F.P. Journe Centigraphe Souverain Luxury Watch Review

BUY IT HERE: http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/f-p-journe In the Pantheon of wristwatch exclusivity, the F.P. Journe Centigraphe Souverain sits close to the oculus. Launched in late 2006 as a 2007 debut, the Centigraphe elevated rising star Francois-Paul Journe even further into the elite of high horology. This 40mm platinum Centigraphe Soverain packs a formidable punch of audacious technology with the finest of traditional watchmaking craftsmanship. At the Geneva atelier of F.P. Journe, a “good year” in the commercial sense translates to approximately 900 timepieces, or the equivalent of one slow day across town at Rolex. The Centigraphe just exudes techno-cool. Any enthusiast who beholds the fireworks of three hands spinning at three different rates will feel a kind of elemental thrill. True to its name, the Centigraphe is equipped to measure intervals between 1/100th of a second and ten minutes. Each of the three sub-dials is equipped with a separate tachymeter scale that permits the reading of subject speeds between 36,000 and 6 kilometers per hour. Journe equips the tachymeter scales with a highly polished 18-karat white gold frame inboard of a silver dial. The tapered blue hands of the Centigraphe are unique in high horology, and their graceful form has become as closely associated with Journe as the “Breguet” hands are with their legendary champion. Beneath the silver dial lies a pot of gold; the manual-wind F.P. Journe caliber 1506 chronograph. Its 18-karat ros