McGonigle Tourbillon Watch

Description

As watchmakers McGonigle strive for elegance, simplicity, precision and reliability. In their efforts to achieve these goals McGonigle have taken the view that less is often more. This is a principle McGonigle adopted with the design of their Tourbillon.

McGonigle wanted to distil the elements that they loved and respected in the masterpieces that had passed through our hands while working in restoration.

FEATURES

DIALS

The dial is on two levels. The lower hour track is machined into the case ring. This, like the movement, is made from German silver.
The upper dial is sapphire crystal, affording a view not only of the tourbillon but the entire movement.

CASE

The back has a sapphire glass back through which the engraved mainplate can be viewed.

WOLF TOOTH GEARING

All gearwheels use the ‘dents de loup’ or ‘wolf’s teeth’ variety that was particularly popular in watchmaking

during the 19th century. Due to the fact that these teeth are not uniform, they require a vast amount of manual labour to finish them.
Ireland Watch

MOVEMENT = 143 parts
CASE & CROWN CALIBRE
White or rose gold
Hand-winding mechanical 60-second tourbillon
NUMBER OF JEWELS
18
DIAMETER
Slight oval shape
POWER RESERVE
43/42mm 110 hours
STRAP & BUCKLE
WATER—RESISTANCE
30 meters/ 3ATM
BALANCE
Free sprung balance spring
UPPER DIAL FREQUENCY
Sapphire Crystal with 21,600 bph/3Hz drilled indices
LOWER HOUR TRACK DIAL
German silver
HANDS
Hand-polished steel hands with bevelled and grained gold arrowheads
ESCAPE WHEEL
Gold
TRAIN WHEELS
Wolf tooth gearing
MAINPLATE AND BRIDGES
Hand-engraved German silver
STRAP
Hand-stitched alligator
BUCKLE
Hand engraved gold deployant buckle
PRESENTATION CASE
Handmade, combining leather and Irish Bog Oak
MAINPLATE AND BRIDGES
Hand-engraved German silver
STRAP
Hand-stitched alligator
BUCKLE
Hand engraved gold deployant buckle
PRESENTATION CASE
Handmade, combining leather and Irish Bog Oak