In 2020, on the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Résonance, F.P. Journe launched the Résonance RQ, an all-new version incorporating a remontoire d’egalite for each escapement and a single barrel differential system for energy distribution. While the F.P. Journe community welcomed such novelty with bittersweet enthusiasm, Journe collectors were also saddened to see the “original” Résonance discontinued. In fact, the manufacturer itself recognized the importance of its first model and thus produced an exclusive “final” edition Résonance, the RTA, for the 2019 calendar year. The RTA brought back the original “dual analog dial” layout of the original design, following the mixed digital/analog display of the Résonance RT introduced in 2010. The RT was affectionately known as the “parking meter”, employing a pair of rotating disks for the hours and minutes surrounded by a steel frame.
While the original Résonance dial design incorporated identical 12-hour subdials, the 2019 design differentiated the two indications: on the left a 24-hour dial (ideal to track “home time” without incurring an AM/PM uncertainty) and a “local time” standard 12-hour dial on the right, both of them featuring an attractive and subtle blue hue for the graphics, often reserved for ultra-complicated F.P. Journe models. The RTA is the only version of the Résonance designed without minute markers on both sub-dials – a minimalist design approach also used for Journe’s ultra-exclusive Astronomic Souverain.
The present example is fresh-to-the-market and comes complete with its original guarantee and accessories. Presented in a 40mm platinum case and complemented by a matte grey solid gold dial, it boasts a superbly attractive monochrome look. Produced strictly for one year only, it is the rarest variant of the iconic Résonance certain to appeal to the most discerning collectors who value the mechanical ingenuity of F.P. Journe.