Catalog: Souveraine Collection
Company/Brand: F.P.Journe
f in Souveraine Collection by F.P.Journe
chronomètre souverain chronomètre à résonance tourbillon souverain sonnerie souveraine
souveraine collection the sophistication of the models in this range with their hand-wound mechanisms offering a power reserve of 40 42 and 55 hours corresponds to a public dedicated to a certain art of living and endowed with a certain watchmaking culture.
chronomètre souverain calibre fpjourne 1304 30mm in diameter and 3.70mm thick ... with inertial adjustment escapement frequency of 21,600 vph 143 components excluding ... 55-hour power reserve although the first model within the range the chronomètre ... is nonetheless the third creation by françois-paul journe for the souveraine collection a ... mm cases in platinum or red gold except for the sonnerie souveraine model the ... an object worthy of proving itself a faithful companion through every moment in life ...
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with the chronomètre souverain françois-paul journe authorises access to an ... give the escapement a highly linear force for over fifty hours the latter beats ... at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour endowed ... itself as a reference model it is the first model in the souveraine collection to ... feature blued hands which are a brand favourite positioned in the centre of a finely ... is 54 particularly slim at just 6.50 mm for the first time the small seconds ... souverain becomes the ultimate luxury for those who are fully aware of and are ...
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led me to build such or such a watch as far as the resonance phenomenon is ... de lavoisier 1743-1794 who stated his famous theory that is behind my modest ... environment and it was not unusual for a pendulum clock to stop of its own ... with the driving-weight suspended from its cords a particularly brilliant ... as he described himself was the first to have the feeling that one might turn ... janvier born in 1751 in st claude france his idea was to build two complete ... that the two pendulums were hanging from the same construction just as he ... by this wave and thus protected from outside vibrations this principle ... breguet built a resonance regulator for louis xvii king of france which is now ... arts et métiers in paris and a second for the king of england george iv which is ...
chronomètre à résonance calibre fpjourne 1499-2 mobile escapement-holder 2 ... with inertial adjustment escapement frequency of 21,600 vph 267 components excluding ...
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chronomètre à résonance françois-paul journe pays tribute to the research ... with the presentation of the first wristwatch resonance chronometer first ... of the wildest challenges ever in the field of the mechanical watch using the ... in mechanical wristwatches the first research on the phenomenon of research ...
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ètre à résonance two centuries later françois-paul journe took up the challenge with a ... first creation in the form of a pocket-watch which did not yet ... to his expectations it would take fifteen more years of work for the watchmaker ... present an exclusive world première the first resonance wristwatch he devised ... is possible only if the difference in frequency between them does not exceed five ... come back towards each other to find their point of harmony thus eliminating ... of precision that is unequalled in the field of the mechanical watch what actually ... is the resonance phenomenon two frequencies which harmonise any animate body ... and begins to vibrate at the same frequency the first is called the exciter and ...

when we are looking for a programme on the radio it crackles ... together resonance concerns all fields including those related to mechanical ... by musician keith jarrett in our first catalogue this is particularly obvious ... in music since lutes and sitars for example have strings whose only reason ... for existence is to vibrate by resonance ... to 40 mm and highlights the watch face which indicates the hours minutes and ... has already been invented in the field of the wristwatch 63 ...
souverain à seconde morte calibre fpjourne 1403 tourbillon with 60-second ... rotation polished steel carriage flat balance-spring with philips terminal ... curve lateral lever escapement frequency of 21,600 vph dedicated 4-arm balance ... adjustment deadbeat seconds jumping from second to second 26 jewels plate and ...
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precise watchmakers added a hand finally enabling them to measure seconds these ... so that the hand could jump from one second to the next when the first ... out the half-second the most widespread frequency of the time the extreme ease with which ... as deadbeat seconds came into use the first consisted of a small additional gear ... an additional gear-train running from the escape-wheel to an additional ... -called single-beat escapement waited for the balance to complete two ... oscillations in order for the escape-wheel to move forward every ... since it was mastered by the wearer finally today the tourbillon souverain is ... on one of the wheels of the constant-force device and cannot in any way affect the ... precision of the watch françois-paul journe 67 ...

the first wristwatch with tourbillon constant- ... force device and deadbeat seconds in the ... up of over 60 parts each gesture calls for extreme dexterity and tireless ... morte is the worthy heir to the very first passion of françois-paul journe for a ... he was an apprentice watchmaker working for his uncle that the young man become ... fascinated by this complication at a time when it ... was far from being well-known and commercialised ... years old at the time and spent all his free time creating this first pocket-watch ... with tourbillon and constant-force device completed in 1982 it is ... one of the only watchmakers along with françois-paul journe to actually make tourbillon ... at the time 68 in 1991 he made his first wristwatch carrying the signature franç ...
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the first wristwatch with tourbillon constant- ... force device and deadbeat seconds baguette- ... cut flawless quality 93 diamonds totalling 22 carats ... case thickness 10mm this new model features all the characteristics and technical ... demands inherent to a watch by f.p.journe watch it improves the general running ... overused it combines it with a constant-force device capable of supplying the ... tourbillon with the same energy for a full 42 hours so as to ensure that the ... frequency of the balance remains isochronous and ... the expression deadbeat seconds stems from the fact that the hand remains ...

the constant-force device from ancient times humankind has constantly ... measure time by dividing it into equal fractions and inventing the notion of isochronism ... only with the arrival of the first mechanical clocks did specialists begin ... to seek a means of equalising the force reaching the escapement the balance- ... did not yet exist and the so-called foliot balance had an irregular beat due to ... the arrival of a force varying because of the imperfections of ... escapement thus ensured a more constant flow and enabled an autonomy of several ... months this was the first remontoire or constant-force device ... hand became widespread and the constant-force device fell into oblivion for around a ... and calculations of longitude for maritime navigation called for ever ...

combined with impressive user-friendliness such might be the best definition of ... the sonnerie souveraine devised by françois-paul journe embodies the ideal match between ... the part of an inexpert user may prove fatal to the mechanism no less than ten ... patents have been registered by françois-paul journe for the creation of a grand ... the sapphire crystal case-back its some four hundred and fifty components have been ... meticulously and patiently crafted to form a reliable and resolutely innovative ... mechanism the 18-carat gold dial features a guilloché silver ring with the hour ...
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movements in chronometers carrying the f.p.journe invenit et fecit signature the ... metals such as gold and platinum for a noble cause to ensure the best ... possible striking tone for this spectacular creation that makes ... of the crystalline structure of steel françois-paul journe remains faithful to his motto ... while offering the best possible functionality 74 ...
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