Historical F.P. Journe Tourbillon Marks 30 Years of Independent Watchmaking

Thirty years ago, 20-year-old French watchmaking prodigy Francois-Paul Journe completed his pet project: a pocketwatch with a handmade tourbillon, in an era in which that 19th-century horological invention was virtually forgotten. This year, Journe celebrates the anniversary with a wristwatch version of that groundbreaking timepiece, the F.P. Journe Anniversary Tourbillon.The new wristwatch, a re-interpretation of the original pocketwatch that Journe finished in 1983, breaks with the traditions