Brief Brand History for FP Journe
Francois-Paul Journe graduated from Watchmaking school in Paris in 1976 and began a career that is today at the pinnacle of watchmaking. His inventions and innovations are the work of creativity and mastery and he has earned numerous awards for his breakthrough inventions of complicated mechanisms. A true manufacturer (producing virtually all of the watch components and based on movements exclusively his creation) his brand has grown to great prominence in less than 20 years.

product line overview
The F P Journe line has 3 primary groups. The "Soveraine Collection" with "Tourbillon Souverain", "Chronometre a Resonance", "Chronometre Souverain" and "Sonnerie Souverain". The Octa Collection with "Octa Reserve de Marche", "Octa Lune" and "Octa Divine 36". The Limited Series encompasses specially limited pieces of various complications. Francois Paul Journe continues to introduce new masterpieces on an annual basis and the limited nature of the production creates demand amongst collectors.

essential watches "market assessment"
The extremely limited production levels of FP Journe positions the watches as collector pieces and there is a rapidly growing number of collectors. Hence, prices are steady at or near suggested retails. A small discount can occasionally be accomplished. Preowned watches are very desirable and sell at 20% to 30% of the price of new models.