Description

Presenting the quintessence of sports watches, the F.P. Journe Chronograph Rattrapante in Titanium. This exceptional timepiece represents the pinnacle of F.P. Journe’s LineSport collection, masterfully merging luxury and sportiness in a grand complication that is highly sought-after by collectors worldwide.

The brand’s expertise is evident in this sophisticated split-seconds chronograph. A pusher at 2 o’clock allows to start, stop and reset the chronograph while the pusher at 4 o’clock activates the rattrapante functionality, enabling the measurement of intermediate times with precision and elegance.

This watch is presented in a 44mm by 12.1mm thickness titanium case, a material embodying both wearability and durability, and weighs a mere 81 grams in total. Despite the apparent size, the watch wears smaller due to the absence of lugs, ensuring exceptional comfort on the wrist.

Powered by the outstanding caliber 1518, a manually wound split-seconds chronograph movement with an impressive power reserve of up to 80 hours. The in-house developed and manufactured caliber comprises 285 components and 29 jewels, all expertly assembled by skilled artisans at the F.P. Journe atelier. The split-seconds chronograph’s technical excellence is further highlighted by its exquisite hand finishing which can be admired through the sapphire crystal case back.

The gray dial is discreet and features white sapphire sub-dials and an oversize date aperture. The dial is adorned with applied luminescent numerals and large luminescent hands in steel, gray colored steel, and ivory colored steel, while the small hands come in red lacquered titanium, ensuring excellent legibility in all conditions.

The watch is fitted on a matching titanium bracelet with rubber inserts allowing for ultimate comfort and a secure fit thanks to the folding buckle bearing the F.P. Journe logo.

F.P. Journe – Bio

François-Paul Journe was born in Marseille in 1959. An unruly child, he was sent to a local technical college at the age of 14. He went on to graduate from the Paris watchmaking school in 1976.
In 1982, after five years of work, he finished his tourbillon – and it work !
He founded the F.P. Journe company in 1999, have ever since stunned the world year after year with the visually distinctive and technically innovative watches
The motto of the brand, Invenit et Fecit (Latin for “[He] invented it and made it”) denotes that the company builds the entirety of the watches. Journe often designs brand new movements, even inventing completely new systems, like the famous resonance chronometer.