Oilean Watch – HB-1 Chronograph Triple Calendar Edition

 

Oileán Watch – HB-1 Skeleton Chronograph Triple Calendar Titanium 40 mm Limited Edition

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Swiss heart Celtic spirit
A modern classic

Contemporary

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Presented  in a case of Grade 5 Titanium with contrasting high polish and straight  grained finishes, and featuring a transparent smoked sapphire dial with cool blue luminous accents on the hour indices and on the tips of its hands and pointers, Oileán HB-1 has a clean and modern aesthetic, which is individual, distinctive and beautifully designed.

Elegant

Of all the possibilities of the mechanical timepiece, there are few if any more elegant and practical complications than the classical triple calendar, with its configuration of day and month windows, pointer date and moon phase display, complemented with the practicality of the chronograph to round off a full suite of everyday functionality.

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Oileán takes this wonderful and emotive combination of features to life in a beautiful modern wristwatch, but one which remains true to a tradition of old school horologic innovation..

Classical

Central to the Oileán HB-1 is the magnificent and legendary Valjoux 88 movement which beats within. 

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A historic calibre which has been used by some of watchmaking’s true Grande Maisons, it is a quite beautiful piece of twentieth century horologic engineering, and one which the Watchmaker has gone to exceptional lengths to ensure that no part of it is concealed from sight. 

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This manual wound technical masterpiece has been reduced to its component form, and then part by part, painstakingly finished by hand to John McGonigle’s uncompromising standards of Haute Horlogerie, before being rebuilt as an even more exquisite mechanism.

Expressive

Throughout Oileán, there are nuances of celtic inspiration and the symbolism of a proud island nation to be found. 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 Model   Oileán HB-1 Chronograph Triple Calendar Watchcraft by John McGonigle

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 Reference: Oileán HB-1

•     Limited production of: Eight pieces per annum
•     Style: Haute horlogerie
•     Warranty: Two years manufacture
  

Case
Material: Grade 5 Titanium
Diameter: 40 mm
Height: 14.20 mm
Water resistance: up to 3 bar (30 meters)
Glass: sapphire, convex, double anti-reflective
Caseback: Secured by screws, sapphire glass
Crown: push-in crown with engraved harp motif, two gaskets

Movement
Highly modified, hand-finished vintage Valjoux 88

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Manual winding
Power reserve: approximately 40 hours
Balance frequency: 21,600 a/h
All component edges hand bevelled and polished
All steel components straight grained with shellac stone or flat polished on tin with diamond paste
Bridges and mainplate available with gold or rhodium plating
Functions: 
Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date, month, moonphase, chronograph
Chronograph mechanism

• Twin pusher
• Column-wheel
• Central seconds
• 30-minute and 12 hour registers on sub-dials

Triple Calendar mechanism

• Day and month displayed in windows
• Central pointer date indicating on outer sector
• Moon phase
• Corrector pushers for adjusting the calendar mechanism (tool supplied)
  

Dial
Smoked sapphire crystal central insert
Outer printed section in black and silver
Day and Month discs available in white or black.
Hands
Hour and Minute hands rhodium plated with luminescent tips
Blued chronograph hands with luminescent tips
Blued central date hand with luminescent tip
Strap
Black leather
Clasp Titanium pin buckle
 

Edition
Limited edition of 8 timepieces

Price: EUR 23,500 (excl. taxes)

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McGonigle – Tourbillon Gold

McGonigle – Tourbillon Gold

As an independent watch brand McGonigle Watches made its debut at Baselworld in 2007 by launching its first timepiece, the McGonigle Tourbillon.

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Dressed in white or rose gold, the case of McGonigle Tourbillon has a slightly oval shape with dimensions 43/42mm. It boasts a two layer dial structure featuring a sapphire crystal upper dial with drilled indices and German sliver lover dial with hour tracks.

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The manual winding tourbillon movement beats inside the timepiece has 18 jewels and offers power reserve up to 110 hours when fully wound. Crafted in German silver, the main plate and bridges of the movement are decorated with hand engravings.

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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.

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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 labor to finish them.

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These breath taking decorations can be admired through the sapphire crystal case back. This exceptional mechanical movement incorporates wolf teeth gearing system which was popular in 19th century watch making.

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The McGonigle Tourbillon comes fitted with a hand-stitched alligator leather strap featuring a hand engraved deployant buckle in red or white gold depending upon the model.

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Technical Specifications

Model: McGonigle Tourbillon 

Movement
Hand winding mechanical 60 seconds tourbillon
Main plate and bridges: Hand engraved German silver
Power reserve: 110 hours
Balance: free sprung balanced spring
Frequency: 21,600 bph
Escape wheel: gold
No of parts: 143
No of jewels: 18
Case & Crown
White or Rose Gold
Oval shape
Diameter: 43/42mm
Water resistance: 30 meters
Dial
Upper dial: sapphire crystal with drilled indices
Lower hour track dial: German silver
Hand polished steel hands with beveled and grained gold arrow heads
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator
Hand engraved gold deployant buckle

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