John McGonigle

Date of Birth: March 1968

Location: Athlone, Ireland

Education: The Irish/Swiss Institute of Horology,
Dublin, Ireland (3yrs.), Watchmakers of Switzerland’s
Training and Education Program (WOSTEP), Neuchatel,
Switzerland.

Experience: General service experience (2yrs),
managing after-sales service workshop, Bermuda (1
yr.). Audemars Piguet, Le Brassus, CH, working on
extra-flat movements, complications and restoration of
vintage pieces (5 yrs.), Christophe Claret, Le Locle,
CH, developing prototypes, mainly minute repeaters,
tourbillons and grand complications (2yrs.)
Currently: Back in Ireland for the last 7 years
making complications for others (mainly minute
repeater tourbillons) and developing and producing own
McGonigle Brothers tourbillon, with brother Stephen.

Trivia: “Having grown up with the Shannon river
flowing past our front door, I've always been
fascinated with boats. I spend much of my free time
with my family, on, in or under water. Other than
boating I enjoy outdoor pursuits such as cycling and
hill walking. I've also always loved cars,
particularly classic cars. I'm also a bit partial to
a pint - it's the national pastime after all!”

Stephen McGonigle

Date of Birth: June, 1974

Location: Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Education: Irish /Swiss Institute of Horology, Dublin
(First in my year – 1996)

Experience: Somlo Antiques in Piccadilly, London
restoring fine antique watches (). Christophe Claret
in Le Locle, Switzerland producitng complications of
every kind, from sapphire tourbillons, tourbillon
minute repeaters to developing prototypes for major
houses (). Frank Muller, working in production and
after-sales service of their complications and gained
first experience with Grand Sonnerie wristwatches ().
Breguet, Head of Complications, after-sales service –
among many responsibilities, Stephen was involved in
the restoration of the famous Sympathique clocks
(2000-). British Masters, Head of Complications –
built their double GMT tourbillon and developed their
new complications, including their Grand Complication.

Somlo Antiques 1996-97

Christophe Claret 1997-99

Frank Muller 2000

Breguet: 2000 -2002

British Masters 2003

Currently: Working between Ireland and Switzerland,
building complications for some Swiss watch brands and
doing some consulting for Swiss companies.

Trivia: “I like cycling, swimming, canoeing, karting,
snowboarding, reading but most especially
SOCIALIZING!!!!!”