====== Journe, Francois-Paul ======
{{wst>image_r|Journe,_Francois-Paul|Francois-Paul Journe\\ © [[F. P. Journe]]}}
  *See Also [[F. P. Journe]]

**Francois-Paul Journe** is a watchmaker and founder of the [[eponymous]] watch brand [[F. P. Journe]].

===== Biography =====
Francois-Paul Journe was born in [[1957]] in Marseilles, where he started his education with 15 years at the local watchmaking school. In [[1976]] he received his watchmaking diploma in Paris. In [[1985]] he also opened his studio there. That same year he joined the watchmaker association [[AHCI]].

From [[1989]] he worked in the Swiss Jura, together with several other watchmakers. In [[1994]], Journe received the prestigious [[Prix Gaïa]] Artisanat-Creation award.

In [[1996]] he moved to [[Geneva]], where he began to realize his dream to build his own watches. At the [[Baselworld]] [[1999]] he presented at the booth of the AHCI for the first time two of his own watch creations a [[Resonance chronometer]] and the //Tourbillon avec Remontoir d'Egalité//.

On September 17, [[2018]], Journe confirmed that he had sold a 20% stake in [[F. P. Journe|Montres Journe SA]] to French luxury company [[Chanel]]. The move was a way to ensure that his company would outlast its founder.


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