If you’re a watch collector or enthusiast at any level, no one needs to tell you that watches from F.P. Journe are scarce. Whether speaking of the secondary market, or even new and current production, the brand’s annual production remains under 1,000 pieces a year. To give that number some context, we can safely say...

Open your eyes. Turn off your alarm. Sit up in bed. Grab your watch from the nightstand. Wind it. If there is a purer daily ritual for the watch lover, I don’t know it. While some will tout the benefits and ease of use of self-winding mechanical watches, there’s a romanticism to the ownership of...