In 1999, now famed indie master watchmaker, Francis Paul Journe, emerged onto the watch scene. This Frenchman may as well have been a butcher if it weren't for his cousin who was the head of the watchmaking school in Marseilles, France. Seeing that Mr Journe was a bit devious in his school days he was expelled from school (which I can completely identify with),so his parents enrolled him in a watchmaking program headed up by his cousin. Amen to that. He is probably one of the most gifted, visionary watchmakers we have seen in the last 10 years. One of Mr Journe's inspirations was the resonance clock by Breguet which had two pendulums and two movements working simeltaneously achieving resonance and accuracy in harmony which he worked on himself. He was so inspired, in fact, that he decided to first make it into a pocket watch (which really didn't work out too well) and then almost one decade later the resonance wristwatch was born. The Resonance Chronometer wrist watch is now available in either Platinum or Rose Gold at 40 mm with a 40 hour power reserve indicator and two of the most beautifully finished movements in one case viewed through a sapphire case back. Two separate dials next to each other for dual time travelling, a crown at 12 o'clock to independently adjust the hour hands of both clocks, a crown at 4 o'clock to adjust the seconds when pulled out resets both back to zero for flawless synchronization. Though Mr Journe doesn't work on the watches himself anymore, he is definitely the brains behind the research and development of this brands evolution. This brand is hella exclusive and only available at selected authorized retailers and F.P. Journe boutiques which resonates his message of detail, accuracy and refinement around the world!
pics courtesy of www.fpjourne.com
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