Technical Data:
Maker: F.P. Journe
Model: Elegante 48mm Titalyt
Reference: Elegante 48mm
Year: 2020
Condition: 9.5/10
Material: Titanium
Dimensions: 48mm x 40mm diameter
Crystal: Sapphire Crystal
Dial: White dial
Bezel: Titanium
Caliber: Calibre 1210
Bracelet/Strap: Navy blue rubber strap, unworn grey rubber strap, unworn black rubber strap from F.P. Journe with factory titanium clasp.
Box/Papers: Full set box and card
Condition:
Watch is in excellent condition with little to no swirl marks and no obvious scratches and dents across the case with dial in perfect condition. There are normal signs of use but the case does not appear to be polished and is in its original form with the watch in normal working order.
Our Thoughts:
Calling this watch a simple quartz watch would be undermining just how much research and development that F.P. Journe did to create this so called “entry-level” sports model. The dedication in finding a way to create a unique movement resulted in this electro-mechanic movement that is extremely durable due to the power-saving technology applied that stops the time when idled in a prolonged period, and instantly activates back to the correct time once reactivated.
The brand’s interpretation of a modern sports model does exactly what is required of a sports watch. Designed in a unique tortue shape, functionally its exellent and its titanium case is extremely light and the 48mm size might sound like a littel oversized, but it fits extremely snug just like a Cartier LM Tortue from the 1990s.