New F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain owner

[rohnin]

I have been a proud owner of a 38mm platinum Chronomètre Souverain for one week now and I'm always excited to strap it on everyday :) This is a watch I've been eyeing over the past 4-5 years and even after looking at so many other watches over that time period, this one always came out on top!

I read the instruction manual, but now I still have some lingering questions if anyone knows the answers to:

1. While winding the watch with the crown in, is it okay to wind it backwards just for fun?

2. While setting the time with the crown out, what will happen if you move the hands counter-clockwise? The manual says not to do it, but what if you accidentally do it? Is something ruined or damage being done? It seems kind of inconvenient..

Anyway I love this beautiful watch! Will be visiting the Tokyo boutique today to see the new Chronomètre Optimum :)

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[Psmith]

Beautiful - congrats

[Maxtor]

Fantastic watch. Wear it in good health.

[onkyo]

Great watch... congrats!

[WatchTimes]

Congrats on a stunning watch!

I would ask any ?s when at the boutique!

If the instructions say do not set it backwards I would not.
I do not know exactly how the movement is set up but I would listen to the directions.

[kilyung]

Congrats!

[HL65]

Very nice -- congrats!!

[yessir69]

Congrats. He makes a special watch. Here's mine.

[nick c]

Congrats

[asadtiger]

thats a beautiful watch..many congrats..but your questions are interesting..you basically want to know what happens when you turn backwards on crown down and crown out positions...it is not a date watch so I seriously dont think when setting time, turning back would change anything, I mean would damage anything...but I really dont know the mechanics so dont rely on me :)

[jay1988]

Congrats. F.P. Journe make some fantastic watches. Seen an interview he did with Hodinkee and I really liked his philosophy.

The only problem I have is the crown has two holes in it. Does anyone know why these holes are there ?

[lig]

Very elegant piece. Congrats!

[stockjock1975]

I love FPJ pieces! Very elegant......and seldom seen in the wild!

[rohnin]

thank you so much everyone! i did go to the Tokyo boutique and the lady reassured me going backwards either way is okay because it doesn't have a date or other functions (though i'm still not clear on the mechanics of that). i'm going back to get a grey strap and hopefully order a personalized buckle, too.

i also want to know what kind of PT950 is used on the watch?

so far i've gained about one second a day but i'm not sure if it has anything to do with changing time zones, traveling by air or moving around too much. i'm wearing it all the time but really paranoid about stuff like accidentally dropping it or something when i set it down somewhere precariously! but i would guess there is some sort of shock protection?

has anyone ever tried to wind it too hard after it stops? i wonder how it prevents you from turning too hard when fully wound hmm..

[rohnin]

dark grey strap

[FeelingTheBlues]

Many congratulations on that purchase, Journe watches are incredibly well built!

Those questions are quite interesting indeed, I find it strange that they recommend you not to set the time by moving the crown backwards as I've never heard of any potential problem that this could cause. As for winding the watch, if you go "backwards" it shouldn't be a problem (unless F.P. Journe developed another method to wind a watch than the usual one, the one that is being used in almost all - if not all - watches).

When you wind a watch, the teeth on the left side of this part.



Get in the same type of teeth on this wheel.



This makes the above wheel turn the same way and it will make other wheels move until the mainspring starts to turn and the watch gets wound. If you turn it the other way, the first part's teeth will only slide on the wheel's teeth and you'll hear small clicks without doing anything more in the movement.

P.S.: Please accept my apologies for the vague terms, I know the names in French but not all in English...

[rohnin]

^^ wow thanks that's a great illustration of the teeth! now i don't have to worry about it, i always wondered if something might get damaged but i guess sliding is okay :)