F.P. Journe Chronometre Souverain / WHY IS ENTRY LEVEL JOURNE SO EXPENSIVE?!?!! $$$

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2022
  • How on Earth is this a $40,000 watch?! And how is this considered ENTRY LEVEL?! Is this watch actually worth the $40K pricetag? Today we are talking all things Journe and specifically looking deeper into the F.P. Journe Chronometre Souverain.
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  • @DelusionalNYC
    @DelusionalNYC Рік тому +101

    I was fortunate enough to buy a Chronometre Bleu at auction in 2014 at a below-retail price of $18K (before auction premium). I love my "entry-level" FP Journe and I doubt I'll ever sell it. I just wish people like Kevin O'Leary didn't sound so douchey when talking about FP Journe watches.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +23

      He is not a great ambassador for the brand, I think his “love” or “virus” comes from his love of ROI vs the horological aspects but I could be wrong 🤷🏻 I don’t know the guy, just the impression he gives off.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +24

      Ugh Mr. Wonderful is one of my least favourite “watch enthusiasts” if one could even call him that. Ugh! But man! WHAT A FANTASGIC AUCTION FIND! 😱 and just in the nick of time!

    • @blegi1245
      @blegi1245 Рік тому

      I just wish Kevin O'Leary didn't sound so douchey every time his mouth opens FIFY.

    • @bontakun2002
      @bontakun2002 Рік тому +16

      @@watchpapi while he does talk about a love of dials, I feel like he mainly talks about investment potential whenever I see a video of him talking about watches and it’s off-putting to me.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +4

      @@bontakun2002 I feel exactly the same.

  • @h111551
    @h111551 Рік тому +60

    Thank you for addressing gratitude and how blessed all watch collectors are, no matter at what level they collect.

  • @ProtomanZ
    @ProtomanZ Рік тому +18

    To F.P. Journes credit he did develop and manufacture a tourbillion by himself in 5 years. That takes companies millions of dollars, a designteam and a lot of years to create and release. Not to mention all the other weird horological problems he sometimes solves seemingly for his own enjoyment. You can't deny how good of a watchmaker he is.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +4

      And if I’m not mistaken… that’s the first wrist watch he made! 😂🙈 he is brilliant!

  • @geirarnesen6531
    @geirarnesen6531 Рік тому +6

    This entry commentary was brilliant. So obvious but also so unique. You never hear watch enthusiasts daring to be honest about their obsession like that. Well done!

  • @thenutcracker2921
    @thenutcracker2921 Рік тому +3

    With Journe there is such an an immediate realization of “Oh Boy This Is Special.” No need to research history or specs to quantify its significance. You just know the moment your eyes make contact. That is how I felt about 15 years ago when I first saw an image of one. I had no idea how much they cost or where they stood in the market. They are just so intrinsically interesting and gorgeous.
    There are many watches I love but at the end of the day F.P. Journe is the epitome of what I want a watch to be. Pure Magic.

  • @anthonystevens8683
    @anthonystevens8683 Рік тому +19

    This may not be a watch for me but I'm very pleased that these watches are made to such a standard that I can appreciate from a distance. We need people like FPJ and others to move forward with new creations even if they may be out of reach or cannot justify. I guess on this occasion I take my hat of f to those who can afford them and purchase them so it keeps funding the industry innovating so at least us plebs get a chance to at least see a video on what can be accomplished.

  • @BryanO92
    @BryanO92 Рік тому +3

    Don't feel bad. I seem to remember someone asking Philippe Dufour if he owned one of his own watches and he said no, he couldn't afford it.

  • @siryamesOG
    @siryamesOG 11 місяців тому +1

    First time watching your content. Love it, subscribed! ☺️

  • @all-caps3927
    @all-caps3927 10 місяців тому +3

    The self awareness in this video is incredible 🤣, no one should ever be disheartened at the fact they can't afford a Journe or an A Lange and Sohne or any watch from the trinity of watchmakers.

  • @MrGMT1992
    @MrGMT1992 Рік тому +2

    That dial color appears to be absolutely next level. Can't imagine experiencing this in person. Congrats to watch papi.

  • @rayharrison6400
    @rayharrison6400 Рік тому +2

    It's a beautiful watch with class and pedigree. The movement is incredibly eye catching with all the FP DNA. Stunning 😍. I could never trust myself to own one, in fear of whalloping it on a door handle or something. I absolutely love it

  • @samnathan2709
    @samnathan2709 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for your videos. Just the right amount of info, humour and self awareness of how silly the subject is. Always entertaining. Cheers!

  • @byansipeter6511
    @byansipeter6511 Рік тому +2

    i"m a watch enthusiast although i cant afford such collectible pieces and ive heard about th FP watches especially thier amazing 18 function astronomic. one time i owned a Longine which was gifted to me by a relative and as time went by, i got some kind of affection for this watch even though back then i didnt know much about watches. the amazing thing i loved about that watch was the sound of its beat whenever i layed down to sleep as i placed my head on my whrist. i got so hurt when i got back home one time and my sister told me how she borrowed my watch without my coscent and she lost it on thier school party. up until now ive never recovered. it was later when i learned that was a kind of watch problably i will never afford in my life.

  • @sergezerkin
    @sergezerkin Рік тому +1

    Love your content ! Love the editing and your energy ! Do you do the eddying yourself ?

  • @BrandonMenancio
    @BrandonMenancio Рік тому

    I laughed so hard at the "look at this little stud muffin" part! Totally caught me off guard. hahah great vid!

  • @johnk.l.5518
    @johnk.l.5518 Рік тому +13

    Love the art and craft of F.P. Journe. Is it worth it? Sure, if you can afford that luxury without dumping yourself into deep doo doo. I find there are too many watches to love; so why not just love them all from afar? That distant allure makes it even more enticing and enjoyable.
    Cheers!

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +4

      Oh this is so perfectly said! 💕💕✨

    • @Not-a-bot222
      @Not-a-bot222 Рік тому +2

      @@BrittPearceWatches I agree with you too an extent! Once a sought after item is in your possession, don’t we just turn our eyes towards the next big thing? Very rarely does the thing you’ve chased or craved bring that everlasting satisfaction. Except of course for my darling wife.

  • @donulldh4785
    @donulldh4785 Рік тому +4

    Gringa Lives!!! Ha.
    This video makes me think of one of my favorite quotes; "“Don’t let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big." So as watch nerds, we need not let anyone say a watch is too much or out of reach. Long Live the Cult.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      SHE LIVES! I’m still actually so under the weather :( I filmed this back when I wasn’t sick! And it’s taken me so long to edit bevause injust havent been ok enough! :( Journe watches are so amazing tho arent they?! Man. One day!

  • @Number_006
    @Number_006 Рік тому +4

    Fabulous vid Gringa!! And big congrats to James on his score. F.P. Journe is my only grail watchmaker (well...besides A. Lange & Söhne). 😎

  • @4evalost948
    @4evalost948 Рік тому +2

    This watch feels like a love letter to watch making watch papi is a lucky guy to have it in his watch chest

  • @watchexplorer321
    @watchexplorer321 Рік тому +2

    I love your vibe. Think it is a Mixtur of Art,
    technik and history that makes it so interesting when you get infected by watches. Also the interaction with other watch enthusiasts and the numberless amount of stories and people it brings into your life. Keep it up girl, your doing just fine 👌😏

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      Whaaaat! Thank you so so much! And you’re so right. Watches are the meeting places of so many fantastic disciplines! I always say it is art, engineering, fashion and history. But the social aspect is such an important aspect that I always forget about!

    • @watchexplorer321
      @watchexplorer321 Рік тому

      If you come to Frankfurt Germany, we,ll go on a watchshop trip😉

  • @markpiper6249
    @markpiper6249 Рік тому +1

    Love this post Britt.
    FPJ is a brand most of us don’t consider, when we’ve got one wheel stuck in the sand obsessing about Rolex, PP and AP.
    Keep smiling Britt 🖐

  • @mohamedalketbi2326
    @mohamedalketbi2326 Рік тому +1

    Mr FP journe is Person who I would admire , one of things is that he create a young talent competition were he reward the winner with watchmaking tools and money to start his career , that is noble act on itself. Unlike big corporate companies who spends budget trying to market their watches without improving the product itself and some of these brands unfortunately are a victims of marketing strategy that higher administrative positions is trying to do, they wishes so much to be the next FP journe or Derek Pratt etc but they lack the traces that Independents had.
    I had an incident where I try to get a custom feature on a dress watch model that can be easily fulfilled by any watchmaker basically but I got a rejection letter stating that work can be easily done BUT it’s not that ambitious and cost of making it is way below target price although they contradict what they say on their strategy (( Jaquet Droz 2.0 version )) as they claim 😂.

  • @Jabingla2810
    @Jabingla2810 Рік тому +2

    What makes this watch channel unique, is that it’s the only one I can’t watch with my children around! 😂😂
    Also, quite possibly the only F.P.Journe review to use the word “wank” 👍
    Keep it up Britt, never change 🙂

  • @AliasEveWatches
    @AliasEveWatches Рік тому +2

    Gorgeous both front and back! 😍
    Also, I love the narration and editing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @anthonyjackson31
    @anthonyjackson31 Рік тому +3

    Great mic! Really stepping up that quality!

  • @Dazulolwarrior
    @Dazulolwarrior Рік тому +2

    FPJ and Kurt Klaus are my watchmaking idols

  • @leemartin2978
    @leemartin2978 Рік тому +2

    It’s the first time I’ve seen this particular watch , although I was familiar with the brand thanks to “Federico talks watches” , he’s a big fan . I think it’s absolutely beautiful, as you stated, pure class. It’s bonkers money, but it’s just gorgeous.

  • @damnAmsterdammer
    @damnAmsterdammer Рік тому +2

    Great opening Britt. You've kept it real. It's like Mark Dice offering to give away a chocolate bar or an ounce of Silver. Most took the chocolate. I'm glad that I'm still on the other side of the tracks. For now. lol
    Thanks for the vid, nice work.

  • @michaelcarr3883
    @michaelcarr3883 Рік тому +2

    Great viideo.
    I never thought I'd like a watch with that much brown in it, but that thing is beautiful from any angle.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      There’s something about rose gold and brown that is so…. *chef kiss*

  • @jackburtonstwin
    @jackburtonstwin Рік тому +2

    That is a fantastic watch. It is far beyond my budget, but we need people to invest in these pieces to ensure that they are actually made. So, yes, I celebrate those who have the means and good taste to own such a beautiful piece.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      Right?! I feel exactly the same! I know it’s far beyond my pricepoint… but man! I so appreciate pieces like this!

  • @speedygspg
    @speedygspg Рік тому +1

    Hi Britt, love your energy (and your thoughts on watches but that goes without saying)

  • @michaelbradley6488
    @michaelbradley6488 Рік тому +1

    It is a beautiful mechanical piece of artwork, I will never own one, but I can appreciate it. I admire a woman who is confident enough to wear a large watch.

  • @simkool77
    @simkool77 Рік тому +2

    I had heard the name FP Journe, but had never seen a review of one. Very enjoyable and interesting video, watch & watchmaker.

  • @watchpapi
    @watchpapi Рік тому +3

    Gringles, great review! Nice to hear a bit aboot Journe.

  • @stevenwebb9861
    @stevenwebb9861 Рік тому +1

    Stunning watch James and your story of how it became yours is great too. Most of all I like how the numerals reduce in size to accomodate the sub dial. I like the Lange crono too but some of the numerals are cut in half! Journe accomadate the sub dial in a much better way, to my eye at least.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +1

      Thanks Steven 🙏🏼

  • @BRAAAPlab
    @BRAAAPlab Рік тому

    Wth did I just watch?1 Ups, downs, funny, insightful, Havana dial, stunning Journe. (looked great on both of you guys). U definitely had some gooood coffee. Glad the algorithm served this today

  • @diddliewinks3486
    @diddliewinks3486 Рік тому +1

    i first learned about FP from a manga Air Gear and because of that I've always wanted one.

  • @floydmorrison2025
    @floydmorrison2025 Рік тому +3

    I'm willing to be that before Journe leaves the house to attend a cocktail party, he pauses in front of a full length mirror, adjusts his cravat, and says to his reflection "My God, mon ami, you are still such a stud muffin"!

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +1

      😂

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      LOLLL! I’d be willing to bet some SERIOUS $$$ that you are absolutely right! 😂

  • @Mark..P
    @Mark..P Рік тому +8

    At 4:18 I was soooooo tempted 🤣. Brilliant video and huge congratulations James on getting this watch. The waitlist is insane. You have obviously made the right connections 👏. Love love love this watch maker. Great video Brittany 👏👏👏🥃

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +5

      BAHAHHA oh I did set myself up on this one, didn’t I?! Hahaha. We are so dang blessed to have this in the collection! It only makes us want MOOOOOORE JOURNES!

  • @RollaArtis
    @RollaArtis Рік тому +2

    It's all in the marketing - I would guess the actual cost of manufacture is about a tenth of the asking price with a large part of the profit spent in convincing everyone that it's worth ten times more...That's how it all works.

  • @brucethemanlee
    @brucethemanlee Рік тому +1

    love it! crossing fingers that one day i will have one in my watchbox too

  • @specialkfouryou
    @specialkfouryou Рік тому +1

    I don't wear dress watches that often but his are some of the most unique and beautiful on the planet!

  • @UltraDoug
    @UltraDoug Рік тому +2

    Your intro is so on point. We are the rich people in Hunger Games. Even if we’re not rich, compared to most of the world, we are. Difficult not to feel stupid or silly, but ya know……watches, so….. 😏💕 …..excellent vid as usual 😎👍🏼

  • @atreidis3946
    @atreidis3946 Рік тому +2

    I love this video. I love the brand. I love this watch. It has scratches. So Someone had it on his wrist, and did not hide it in a dark dump safe. Well done.

  • @alanwong5688
    @alanwong5688 24 дні тому

    Such an amazing, lasting design. I’m picking up my Octa Lune tomorrow 😊

  • @notenoughtime7274
    @notenoughtime7274 Рік тому +2

    Love the video. Really great and impressive content and quality of photos and videos. Admire FP Journe, even if I can’t afford one! Lovely movement and dial texture on the watch you’ve featured…..although not sure about the dial colour! Personally, “if” I had the PP Aquanaut in brown and gold in my collection (I don’t but know you’ve featured previously), I think that’s a nicer shade and would pick a contrasting dial colour FPJ (they do some lovely alternate ones). Great video again though.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +3

      That’s fair and something I did have to think about, but side by side they’re different enough, the Aquanaut dial is quite a lot darker and the watch has a much sportier vibe overall.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +2

      Bahaha watch papi definitely has a thing for brown dials and rose gold doesn't he?!

    • @ezee-e
      @ezee-e Рік тому +1

      agree that the brown color is wrong. maybe with an orange or red or light blue alligator strap then it can be pulled off imho. wonder why the brown choice by them

    • @notenoughtime7274
      @notenoughtime7274 Рік тому

      @@watchpapi thanks for getting back, just read this. Either way I’m envious of your collection!

    • @notenoughtime7274
      @notenoughtime7274 Рік тому

      @@BrittPearceWatches haha! I sense another channel rebrand Britt Pearce(*) & Watch Papi! *the artist formerly known as Watch Gringa

  • @musiclover4311
    @musiclover4311 Рік тому +1

    Excellent review!

  • @chuckmontgomery7571
    @chuckmontgomery7571 Рік тому +3

    The funny thing about the hobby is, and I understand it, that watch would never be my entry to that price bracket. Not because I don't see the value in it or think it's ridiculous, but personally, it doesn't give my heart a flutter or send my salivary glands into overdrive. If it does it for you, great, but I found a watch I couldn't just buy on a whim, and started saving my money for it. It will be months before I can buy it, but I will love it all the more when I get it, and it was love at first sight. All for a watch that costs maybe 1/15th the price of that FP Journe. And I still know it's silly, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Watch people understand. Other people really don't. That's OK. It doesn't have to make sense to everyone.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      This is perfectly said! And it takes all kinds of kinds in this crazy watch hobby!

  • @Cull_Obsidian
    @Cull_Obsidian Рік тому +1

    I love the idea of getting a Journe CS. But the problem is I generally don’t dress to match something that formal, suiting something like the resonance more (like the boujee birch that I am) but I can’t get one without getting an entry level one 😭😭😭.
    As for justifying it? There is no justification. Our lives are short and we’re all aware of our inevitable end. So, if you find independent horology gives you that little fleeting feeling of joy every time you see it, then that’s all the justification you need.
    And you’re right about being passionate for things you won’t buy yourself. I love MB&F, I went to their new London boutique yesterday. I wouldn’t buy 80% of their lineup, but loved it all!
    And to kinda quote John Mayer: “It doesn’t matter how much it costs, it has to hurt”. I say this to my friends who are now getting into horology, it can be a £50 Seiko or a £50,000 Patek, you need that pang of disbelief that you’ve just spent that much on something functionally pretty useless!

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      Right?! This is all perfectly said! And I think these are the things that really expose those who just really love watches! I feel like I can appreciate almost all watches, abs the spaces different watch brands fill… whether I want them or not. Or whether I can afford them or not. YA KNOW?! 🙈
      You’re so right! We have this one life! Collect what ya love and love the crap out of your timepieces! ✨✨✨

  • @71digiboy
    @71digiboy Рік тому +1

    FP Journe watches are exquisite. Been a fan for years although I never could afford one. Your husband's example is a beauty!

  • @alexlilano1931
    @alexlilano1931 Рік тому +2

    I used to be a spec guy too. I used look into Lume, water resistant, and toughness. My daily driver turned out to be a dress watch. They are more comfortable and elegant. Unless I have only one watch, I will need all the specs. I have Gshock, Divers, and Field watches for those tough things.

    • @rangersmith4652
      @rangersmith4652 Рік тому

      Yeah, I do that sometimes, too. My current daily driver is a Garmin, for purely practical reasons. Today I wore a dive watch on a matte leather strap with a suit. Not exactly conventional, but the green of the dial almost exactly matched my shirt.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      You said it perfectly - dress watches are so dang comfortable and elegant! My every day generally calls for a dress watch. :) An unusual day for me needs 200m water resistance and to be exceptionally tough ;)

    • @matslundgren1632
      @matslundgren1632 Рік тому

      @@BrittPearceWatches I would love to have a dress watch but for me WR matters as I commute to work on a bike in a town & country with very shitty weather :) Maybe I should just get something vintage and see if it survives.

  • @M_MTsc
    @M_MTsc Рік тому

    Your comment about watch collecting being a privilege and subject to wealth is spot on. Regardless of the price point, no one needs more than one watch. I forget sometimes how lucky I am.

  • @alang5293
    @alang5293 Рік тому +1

    It’s fortunate that both you and your husband have a passion for watches. Not everyone’s spouse appreciates them.

  • @michellep2682
    @michellep2682 Рік тому +1

    I love FP Journe watches. That Havana is one of my favorites. Had a chance to pick up the Chronometre Blue a few years ago but held off. Now they are impossible to get retail

  • @thomasanderson8537
    @thomasanderson8537 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful video, Brit! It's too big for me and I can't afford it but it's amazing!

  • @stemikger
    @stemikger Рік тому +1

    I have to remember not to have a mouth full of coffee when watching your videos. It almost came out of my noise when you showed a young F.P. and called him a stud muffin. lol.

  • @davidelliott948
    @davidelliott948 Рік тому +1

    Great watch and video! There is nothing wrong with admiring nice things…it is free. You just have to know your limits when acquiring them.

  • @camatkinson4708
    @camatkinson4708 Рік тому +1

    Good god I want a Souverain Chron’.
    It’s just the hands. There’s magic in the hands.

  • @bobbydazzler1780
    @bobbydazzler1780 Рік тому +1

    I like the little 7 and 8. No digit nibbling here. Go Journe!

  • @kimkruse4576
    @kimkruse4576 Рік тому +3

    I can imagine James with this watch, Panama hat on top, linen shirt (at least 2 buttons open), a big cigar in his hand, a nice scotch or rum in the other 😊👍
    Don't worry Gringa, we'll get you a Philippe Dufour 😉😄

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      Bahahah! Now THAT IS A LOOK! And a loot I could totally see the papi in! Riding in a classy boat! He’s a classy guy! Oh I would DIE for a Philippe Dufour! 😱

  • @likeris2
    @likeris2 Рік тому +2

    my favorite F. P. Journe is Octa chronograph flyback. pure art. good luck for me to get it....

  • @mahirhaque1801
    @mahirhaque1801 Рік тому +2

    I went to the journe Boutique in Toronto. They told me it's basically impossible to ever get one even if they were super nice about it. Like basically the dude was ashamed to even so no. Like he was guilty or something.

  • @BonDijon
    @BonDijon Рік тому +1

    the statement on how being a hobby and the way it skews what you think is so expensive is so true. 😂 i remember the days where i thought paying over $200 for a watch was nuts. those days are long gone ☠️

  • @keithlos1497
    @keithlos1497 Рік тому +1

    Superb summary at the end...you had me feeling a little guilty up to that..

  • @shadowbiker14
    @shadowbiker14 Рік тому +1

    Only 30 m waterresistence at this price point is not acceptable :-) such a lovely watch.

  • @chrisgrieves1468
    @chrisgrieves1468 Рік тому +1

    This one does nought for me but somehow that's the point. It is however a special thing with skill and imagination and as you say it's part of the broad spectrum that makes watches special to us. To think I just bought a new very fancy OLED TV and thought gosh that's a lot, it's about a quarter the price of my last watch...Perspective - nah, we're all just mad and we need some madness in our lives.

  • @aficionadosYT
    @aficionadosYT Рік тому

    Im truly happy for WatchPapi,for having my grail...and I will buy it for myself sureee...when I sell my house....and this watch is the one that made Gringas channel my fav one in hobby....

  • @bubbabrannan5915
    @bubbabrannan5915 Рік тому +1

    Rambling but oh so cute. You were nice to FPJ he has been criticized fairly hard by many. Nice job Britt! 🥃

  • @khronosbest9448
    @khronosbest9448 Рік тому +1

    I too have a penchant for appreciating that which i cannot possess. The problem is i have alot to appreciate. 😉

  • @fayzzzjai5153
    @fayzzzjai5153 Рік тому +1

    Wow that's one beautiful watch! Papi should let you wear it sometimes, it is just a bit too big for you. Making that a fashion statement. Well as it's been said... A dream is a wish your heart makes... I truly hope that your dream to have one will one day come true!

  • @TheAmbassador1234
    @TheAmbassador1234 Рік тому +2

    How long did your husband have to wait to receive his CS Havana? It is a fantastic watch !

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому

      It was around 18 months after we started talking to the boutique about it that they messaged to say it was ready.

    • @TheAmbassador1234
      @TheAmbassador1234 Рік тому +1

      @@watchpapi Thank you so much for your reply! Hoping to get a Platinum CS for an important milestone in 2024

  • @jeromemillon1730
    @jeromemillon1730 Рік тому

    Hi Britney, do not apologize for your french accent. I’m french (Jérôme with o circonflexe!) and your accent is cute and exact, your videos delightful !
    Keep on going, please !
    And I realy Hope your husband can one day afford a fp journe !!
    Sincerly yours

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +1

      Huh!?
      This is my FP Journe 🤷🏻

  • @gregcapella5941
    @gregcapella5941 Рік тому +2

    Nice video ---- Pope Tier Rules !!! --- I am BINGE WATCHING all your video this weekend (AND ALL THE ADDS) !!!!!

  • @hck65
    @hck65 Рік тому +1

    The dial looks like it is made of chocolate. I think that is a compliment...

  • @oktfg
    @oktfg Рік тому +1

    WTG Britt, adding more new subs this month than any of the grey market dealer channels. Roman, Eric, Spencer, PT or Watchbox.
    New subs made you bigger than Anthony Farrers channel.

  • @camatkinson4708
    @camatkinson4708 Рік тому +1

    Also on the subject of wanting to own one.
    I can theoretically afford one, but I really shouldn’t for a year or so. Self restraint is hard so hell.
    Also lols at this being a $30,000 watch.
    Back in the days when you could buy them eh.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому

      That’s just what we paid for it…. Well, I think $38k or 39.

  • @Joliaux76
    @Joliaux76 Рік тому +1

    Great to have a video on Journe, he really is the new Breguet.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      Right?!?! And this is something so many people don’t appreciate! Mentee of Daniels. Lover of Breguet! Journe really is someone special.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +2

      …. I’m worried by calling him a Breguet lover, people will think he was Breguet’s lover. 😂 HE WAS NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH ABE BREGUET hahaha

  • @truthwisdom
    @truthwisdom 4 місяці тому

    I was at the Beijing airport, and my buddy Scam Yu sold me an authentic F.P. Journe for only $200. I feel privileged now.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi 3 місяці тому

      Congratulations 🎉

  • @bigmich485
    @bigmich485 Рік тому +2

    You need to make a video on his watch collection! So far what we’ve seen is fire

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +2

      There is one somewhere.

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +1

      This is a lot of it…. ua-cam.com/video/gjDjoz7RGSk/v-deo.html

  • @Zotrax1946
    @Zotrax1946 Рік тому +1

    Yes!! It does exactly that! Soooo on point 👌🏻. It does the weirdest things to our brains 😄

  • @johnmmxii
    @johnmmxii Рік тому +1

    "...single barrel watch nears the end of the power reserve it starts losing more time.". Isn't it the other way around? At the end of the power reserve the main spring cannot push the balance wheel to its full amplitude, and the watch gains time, not loses it.
    And of course it's not really the end of the power reserve, but that's another story.

  • @Zotrax1946
    @Zotrax1946 Рік тому +1

    Ooohhhh!! How I enjoyed this one. Thanks 🤗

  • @jpdemer5
    @jpdemer5 Рік тому +1

    A watch like this is a work of art ... and the price of a work of art is whatever somebody will pay for it.

  • @BabyJesus66
    @BabyJesus66 Рік тому +2

    Not a fan of Journe. Their watches just don't do it for me. I have an extreme disliking of the colors on most of the ones I've looked at (the finest poo brown, 3 month expired mustard yellow, etc). Plus didn't everyone hate the power reserve on the front of Grand Seikos enough that they put them on the back of the movement... but on this watch everyone is like that's a STUNNING dial! I always wonder how much is in the name compared to the design.

  • @j.burgess4459
    @j.burgess4459 Рік тому +1

    I came within a heartbeat of buying a Chronomètre Souvrain with a Havana dial - they even had one in stock when Pragnell stated carrying FPJ a couple of years back. But.... Journe....Patek.... I just felt like you gotta pick a side - and in my case I guess that was always going to be Patek. (Obviously, if you're Kevin O'Leary, you can collect both - and much more besides. But the more humble variety of plutocrat needs to pick a team, really. Otherwise things get a little bit crazy😬)

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +1

      Which Patek did you go for?

    • @j.burgess4459
      @j.burgess4459 Рік тому +1

      @@watchpapi I've owned three - but currently the only one in the collection is a 5212A. I'm down on the list for a couple of others too, but we'll have to see how business is doing if and when I get the call. (It's literally this bad when it comes to Patek/Journe/Lange, etc. It's more like buying freaking car than a wrist watch!😵‍💫)

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +1

      @@j.burgess4459 true! I have a real soft spot for the weekly, quirky and cool, new school Patek 👌🏽

  • @timepiece_enthusiast
    @timepiece_enthusiast Рік тому +3

    Uh, all that money and you can't even go swimming in it?

  • @m.e.p.r
    @m.e.p.r Рік тому +2

    I look at FPJ and think "if Tim Burton started a watch brand".
    FPJ is reserved for the elite, or the investor convinced that when FPJ eventually pops his clogs, the watches made during his lifetime will disappear into the stratosphere. I appreciate FPJ's artistry, but I also find this segment of horology not a part of the watch industry I look to or particularly admire (agnostic of the money). There are plenty of other brands pushing the envelope far more than FPJ when it comes to artistry, engineering and design. I find this particular example quite ugly (sorry, just my stupid opinion), but I've always been a fan of the industrial design of the hour and minute hands.
    Great video as always, thanks Brittany 😊

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      Ahhh see, this is where we differ 😜 I love a good industrial design, but I also love sometjing like this! I probably love loopy dress watches even more! 🙈
      Idk! I disagree! I think this is completely a part of the watch industry and a really important part…. Indies who do sometjing different! And sure… it’s not Grubel Forsey different or MB&F. But I think sometjing between very classical Breguet and modern is important! Don’t forget, FPJ’s mentor was Daniels! I think he’s an insanely important modern watchmaker and just because his watches are expensive & “hype” doesn’t lose him his position!

    • @jamesblonde2271
      @jamesblonde2271 Рік тому

      Y'know I don't want one as it happens but the mans a sodding genius

    • @m.e.p.r
      @m.e.p.r Рік тому

      @@BrittPearceWatches I agree FPJ is an important person in watch making, for many reasons. I try to put the brand, hype, money, any associations, who they trained with, who their daddy was etc. to one side when looking at a watch. Or say to myself "if this was made by a different brand, would I still enjoy it"? Pretty hard to do sometimes with these brands. FPJ doesn't leave me feeling very much of anything really... It's all subjective and I've never held one in the hand. Maybe one day I will and I'll change my mind 🤗

  • @Nefville
    @Nefville Рік тому +2

    This is a great one because you talk about the one thing most people don't: money. Its a very good thing to self-reflect and have gratitude for what you have. Myself, I do not feel blessed. I worked hard for what I have and I started with nothing. And I have a LONG way to go still. I pray that when I have kids, they are the blessed ones and that I can teach them gratitude.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      I think my cup more than runs over! I've been blessed with far more than I deserve

  • @kevincarpenter5577
    @kevincarpenter5577 Рік тому +1

    How about a review of the drinky bird in the background? (Hodinkee guy has one too...must be a watch geek thing). Anyway, love the Journe, definitely worth it! Thanks.

  • @gezkovich
    @gezkovich Рік тому +1

    I have a lot to say about this but it would be an incredibly rambling missive. So you were perfect.

  • @mrh4195
    @mrh4195 Рік тому +1

    They are works of art.

  • @juanpablo046
    @juanpablo046 Рік тому +2

    what's the price for the same model in platinum?

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +2

      Couple of grand more.

    • @juanpablo046
      @juanpablo046 Рік тому +2

      @@watchpapi It seems the price is 43.000usd

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +2

      @@juanpablo046 yeah, sounds about right. This was 39k USD and I think there’s been a price increase since then.

  • @mikegreig3338
    @mikegreig3338 Рік тому +1

    Britt, the watch is glorious, the completely unnecessary price of it, is exactly what helps make it so glorious, does that make sense?, anyway great as usual Britt 👍

  • @scottlalonde2878
    @scottlalonde2878 Рік тому +1

    Nice video, Brittany, thank you. Watch is beautiful. To my taste, less is more when it comes to dress watches. Hours, minutes, and seconds. Far as being silly buying expensive things like watches: yeah, well, people spend millions on a painting, just paint and a piece of canvas. Is it right to do so with so many problems in the world? Can't answer that.

  • @MDchaz
    @MDchaz Рік тому +3

    I wish Journe put the power reserve on the back of the watch, ruins the dial.

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +1

      It’s a fair one! I kinda love it! :)

    • @MDchaz
      @MDchaz Рік тому +1

      Sarcasm on my side, I’m an obvious GS fan. I originally hated how GS put the PR on the dial. Over time I came to love it after seeing Breguets and Journes with the PR on the dial, not to mention GS’s execution. It’s watch nerd stuff. I hate the power reserve double standard complaint that GS gets. So many options and choices for people out there. Love what you love. Be original.

  • @lawrenceh7182
    @lawrenceh7182 Рік тому +2

    All round production really good on this video, particularly sound. Regarding how does a man spend that much money on a watch…because he has an understanding wife that’s why!

    • @watchpapi
      @watchpapi Рік тому +3

      You’re right there! 😜😂

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому +2

      Oh thank you so so much! I really have been trying to up production and improve on things like sound. So this makes me so happy to hear!

    • @lawrenceh7182
      @lawrenceh7182 Рік тому +1

      @@BrittPearceWatches and it shows 👏🏻💪🏻

    • @lawrenceh7182
      @lawrenceh7182 Рік тому +1

      @@watchpapi wish I had the same 🙄

  • @ezee-e
    @ezee-e Рік тому +1

    Fantastic designer and craftsmanship and quality materials BUT I cant justify the price tag. Love the designs of the hand carved bridges of the various models and consider them way above AP, PP etc terms of beautfiful aesthetic and perhaps otherworldly looks but you really cant even wear these museum sort of pieces anywhere without you know what. VC and Breguet super amazing designing also

  • @bozyeuds6862
    @bozyeuds6862 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful watch

  • @simontaylor342
    @simontaylor342 Рік тому +1

    I thought I would have another look at this watch because I’m not too familiar. You do realise that within ten seconds, probably nearer seven of talking about starving children you were wearing a smiley face.

  • @Paul_F_C
    @Paul_F_C Рік тому +1

    That was close getting all teary looking at the poor people in your video, but thankfully I looked down at my Explorer and all was good again in the world lol

    • @BrittPearceWatches
      @BrittPearceWatches  Рік тому

      Ew. POORS! (Bahahah just kidding! I am a fellow poor. James is the fancy pants)