Crown Assembly for the F.P.Journe Chronomètre Souverain

Once the movement nears completion, the watchmaker will receive the precious metal case, seen here in Platinum, and apply a blue varnish onto it to protect it from any damage. . Next, the working crown is removed and the watchmaker assembles the precious metal crown. The crown stem is cut to its appropriate size and reshaped before being adhered onto the crown head. . At F.P.Journe, this step is manually done for each timepiece, as part of the watchmaker’s assembly process and to train their “watchmaking” skills. They must ensure that the stem is cut to a certain length so that that crown head is not too far from the watch case, nor too close so that it scratches from contact. Such a distance is best measured by the trained eye. . Finally, the dial is carefully placed onto the movement and the case follows. Once the watch is assembled, it will further be tested for performance before it is sent to our Quality Control. .