F.P. Journe Chronomètre Bleu CB

F.P. JOURNE CHRONOMETRE BLEU F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND COVETED TANTALUM WRISTWATCH WITH CHROME BLUE DIAL CHRONOMETRE BLEU MODEL, NO. 2-410 CB, CIRCA 2019

F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND COVETED TANTALUM WRISTWATCH WITH CHROME BLUE DIAL CHRONOMETRE BLEU MODEL, NO. 2-410 CB, CIRCA 2019 Movement: Manual Dial: Chrome blue Case: 39 mm. diam. With: Tantalum F.P. Journe buckle, International Guarantee Card dated 2019, additional tantalum F.P. Journe deployant clasp, leather card holder, USB key, polishing cloth, presentation box and outer packaging F.P. JOURNE. A RARE AND COVETED TANTALUM WRISTWATCH WITH CHROME BLUE DIAL CHRONOMETRE BLEU MODEL, NO. 2-410 CB, CIRCA 2019 Movement: Manual Dial: Chrome blue Case: 39 mm. diam. With: Tantalum F.P. Journe buckle, International Guarantee Card dated 2019, additional tantalum F.P. Journe deployant clasp, leather card holder, USB key, polishing cloth, presentation box and outer packagingThe Chronometre Bleu, often simply shortened to 'CB' by Journe aficionados, has become a cult classic in modern independent watchmaking due to its combination of unusual case material and highly distinctive dial. Tantalum is a rare metal whose color is unlike any other. It is little used in horology because it is extremely difficult to work with. Requiring very high temperatures imposed upon it in order for it to be molded and used to ones specifications, once it has been carefully adapted it is extremely durable and ultra-resistant to corrosion. François Paul Journe François-Paul Journe was born in Marseille in 1957. He graduated from the Paris School of Watchmaking in 1976 and immediately joined forces with his uncle, a noted restorer of antique timepieces. Before creating his own complete line of wristwatches, Journe restored some of the world's most important historical timepieces, devised and built unique pocket watches to order and designed and made complications for prestigious watch brands. In 1996, Journe established a workshop in Geneva, designing and making watch mechanisms for other brands. Three years later, in 1999, he launched his own watches under the label 'F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit'.