After his early work with his own hand-made dials, F.P. Journe partnered with jeweler Harry Winston (which was then under Max Büsser’s leadership) and watchmaker Cédric Johner to create Les Cadraniers in 2000, barely a year after the founding of F.P. Journe. Looking back on this move, what strikes me is that, like his early acquisition of the Janvier clock, Journe made bold (and frankly expensive) choices in the early days of his career, just two years after the founding of his brand. But they paid off. By 2012, his two other partners had left Les Cadraniers and Vacheron Constantin stepped in, taking a 50% stake in the business. In 2016, Journe bought out Vacheron, though the brand still remains a prominent client.