17/05/2020

2020 F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel

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In terms of the dial design, the new F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel further improved its legibility: Adding the solid-gold frames around the upper and lower apertures that display the day, month, and date; Meanwhile, the olive-shaped inner circle is now decorated with a clous de Paris engine-turned pattern, which adds a sense of multi-dimensions and exquisiteness to the dial compare with the initially rather flat design.

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On April 28th, F.P. Journe announced the 2020 novelties on its Instagram and official site. Besides the widely discussed new Chronomètre à Résonance, they’ve also released a new version of Quantième Perpétuel (QP), with blue guilloché silver dial or white guilloché silver dial in matching gold numerals.

The new QP is powered by the 1300.3 calibre, same as the original Quantième Pérpetuel (released in 2013), that can deliver up to 160 hours of power, of which 120 hrs of chronometric performance are calibrated onto the dial.

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The F.P.Journe Octa Quantième Perpétuel was designed to be extremely quick to set, and very simple to read. What someone sees on the dial however is the result of an incredibly complex layout beneath it. Caliber 1300.3 QP is made up of 340 components (uncased) that are delicately assembled together resulting in a total movement height of only 5.20 mm. As with all the models in the Octa Collection, the automatic movement delivers up to 120 hours of chronometric performance from a single barrel. The Perpetual Calendar complication automatically accounts for all months with 28, 29, 30, and 31 days, even indicating the leap year cycle on the dial. #fpjourne #fpjourneofficial #quantiemeperpetual #perpetualcalendar #octa #watchmaking #horology #watches

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There are two particular things about the F.P. Journe’s QP: the ease of use, and the aesthetically balanced legibility.

Usually, the adjustment process of conventional perpetual calendars is skill-demanding and often evolves the use of a pin tool. Mr Journe invented an instantaneous jumping perpetual calendar mechanism so that the QP can be easily adjusted via the crown, and the month can be quickly set via a small lever hidden beneath the watch lug at 1 o’clock.

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