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26 December 2018, 02:46 AM | #1 |
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FP Journe Chronomete Souverain with Gold Dial
Just wanted to share my Journe In Platinum with the Gold Dial. I’ve looked around and aside from marketing material, some blogs with stock photos I have not seen many pics of this Dial variant.
This is the Chronomete Souverain In platinum with Gold Dial, this is my second FP Journe, I used to have a Black Dial CS In rose gold, I sold the watch, but I always wanted to get another CS back in the collection. It’s hard to take good pics of the Dial, but I absolutely love the watch, and hope to keep this one. Would love to hear everyone’s thought and opinions |
26 December 2018, 04:39 AM | #2 |
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William, this is one of my favourite CS. I'll be buying one in 38mm at some point I think. Oddly, given your comment, the RG Black Dial CS is my next favourite! Yours is more versatile though and so perhaps the best choice.
You are right, you don't see many pictures of it in the forums. But you don't see many CS pictures in general, it's just not the watch most people here seem to opt for in terms of Journe. And of course the avalanche of CB fans in the last 12-18 months has drowned out pretty much anything else. |
26 December 2018, 05:17 AM | #3 |
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Love it! Congrats.
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26 December 2018, 05:48 AM | #4 |
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Congrats from another CS owner. That's a beautiful version you have.
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I agree, the Platinum is more versatile, but the Rose Gold wasn’t too flashy as the bezels are small on Journes, so the Gold isn’t in your face. I do like the CB, but with prices where they are, I couldn’t see getting a CB over a CS Thanks so much Quote:
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26 December 2018, 07:42 AM | #6 |
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Just another pic in the car
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It's gorgeous and exudes a feeling of high quality. The view of the movement is like nothing else. Congrats and enjoy!
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26 December 2018, 07:54 AM | #8 |
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Very nice congrats!
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The amazing look is second to none. Congrats
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Very nice!
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Love that watch! Thanks for sharing
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Sweet piece.
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27 December 2018, 03:40 AM | #17 |
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Stunning piece. Would. Love to see close up's of that amazing dial. Enjoy in good health!
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looking great, I have a chrono bleu but am looking to buy an fp journe tourbillon. I heard they are releasing a refresh next month and really hope they release a tourbillon in that color dial
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I really like their Tourb,curious to see what they come up with |
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Very nice. What was the decision process behind this piece? Did you consider something like a Patek or Lange 1, or was your heart always set on Journe?
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I already own a nice Patek, the 5146g, so I got the Patek Bug out of the system, have a few Rolex models, and AP Royal Oak and a few vintage gold dress watches. There is nothing in the $30k price range from Patek that appealed to be more than what I have, I really liked the Lange Datograph, but I did not like how thick it is, and I prefer thin watches only. I was tempted by the 1815 Chrono, but the Journes aesthetic won out. The lange 1 doesn't appeal to me. I owned a Journe Chronomete Souverain in RG a few years ago, and I really missed the watch. The CS in platinum with this newer variant dial was offered to me at a good price, so I went for it. It's just a personal feeling, and highly subjective. But I like that Journe is a small brand, owned and designed by a living watchmaker, the watch is beautiful, the movement is gorgeous. It's an understated design that works with pretty much everything I wear. I feel like I am wearing something unique and special. |
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Thanks for sharing William. That was a thoughtful and well written response.
I've been contemplating a Journe for a little while, but I'm not quite ready to take the plunge. I actually prefer the CS over the CB, and with CB values rising, the CS seems like even better value these days. The one I saw had a guilloche dial and blue hands, but yours is even more gorgeous. I do think Journe has a very interesting/subjective appeal. There's something kind of whimsical and crazy about the designs. The more complicated ones remind me of bug eyes. Even the "restrained" CS has different sized hour markers and very interesting hands. You flip it around, and that's where the crazy really starts to shine. Lange designs are fantastic too but they leave me a little cold. I do like the Up Down and Saxiona Moonphase. But like you, I think I find the Journe story a little more compelling. |
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Just to make sure everyone appreciates what they are seeing in William's beautiful CS, the dials on these versions of the CS are made from solid gold. The numbers are not applied like you see on some other brand's dials, rather they are embossed on the dial. After that a silver coating is applied to the dial to give that base colour you see and the numbers are then polished to give them that super mirror like finish you see.
These are really amazing dials. And while the production process for these CS dials may not be as burdensome as that for the CB it's definitely got its fair share of work involved. |
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Simply stunning. Congratulations!
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Thats a beautiful watch! Congratulations!
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I do like the FPJ style - congrats!
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I prefer your dial design with its regular number font to the alternative guilloche/segmented dial. There is something about the latter that doesn't quite work. Too unbalanced to my eye at least based on pics which I admit can be deceptive.
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I have the 38mm Gold version as well :)
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