A Galet Square Porcelain Limited Edition

From Laurent Ferrier -

Courtesy of Laurent Ferrier

Here are the pertinents, right from the source -


GALET SQUARE PORCELAIN LIMITED EDITION
MICRO-ROTOR, ESCAPEMENT WITH DOUBLE DIRECT IMPULSE ON THE BALANCE
OR ECHAPPEMENT NATUREL ACCORDING TO A.L. BREGUET

Movement: FBN calibre 229.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted micro-rotor
− 72-Hour power reserve
− Micro-rotor: fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
− Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
− Silent-block shock protection system for the micro-rotor
− Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
− Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31,60 mm
− Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
− Number of components: 186
− Number of jewels: 35
− Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)

Case: in white gold, cushion-shaped
- Back bezel : numbered out of 10
- Case dimensions: 41x41 mm (diagonal: 45.35 mm)
- Water resistance: to 30 m
- Case thickness: 11.10 mm

Dial: White porcelain, anthracite nickel Breguet type numerals, 12 o’clock in scarlet red, gold circular minute dots for the minutes, four diamond-shape gold markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12, and smaller diamond-shape gold patterns for the tenths.

Hands: 18K/210Pd white gold with black ruthenium treatment, “assegai-shaped” for the hours and minutes baton-shaped for the seconds

Straps: Hand-sewn brown alligator, full skin square scale with scarlet alcanthara lining, and a tan calf strap with scarlet alcantara lining
 
Buckle: Ardillon pin buckle

McGonigle Watches

I like to find out about people like John and Stephen McGonigle.  It serves to continually remind me that the spirit of the entrepreneur and that of the horologist do not separately exist in a vacuum.  But wait!  They only make a few watches per year - how can that be considered entrepreneurial?  To me that is the answer right there!

John and Stephen have more than the average bona-fides, years spent working for some of the most famous ateliers in Switzerland.  They certainly could have stayed exclusively in Switzerland - but they did something different, they set-up shop in... Ireland!  And not merely having an administrative office and manufacturing elsewhere, they are producing unique, dynamic and highly collectible timepieces, a few at a time.  Each watch is signed by the watchmaker.  For the lucky few who will ever own one it is on a par to those who owned an original Breguet watches conceived by A.L. Breguet himself.

These magnificent time-machines are like gold-dust, and I do not kid myself that short of a winning Lotto Ticket that I will ever be fortunate to own one - but I will never begrudge anyone fortunate to own one - I will just have to learn to keep my envy in check!  But a quick note to the McGonigles - If I do get those lucky six numbers - you will be one of my first calls!

Check out the whole story here  www.mcgonigle.ie

There will be more to come from the McGonigles - so stay tuned -

And something to dream on...