thinking about what my local FPJ AD looks like (which has a display case only) and wondering, "So if this was an 'espace' location rather than my local AD, what would be different? Just the addition of a viewing table and access to special pieces?" Thank you for your help with this.
Something like that. But I think there’s more behind the scenes. They may have a better description
On the FPJ site.
Thanks again for this. I'll ask someone at FPJ for more info, as there doesn't seem to be a better description...
... on the FPJ website or elsewhere online (unless I'm missing something obvious, which is always quite possible). I had already looked for more information about the "Espace" concept on the FPJ website and elsewhere online before I asked about it here. So it remains intriguing, and I'm curious how it fits into their business model!
Got a quick answer about Espace from Pierre at FPJ: "Simply a shop in shop. Nothing more." [nt]
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Some jewelers dedicate a space within their stores to a specific brand-and do not display another brand's wares next to this.
When Cellini Jewelers, in NYC, had a shop on Madison Avenue the owner took a display case and separated it from all the other display cases. He placed only Cartier watches in this display case. Cartier called this a Boutique within Cellini. As did Cellini. Manfredi in Greenwich did the same for IWC at one point. ESPACE seems to be the same thing for Journe. Turns out Govberg in Philly/Ardmore has an ESPACE.
Hi CR, Cmmnsens answered some questions
My experience is mostly prototype with a few real pieces displayed
teacher yang.. great photos! love how dark the tantalum shows in your photos! [nt]
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Thanks Janef ! It belong to the 3 good photographers
Anyway, are you coming back to Sg for election? Lol
I don't know anything about ESPACE
but I do know that Journe is cutting back on the number of CBs it will be making for the next several years-from approximately 175 to 100. Journe himself said that there would be no more people added to waiting lists for the watch starting in 2019.
By the way: whoever took that third photo you posted is quite a terrific photographer. Don't you think?
That is correct.
Current waitlist for the CB is at 6 years and they are cutting production by almost half. 100 pieces this year compared to 190 in 2018.
The reduction in the CB is in order to be able to ramp up production of the new Tourbillon Souverain and Resonance.
According to the article in FPJournal, “all waiting lists for the CB will be cancelled.” I am assuming this means those already on a list will stay, but no more people will be added.
The reduction in the CB is in order to be able to ramp up production of the new Tourbillon Souverain and Resonance.
According to the article in FPJournal, “all waiting lists for the CB will be cancelled.” I am assuming this means those already on a list will stay, but no more people will be added.
Thanks Skyrider01 for the info. 6 years..
If i really want one.. i wont wait for 6 years. I think i might stand a chance within 6 months or 6 weeks.
Haha. Do not fight. He is the mod here
Congrats on your fp journe mod post ChristianDK
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