Astronomic Souveraine
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François-Paul Journe, born in Marseille in 1957, founded his manufacture in Geneva in 1999 under the motto Invenit et Fecit: to invent and build the complete movement. It produces 800 to 1,000 watches a year and owns a casemaker and a dialmaker in Meyrin. It has won the GPHG Aiguille d'Or three times, in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Chanel bought 20% of the company in 2018.
Case sizes in the Archive
| Case sizes in the Archive | |
|---|---|
| < 36 mm | 1 |
| 39–40.9 mm | 5 |
| 41–42.9 mm | 2 |
| 43+ mm | 1 |
The manufacture is founded in Geneva
First Aiguille d'Or
Second Aiguille d'Or
Third Aiguille d'Or
Chanel acquires a 20% stake