FP Journe vs Patek

Zenith made movements foe a lot of brands.

 

I used to own a zenith. Loved that piece. I also like JLC and has be a respect for many brands. However over the years I’ve isolated my collection to strictly Patek (except for a Rolex I just bought and an IWC given to me by my father which I will never sell) cause financially my Pateks have all gone up in value except my other brands I’ve lost money on.

Not that I buy watches as an investment but knowing that a 5968 that I paid 40k for is worth 120 doesn’t hurt.

 

Although I’m tempted to buy a Mille. Never had that thought before.....

 

Many of the mid-20th century chronograph movements for Swiss watches were supplied by Venus, Landeron, Zenith, and Valjoux. Additionally a specific and well-deserved reputation goes to Universal Geneve. In later times the ETA conglomerate has supplied movements and with increased competition and consolidation of the luxury market under the 5 or so major Swiss houses a lot of companies/trade names now have developed their own chronograph movements.

 

Did the boutique mention anything about servicing a Journe? I know it's probably not high on the conversation list - I'd assume they get sent back to the factory. As someone who works on watches I'd be really nervous with scratching the 18K gold plates on one of their models for one thing. It will take special tweezers (probably carbon as wood-tipped are really clunky) to manipulate without scratching. There's a reason most companies use Rhodium-plated nickel or steel....I dare them to make a nickel-plated gold part! *laugh*