Journe Quantième Perpétuel marked a huge step in practicality and legibility over the Octa Perpetuelle. Journe offers the option of a traditional alligator strap or a platinum or red gold 5-row bracelet, particularly appreciated in warmer areas of the globe.īack to the mechanics and the watch itself.
Also, the silver dial or the blue dial can be paired with a platinum or a red gold case. The main difference between these two sizes is the width of the bezel, more prominent on the 42mm watch. Whichever option you choose for the dial, all models are available in 40mm or 42mm diameter – always with a relatively compact height of 11mm. The classic silver dial option exudes elegance, especially when combined with a red gold case. The blue dial is deep and more contemporary the silver models, especially when paired with a red gold case, are classic, timeless with an unrivalled elegance. New to the collection is a blue dial, which will only be available from official Journe boutiques, while the silver dials are offered also by retailers. The standard at Journe is for silver-coloured dials, whether for the platinum or red gold models. The boutique-exclusive blue dial is new, more modern, more contrasted… Journe font, these are now made from solid white or red gold (depending on the case) and applied on the dial. Finally, the other major novelty involves the numerals.
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While the windows were previously simple cutouts in the dial, these are now framed by metallic applied parts that match the case material – and so are the hands, in steel with rhodium or gold plating. In place of a two-tone dial with a steel frame and printed numerals, these 2020 models now feature a solid silver dial with a central part decorated with a “clous de Paris” guilloché pattern, but still with the ovoid shape that encloses the indications. First, let’s take a look at what has changed. Journe Quantième Perpétuel only concerns the dial but we’ll also take a look at the watch itself since we’ve never covered it before on MONOCHROME. The periphery of the dial was composed of an hour chapter ring with printed Arabic numerals and a railroad minute track – as seen above. Offered in multiple variants with different materials and even in two sizes, the main specificity of this watch – which was a common feature of many models of the Octa collection – was its central cartouche in a grey or gold colour, framed by an ovoid ring in polished steel. Journe launched his Quantième Perpétuel in 2013, with a more classic but highly legible display composed of clean, well-arranged windows for all the calendar indications. Journe Quantième Perpétuel with a platinum case and a dial with a steel ovoid frame.įollowing the Octa Perpetuelle and its original display with a retrograde date on a semi-circular arch and off-centred time indication, F.P. The latter has been revamped this year with new dials, and today we take a look at this new F.P. With such a background, it almost feels like a prerequisite for Journe to have a perpetual calendar in the collection, which did, of course, exist with the Octa Perpetuelle (now discontinued), or a watch launched in 2013 and simply named “Quantième Perpétuel”. His work has been acclaimed by many collectors, especially his focus on chronometry – including his work on resonance or constant force – and complications. Journe, as one of the most revered contemporary independent watchmakers, needs no introduction.
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