Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
F.P. Journe · Chronometre Bleu
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 42 mm Green Sapphire
Reference 17775OR.45
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- F.P. Journe
- Collection
- Chronometre Bleu
- Model
- F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 42 mm Green Sapphire
- Reference number
- 17775OR.45
- Year / era
- 2010 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- Minute repeater
- Movement
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Dial type
- Green sunburst
- Strap / bracelet
- Oyster bracelet
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 42 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Bezel
- Baguette diamond rainbow
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Green sunburst
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Applied Roman numerals
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 30 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 62B — In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 31 jewels
- Complications
- Minute repeater
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, small seconds
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2010 – 2024
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Consistently trades above retail; waiting lists at authorised dealers remain long.
Designer
Marc Newson
Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.
Historical significance
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 42 mm Green Sapphire sits within F.P. Journe's Chronometre Bleu line, introduced in 2010. It carries the house codes established since 1999 — sapphire crystal case case, green sunburst dial and in-house automatic with 22k gold rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
The House
F.P. Journe
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1999
- Founder
- François-Paul Journe
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
- Major collections
- Chronometre Bleu, Tourbillon Souverain, Octa, Resonance, Elegante, Linesport
- Signature technologies
- Proprietary case-hardening and polishing · Hand-applied guilloché dials · Composite and ceramic case materials
- Famous movements
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor · In-house tourbillon, manual-winding · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished · In-house automatic micro-rotor
- Notable watches
- F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 37 mm Silvered Sapphire (1999) · F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 38 mm Black 18k (1999) · F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 44 mm Ice Platinum (1999) · F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 43 mm Skeletonised Sapphire (1999)
Brand history
F.P. Journe has spent more than 27 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Chronometre Bleu, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
François-Paul Journe established F.P. Journe in 1999, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every F.P. Journe calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1999
François-Paul Journe founds F.P. Journe in Switzerland.
2024
F.P. Journe continues to produce Chronometre Bleu, Tourbillon Souverain, Octa and other icons in limited numbers.
More Chronometre Bleu
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 42 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
Ref. 61888OR.13
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 37 mm Silvered Sapphire
Ref. 96294OR.93
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 38 mm Black 18k
Ref. 91101OR.83
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 44 mm Ice Platinum
Ref. 37764OR.80
F.P. Journe Chronometre Bleu 43 mm Skeletonised Sapphire
Ref. 43961OR.17