Sonnerie Souveraine

It was to be expected that this one would become expensive… but still, heading towards 11 million is just insane. Well, it’s no surprise that the Chronomètre Bleu now easily goes for 150–200K. It’s only a fraction of the Coppola, but on the other hand it

Just like I doubt anybody's ever cancelled his Asaoka Pura Tourbillon because of Kurono Tokyo, and I doubt anybody's ever bailed on a waitlisted Omega Ed White Cal. 321 because he was offended by the Moonswatch. And I've been doing this for years, but I d

A fascinating read on the grandest of complications, the Grande Sonnerie Souveraine. Has anyone experienced this masterpiece in person?

I personally prefer simple watches with the least amount of complications. I had a chance to play around with this watch and was impressed by its simplicity on the dial side compared to the Only Watch version. But that back end was super cool to explore.

I understand your viewpoint but for me, this is more about Journe, the man, showing the world exactly what he can do. Perhaps this will be his last "grand complication" piece, so it was his chance to show the watch world that yes, he can make a very compl

The internet is a wonderful information source when looking for details on subjects not covered by main stream publishing. About two years ago I spent some time to gather information on independent master watchmakers from websites, particularly reports ab

The Centigraphe F is a "boutique piece" only in that it is made-to-order, so it can only be bought via an official boutique - no different than say, the Sonnerie Souveraine. There has been no deception from F.P. Journe on this; when F.P. Journe makes a li

This was in my email this morning from FPJ: FAREWELL TO THE EMBLEMATIC F.P.JOURNE SONNERIE SOUVERAINE Anticipating the presentation of a new F.P.Journe grand complication in 2019, the emblematic Sonnerie Souveraine will no longer be in the catalogue as fr

Anticipating the presentation of a new grand complication in 2019, the emblematic Sonnerie Souveraine F.P.Journe will no longer be in the catalogue as from December 31, 2018. Farewell to the emblematic Sonnerie Souveraine Clients are invited to place thei

What do I consider as haute horlogerie? A watch or brand that doesn't use movement from a third party like Frédéric Piguet and Lemania (even though sometimes these ebauches are so modified that they can be considered as inhouse) and who makes their own mo