BIGGER AND BETTER

Foregoing the slightly dainty, 38mm case sizes F.P. Journe started with, the independent brand has been slowly updating all its collections to fit in 40 and 42mm cases instead. With the Chronometre Optimum, Quantieme Perpetuel and Octa Lune already enlarged, the latest to be resized is the Octa Divine. The date is now about 50 per cent bigger, while the power-reserve indicator has been simplified and the seconds hand replaced with a seconds disc. Its automatic Calibre 1300.3 provides an impressive power reserve of over five days, thanks to a self- locking ball-bearing system that captures even the slightest movements of the unidirectional rotor for optimal winding. Available in platinum or rose gold.