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Lot Essay
The present Chronometre à Resonance belongs to the rare Boutique Collection, only available in F.P. Journe boutiques. These editions are recognized by their black dial and 18k pink gold case. According to our research, only 5 examples of this model were made.
Made for only one year, 2019, and then retired, this very special edition of F.P. Journe's Chronometre à Resonance was produced in celebration of the iconic model’s 20th anniversary. Only available as standard in either rose gold or platinum with 40 mm cases with correspondingly coloured dials, the present watch is the super-exclusive black dialled ‘Boutique Collection’, the rarest version of this already almost unobtainable Chronomètre à Résonance.
In true F.P. Journe style, the 2019 Resonance was not merely redesigned aesthetically with a return to the dial symmetry of earlier series, but also presented new technical challenges. The movement of the 2019 Resonance of course features the pair of balance wheels beating in resonance with one another and powering the twin time displays. For this version however, the dial display on the left side of the watch is calibrated for 24-hours. The idea being that the 24-hours on the left and the classic 12-hours on the right makes it far easier to distinguish between home time and travel time.
The Chronomètre à Résonance
Perhaps the watch that most clearly showcases the sheer genius contemporary watchmaker François-Paul Journe. It is the only wristwatch in the world with a movement based on ‘resonance’, a natural physical phenomenon said to have been first discovered by Christiaan Huygens in 1665. Huygens noticed that two pendulum clocks, when hung together on the same beam would beat together in perfect synchronicity. An idea that was further experimented with by the great French clockmaker Antide Janvier and the legendary watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, both of whose work F.P. Journe greatly admires. François-Paul Journe’s resonance watches notably feature two balances that are naturally synchronized and oscillate in ‘resonance’ with each other. The negative effects of wrist and body movements are hence considerably reduced. Breguet had experimented with the theory of resonance in watches in the early 19th century and indeed constructed three pocket watches using the two-balance system. With the development and production of the Chronomètre à Résonance, François-Paul Journe became the first watchmaker to make a wristwatch constructed on the principle of resonance, an incredible achievement of modern horology.
Made for only one year, 2019, and then retired, this very special edition of F.P. Journe's Chronometre à Resonance was produced in celebration of the iconic model’s 20th anniversary. Only available as standard in either rose gold or platinum with 40 mm cases with correspondingly coloured dials, the present watch is the super-exclusive black dialled ‘Boutique Collection’, the rarest version of this already almost unobtainable Chronomètre à Résonance.
In true F.P. Journe style, the 2019 Resonance was not merely redesigned aesthetically with a return to the dial symmetry of earlier series, but also presented new technical challenges. The movement of the 2019 Resonance of course features the pair of balance wheels beating in resonance with one another and powering the twin time displays. For this version however, the dial display on the left side of the watch is calibrated for 24-hours. The idea being that the 24-hours on the left and the classic 12-hours on the right makes it far easier to distinguish between home time and travel time.
The Chronomètre à Résonance
Perhaps the watch that most clearly showcases the sheer genius contemporary watchmaker François-Paul Journe. It is the only wristwatch in the world with a movement based on ‘resonance’, a natural physical phenomenon said to have been first discovered by Christiaan Huygens in 1665. Huygens noticed that two pendulum clocks, when hung together on the same beam would beat together in perfect synchronicity. An idea that was further experimented with by the great French clockmaker Antide Janvier and the legendary watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, both of whose work F.P. Journe greatly admires. François-Paul Journe’s resonance watches notably feature two balances that are naturally synchronized and oscillate in ‘resonance’ with each other. The negative effects of wrist and body movements are hence considerably reduced. Breguet had experimented with the theory of resonance in watches in the early 19th century and indeed constructed three pocket watches using the two-balance system. With the development and production of the Chronomètre à Résonance, François-Paul Journe became the first watchmaker to make a wristwatch constructed on the principle of resonance, an incredible achievement of modern horology.