F.P. Journe and WatchTime Host Collector Event and Dinner in Los Angeles
Thursday evening, F.P. Journe and WatchTime magazine joined forces to host an intimate evening of cocktails, dinner and timepieces at the stunning West Hollywood F.P. Journe Boutique. About 20 collectors and the WatchTime crew, including editor in chief Joe Thompson, sipped Dalmore Scotch whisky and Champagne as Pierre Halimi, F.P Journe General Manager Americas, welcomed guests and shared industry stories?and insights. Collectors?were then treated to a private dinner at an exclusive West Hollywood restaurant, where the wine?and watch talk was bountiful. If you’d like to be invited to an event in your area, e-mail Minda, our event manager at mlarsen@watchtime.Scroll down for photos taken at the event.WatchTime editor in chief Joe Thompson welcomes guests and shares insights with the collectors.A collector models his F.P. Journe Chronom��tre Bleu(l-r:) A collector; Pierre Halimi, general manager of F.P. Journe Americas; and WatchTime editor-in-chief Joe Thompson, during Thompson

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