F.P. Journe Aluminum Octa Sport Watch

Launched in 2011 as the worlds first aluminum sports watch, the Octa Sport has long been established as an extension of F.P. Journes unwavering desire to create timepieces that push boundaries that other watchmakers never even knew existed. While the idea of a sports watch has long been established as a timepiece that is robust and overtly capable, for F.P. Journe, it was a timepiece that is light and thoughtfully designed.; both of which the aluminum Octa Sport most definitely is. Thanks to its aluminum construction and automatic cal. 1300.3 movement, which is also made of aluminum, the Octa Sport weighs in at an incredibly light 53 grams. As a result of its light aluminum construction, F.P. Journe bulked up the Octa Sports with black rubber bumpers across its 42mm case, bracelet, winding crown, and bezel, which protect it from impacts. These black bumpers match the Octa Sports grey dial and provide an exciting contrast to the silver shimmer of its aluminum construction. Featuring a date display, power reserve indicator, a screwed-down small seconds display at 6 oclock, a day/night indication at 8 oclock, and large luminescent Arabic numerals, the Octa Sport still retains the capable essence of a sports watch but with a sense of F.P. Journes design language mostly communicated through its unique construction and an unmistakable aesthetic flair across its grey dial. A truly unique watch to the point of its own demise, the aluminum variant of the Octa Sport was discontinued and replaced by a titanium variant due to the difficulties F.P. Journe encountered while working with aluminum. So, our 2015 example is one of the last aluminum examples produced, and is offered in exceptional condition due to its recent F.P. Journe service.