Episode 77: An FP Journey (Beginnings Until Gold Movements, The Early Watches)
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Episode 77: An FP Journey (Beginnings Until Gold Movements, The Early Watches)

This is the story of how an unlikely ruffian from Marseille came to be regarded as the genius watchmaker of a generation. This week, Erik & Max tell the story of François-Paul Journe from expulsion to working with Asprey and sketching on napkins. While the story dominates two-thirds of the episode, the final third is dedicated to the watches themselves including a framework for how to separate generations of the brass pieces. This episode is an introduction to one of the most polarizing, eccentric, and relevant watchmakers working today (even if some of this history may have been embellished over time).


Links Mentioned:


Kiran Shekar’s Book:


https://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=7012514&rid=12189


Pierre Halimi Interview:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm1DAbRK3vA


HSNY Talk:


https://youtu.be/FqLEP3xNb3U?si=JQC8V0QsvcbWEbbM


ACM Guide:


https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/the-story-of-early-f-p-journe


Planetary Clock for Asprey:


https://img.thehourglass.com/tachyon/2024/12/FP-Journe-Savoir-Faire-Feature-Planetarium-Clock.jpg


FP Journe Breguet Sympathique Clock:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/f.p.-journe-x-tha-for-breguet/216337


https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/05/fp-journe-breguet-sympathique-no-1.html


The Early Tourbillon Which Sold at 8.36M:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/fp-journe/205675?fromSearch=fp%20journe%20tourbillon


Initial Sketches of the Collection (Credit to Kiran Shekar’s Above Book):


https://imgur.com/a/Toiw3XL


Basel 99 With the Swine Quote:


https://thejourneguy.com/the-first-question-basel-1999/


‘Resonnance’ Prototype:


https://monochrome-watches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FP-Journe-Chronometre-a-Resonance-prototype-2.jpg


——


Tourbillon:


Souscription Number 1:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/fp-journe/CH080221/138


Second Generation:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/fp-journe/189240


Ruthenium:


https://hairspring.com/collections/exclusives/products/tourbillon-remontoir-ruthenium-dial-platinum


ACM’s Helpful Table for Generations:


https://www.acollectedman.com/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot_2021-01-28_at_11.21.47_4438df7f-939e-4bbc-bc49-50b69b162777_1728x.png


——


Resonance:


Pre-Production:


https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/important-watches-4/resonance-pre-production-a-platinum-dual-time-zone


Souscription Resonance:


https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/05/fp-journe-souscription-tourbillon-resonance-phillips-geneva.html


4th Generation:


https://hairspring.com/collections/exclusives/products/chronometre-a-resonance-brass-movement-platinum


ACM’s Helpful Table of Generations:


https://www.acollectedman.com/cdn/shop/files/A_Collectors_Guide_early_brass_Francois_Paul_Journe_Production_Numbers_A_Collected_Man_London2_2048x2048_50855f45-0381-4ba0-b9b4-dac59dedfff9_1728x.png


Parking Meter Resonance:


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/mop-parking-meter-fp-journe-chronometre-a-resonance


——


Octa Collection (RdM):


RdM Prototype:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/fp-journe/NY080119/73


Straight Côtes de Genève:


https://thejourneguy.com/the-octa-straight-cotes-de-geneve/


Fantastic Guide to the Octa Chronographe:


https://watch4moi.com/f-p-journe-octa-chronographe/


Calendrier:


https://hairspring.com/products/octa-calendrier-pink-gold


——


George Daniels CS Gift:


https://www.rescapement.com/blog/how-did-i-miss-that-the-chronometre-souverain-fp-journe-gifted-to-george-daniels-sold-at-auction-last-year


Osama Sendi Quote Source:


https://hairspring.com/blogs/journal/market-insights-fp-journe-over-the-last-decade


Only Wrist:


RO QP MoP:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/audemars-piguet/162921


AP QP MoP:


https://hairspring.com/products/25657or-quantieme-perpetuel-mother-of-pearl-dial-pink-gold


5554ST:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/audemars-piguet/166220


Zeitwerk Striking Time:


https://langepedia.com/a-lange-sohne-zeitwerk/zeitwerk-striking-time/


JLC Parking Meter:


https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us-en/watches/collectibles/qve85801

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