F.P. Journe is a high-end watch manufacture

Manufacture d'horlogerie

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 of Switzerland

Switzerland

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 named after the founder François-Paul Journe.

The motto of the brand, Invenit et Fecit (Latin

Latin

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 for "I invented it, and I made it") denotes that the company builds the entirety of the watches. Journe often designs brand new movements, even inventing completely new systems, like the resonance chronometer

Chronometer watch

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He was recently interviewed by Lusso Magazine

Lusso Magazine

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, the writer, Oliver Walston said "He welcomed me with a big smile, but perhaps this is because I already own two of his watches".

Distribution

All the F. P. Journe watches are available around the world through the boutiques or authorized retailers.

There are 7 boutiques in the world, they are located in:

• 1. Paris, France
• 2. Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan (opened in May 2005)
• 3. Central, Hong Kong (opened in October 2006)
• 4. Geneve, Switzerland (opened in April 2007)
• 5. Boca Raton, Florida, the United States of America (opened in May 2007)
• 6. Madison Avenue, New York (opened November 2009)
• 7. Yintai Centre, Beijing, PR China (opened November 2009)

External links

• Official site
• Watch company comparison editorial including interview with F.P. Journe from Lusso Magazine
  Lusso Magazine
  Lusso is a United Kingdom-based quarterly magazine dealing with all aspects of the luxury lifestyle market. It is published by SWR Media, an independent company based in London, UK...
  
  
• Forum on timezone.com
• Forum on thepurists.com
• F. P. Journe - Past, Present and Future
• F. P. Journe An Historical perspective

Sources