The Purnell Escape II Double Tourbillon Comes To Life

Purnell is a brand with a philosophy that can be summarized in just two words: "Only tourbillons." Decades later, his grandson, Jonathan Purnell, decided to make his grandfather's passion a reality with a brand of his own, and in 2006 launched Purnell's first tourbillon Purnell's latest model is Escape II featuring two spherical tourbillons developed by Eric Coudray Purnell prefers to work with suppliers, artisans, and creative watchmakers that share the young brand's passion for watchmaking and pushing the envelope.

While Faivre could wear any Swiss watch, he has a Purnell on his wrist - not because he knew we were coming, but because he shares with Mazzocchi a real passion for the brand In essence, spherical tourbillons aside, the Purnell movement is a sturdy manual-wind caliber As all of these potential problems are addressed by the watchmaker adjusting them, Purnell performs a wearing test on each movement during which the freshly assembled spherical tourbillons are vetted. Source