F.P.Journe watches

F.P.Journe is the Geneva company of the watchmaker François-Paul Journe, who presented the first F.P.Journe collection in 1999 under the motto "Invenit et Fecit" ("invented and made"). The company, Montres Journe SA, has its workshops in central Geneva and makes its own movements.

Journe began research into resonance in 1983, work that led to the Chronomètre à Résonance wristwatch, and in 1991 made a prototype Tourbillon Souverain with a remontoire. The Tourbillon Souverain won the Aiguille d'Or at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève in 2004. Its collections include Classique, lineSport and élégante. In 2018 Chanel acquired a 20% stake in the company.