Our Retrospective Exhibition is Coming to Dubai in February
Coming Soon: Two Decades Of F. P. Journe & De Bethune
One of the most remarkable events The 1916 Company has ever produced, happened last November, when for the first time, The 1916 Company organized a traveling Retrospective Exhibition dedicated specifically to F.P. Journe and De Bethune. The exhibition also included a number of unusual and even exotic pieces from other manufacturers, including a historically important Grand Complication from IWC, as well as some extraordinarily rare early F.P. Journe wristwatches, and a representative collection of De Bethune timepieces including the very first De Bethune ever made – a DB1 monopusher chronograph.
In 2023, those who were unable to see the Retrospective Exhibition in Geneva in November will have a chance to join The 1916 Company at its locations in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Dubai, for a look both at the benchmark collector’s watches from F.P. Journe and De Bethune which were the star pieces in Geneva, as well as pieces from the unique collections at the The 1916 Company lounges in the four cities we’ll be visiting in January and February of 2023.
You’ll be able to join hosts from The 1916 Company and De Bethune, including Tim Mosso, Jack Forster, The 1916 Company VP of sales and host of our show, Mayer Time, George Mayer, as well as De Bethune’s CEO Pierre Jacques and International Head of Sales Jörg Hysek, to experience both an unparalleled range of vintage and current production De Bethune watches, F.P. Journe timepieces, and other rare and important watches from the The 1916 Company collection.
Upcoming Locations
- Dubai: February 15 – 17
Past Stops
- Singapore: January 11 – 13
- Shanghai: January 12 – 15
- Hong Kong: January 18 – 20
Join us and experience independent and collectible horology as you’ve never experienced them before. To get in touch, contact [email protected]. See you there!
European Tour Highlights
The Exhibition coincided with a couple of other major events on the watch collector calendar – it was fall Auction Week in Geneva as well as the week of the Grand Prix Horologerie de Genéve, and it was also the inaugural launch of ReLuxury, an exhibition dedicated to pre-owned luxury timepieces in particular, and pre-owned luxury goods in general.
However, for Journe and De Bethune enthusiasts the high point of the week was undoubtedly the F.P. Journe and De Bethune curated collections at The 1916 Company, which drew enormous interest and which were of great importance as a cultural event, as well as an opportunity for collectors.