F.P. Journe Octa Divine Debuts in New 42-mm Watch Review

F.P. Journe Octa Divine Debuts in New 42-mm Watch Review

F.P. Journe Octa Divine Debuts in New 42-mm Watch Review

Throughout the SIHH a week ago, several non-participating

Independent watch brands required the chance to unveil new pieces, outdoors from the fair, towards the hordes of shops and media that descended on Geneva. One was Geneva-based F.P. Journe, which introduced a brand new form of its Octa Divine watch inside a bigger, 42-mm situation.

F.P. Journe Octa Divine Debuts in New 42-mm Watch Review

The F.P. Journe Octa Divine may be the latest model within the Journe portfolio to become reimagined inside a 42-mm situation - following a up-sized versions from the Chronomètre Optimum, Quantième Perpétuel, and Octa Lune - with regard to enhanced legibility and contemporary tastes. The home windows from the large date display at 11 o’clock happen to be enlarged, drawing focus on the solid gold dial and it is stylishly arranged variety of displays: hands-type power reserve at 10 o’clock, moon-phase visible on a azure disk between 7 and eight o’clock, along with a disk-type small seconds aperture (with small red arrow indicators) between 4 and 5 o’clock.

The dial features several aesthetic factors that are only at F.P. Journe

Like the distinctively formed blued steel hands and streamlined, polished steel circle screwed towards the dial, together with differently sized Arabic numerals that flow round the outer hrs-and-minutes ring.

F.P. Journe Octa Divine Debuts in New 42-mm Watch Review

The watch’s automatic movement, Caliber 1300.3 - like several Journe movements, made mainly of 18K rose gold - comes with an off-center rotor in 22k rose gold with guilloché pattern as well as an engraved F.P. Journe emblem. Its unidirectional winding system supplies a extended power reserve in excess of 5 days. The movement, that has 37 jewels along with a brisk frequency of 21,600 vph

Features a self-locking ball bearing system, making certain that every movement

Regardless of how slight, is required for that optimal winding from the watch. According to Journe’s usual standards, the movement boasts an advanced of haute horlogerie finishes - circular cotes de Geneve around the bridges and partial circular graining around the baseplate polished screw heads with chamfered slots pegs with polished, rounded ends and hands polishing and chamfering on all steel components.