Watches World - Men's and women's F.P. Journe watches.
F.P. Journe "Francis Ford Coppola" Blue – Only Watch.
Whatever the character of the charismatic Monsieur Journal, he always takes his work seriously, and OW is very important. Periodically, in the interests of the auction, a prototype of a watch is created – a completely new model demonstrating the scale of the manufactory's craftsmanship. One for OW 2021 was born in the head of the Journal 9 years ago.
The co-author of the idea and the project FFC Blue is the American director Francis Ford Coppola. Rumor has it that during a joint dinner at Coppola's estate in Napa Valley, the director of the Godfather trilogy asked Zhurn if it was possible to create an automatic watch in the form of a hand that would show the current time on the fingers. Zhurn found this idea interesting and developed a system that would allow it to be integrated into an existing caliber from the Octa series. The location of the fingers was suggested by Coppola. This is how unusual and fascinating watches were created.
When it comes to the best F.P. Journe , there is no shortage of incredible watches.
The central element of the composition of the dial is a large blue arrow with five movable fingers. The fingers are automated, so they take the correct drawing at the moment.
The clock display is accompanied by a minute display in the form of a rotating disk on the rim of the entire dial. The rest of it is open, with a full and unobstructed view of the mechanism created on the basis of the Octa 1300 caliber. The new mechanism under the number FFC 1300.3 is completely made of rose gold and equipped with a massive rotor. Two names are engraved on it: F. F. Coppola and Ambroise Pare. The last gentleman was the father of modern surgery and the author of the mechanical arm design, which served as a source of inspiration.
It is worth emphasizing that the Journal will place a mechanical automaton in a shell of reasonable size. Its diameter is 42 mm, width is 10.7 mm, as well as a pair of sapphire glasses. It was made of tantalum, a metal with a bluish tinge, which was still associated with the symbolic model of the brand – Chronometre Bleu. In combination with the orange leather strap FP Journe "Francis Ford Coppola" Blue, the brand is estimated in the range of 300,000 to 400,000 Swiss francs. The watch is part of this year's Only Watch exhibition.
