Purnell x AS Monaco – Legend Collection

Purnell is proud to present a World First with AS Monaco: an innovative Rotating Crystal Football, revealing the tourbillon inside with its transparency.

Rise. Risk. Repeat. A philosophy AS Monaco abides by on the field, and one that matches with Purnell’s “More Future Than Past.”

It is in this spirit that Purnell created a World Premiere for its AS Monaco collaboration: two limited editions featuring a see-through football tourbillon crafted out of tinted crystal, putting the tourbillon inside on full display.

Crystal Clear

Unveiled in two limited editions of 11 pieces—to match the number of players on the pitch—the Purnell x AS Monaco timepiece features a completely new take on the “football tourbillon” created just a year ago by Purnell on the occasion of its partnership with France Football and the Ballon d’Or™.

Instead of a tourbillon encased in an engraved football made of solid precious metal, this iteration shows a football made of 24 hexagons of tinted crystal (or cristal de roche in French)—12 in AS Monaco red and 12 that are transparent. Overall, the rotating football weighs only 1.12 grams, making a full rotation in 30 seconds.

This phenomenon was achieved thanks to Purnell’s association with watchmaking extraordinaire, Eric Coudray, winner of the 2012 Prix Gaïa. With Purnell, Coudray was able to devise a titanium skeleton in the shape of a football, where the watchmaker can then place the football’s crystal “facets” one by one. A feat of expert craftsmanship, the result is a hypnotic interpretation of a rotating football in perpetual movement—a first in the world of watchmaking.

The cristal de roche also adorns the dial in the form of the hour indexes tinted in “Daring Red”, the AS Monaco pantone. The hour indexes at 12 and 6 o’clock are bicolor, featuring the football club’s legacy “La Diagonale” pattern that can also be found on the team jerseys.

The two limited editions each come in new colorways. The first sports a 48mm case in White Purnell Microfiber (WPM) with a bezel in Red Purnell Microfiber (RPM), a new case material exclusive to Purnell, while the second limited edition piece shows a more streamlined case entirely in WPM with a red tinted middle case as a nod to the association with AS Monaco. And the final touch: the AS Monaco crest, engraved on the movement bridge at 3 o’clock.

A Prestigious Association

With the goal of bringing the tourbillon to the forefront of avant-garde haute horlogerie, Purnell only associates with the best in their field. The brand found a natural association with the world of AS Monaco, the official football club of the Principality. A place of renown, regard, and elegance, Purnell found a deep association with these ideals that AS Monaco represents.

In exclusivity for this partnership, Purnell and AS Monaco created 2 limited editions featuring the watch brand’s Caliber P10 with a rotating “football tourbillon”.

“AS Monaco’s slogan—Rise. Risk. Repeat. —matched our own will to create a timepiece that reflected both of our worlds,” says Maurizio Mazzocchi, CEO of Purnell. “We decided to develop a tourbillon in a way that had never been done before: encased in a crystal football, rotating in 30 seconds. A truly spectacular form of fighting gravity.”

A collection available exclusively in Monaco as of July 2022.

Technical specifications

Purnell x AS Monaco – Legend Collection - RPM

Reference: P10RDBWPM

Limited edition of 11 pieces

Case

• Material: White Purnell Microfiber (WPM)
• Diameter: 48 mm
• Bezel: Red Purnell Microfiber (RPM)
• Number of case components: 15
• Glass: Monobloc sapphire crystal
• Lateral windows on edge of case at 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock
• Water-resistant to 30 meters

Dial and hands

• Smoked sapphire dial with hand-polished hands, featuring hand-painted AS Monaco Diagonal patterns on the tips.
• Dial set with hand-applied red “Cristal de Roche” indexes displaying hours.
• Indexes at 12 and 6 o’clock featuring the AS Monaco Diagonal pattern.
• Power reserve indicator painted in AS Monaco “Daring Red” & “Fearless White” pantones.

Movement

• Caliber P10
• Manually wound movement
• World Premiere of Innovative Football Tourbillon, encased red and white “Cristal de Roche” with full rotation in 30 seconds
• Number of parts: 245
• Number of jewels: 37
• 2 Barrels with 2 visible barrel covers engraved.
• Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 
• Torque: 32 newtons/mm
• Diameter: 38 mm
• Thickness: 14.4 mm
• Movement weight: 9.88 grams
• Adjusted in 12 positions
• Shock protection: 8 Incabloc
• Power reserve of 50 hours

Crystal football

• Titanium “skeleton” upholding the 24 crystal facets in alternating AS Monaco “Daring Red” and transparent colors.
• Unobstructed view of the tourbillon inside, giving a full rotation in 30 seconds
• Material: Red and transparent “Cristal de Roche”; 1.12 grams
• Shock protection: 8 Incabloc

AS Monaco crest engraved and painted on bridge at 3 o’clock.

Engraving on barrel covers:

« Reconnus pour leur excellence, guidés par la recherche de performance, unis par les émotions qu’ils procurent. Excellence, performance et émotion sont des valeurs intemporelles de l’AS Monaco et de Purnell. Rise. Risk. Repeat. AS Monaco Purnell. »

Translation:

“Recognized for their excellence, guided by the quest for performance, united by the emotions each solicit. Excellence, performance, and emotion are the timeless values shared by AS Monaco and Purnell. Rise. Risk. Repeat. AS Monaco Purnell.”

Functions/Indications

• Hours, minutes
• Power reserve indication via an ingenious suspended mobile cone mainspring sensor.

Strap and buckle

• Natural rubber strap
• White ceramic, titanium ardillon buckle

MSRP: CHF 350'000

Technical specifications

Purnell x AS Monaco – Legend Collection - WPM

Reference: P10RDWPM

Limited edition of 11 pieces

Case

• Material: White Purnell Microfiber (WPM) case and tinted red titanium middle case
• Diameter: 48 mm
• Number of case components: 15
• Glass: Monobloc sapphire crystal
• Lateral windows on edge of case at 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock
• Water-resistant to 30 meters

Dial and hands

• Smoked sapphire dial with hand-polished hands, featuring hand-painted AS Monaco Diagonal patterns on the tips.
• Dial set with hand-applied red “Cristal de Roche” indexes displaying hours.
• Indexes at 12 and 6 o’clock featuring the AS Monaco Diagonal pattern.
• Power reserve indicator painted in AS Monaco “Daring Red” & “Fearless White” pantones.

Movement

• Caliber P10
• Manually wound movement
• World Premiere of Innovative Football Tourbillon, encased red and white “Cristal de Roche” with full rotation in 30 seconds
• Number of parts: 245
• Number of jewels: 37
• 2 Barrels with 2 visible barrel covers engraved.
• Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 
• Torque: 32 newtons/mm
• Diameter: 38 mm
• Thickness: 14.4 mm
• Movement weight: 9.88 grams
• Adjusted in 12 positions
• Shock protection: 8 Incabloc
• Power reserve of 50 hours

Crystal football

• Titanium “skeleton” upholding the 24 crystal facets in alternating AS Monaco “Daring Red” and transparent colors.
• Unobstructed view of the tourbillon inside, giving a full rotation in 30 seconds
• Material: Red and transparent “Cristal de Roche”; 1.12 grams
• Shock protection: 8 Incabloc

AS Monaco crest engraved and painted on bridge at 3 o’clock.

Engraving on barrel covers:

« Reconnus pour leur excellence, guidés par la recherche de performance, unis par les émotions qu’ils procurent. Excellence, performance et émotion sont des valeurs intemporelles de l’AS Monaco et de Purnell. Rise. Risk. Repeat. AS Monaco Purnell. »

Translation:

“Recognized for their excellence, guided by the quest for performance, united by the emotions each solicit. Excellence, performance, and emotion are the timeless values shared by AS Monaco and Purnell. Rise. Risk. Repeat. AS Monaco Purnell.”

Functions/Indications

• Hours, minutes
• Power reserve indication via an ingenious suspended mobile cone mainspring sensor.

Strap and buckle

• Natural rubber strap
• White ceramic, titanium ardillon buckle

MSRP: CHF 350'000

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