Richard worked in Europe advising independent watch manufacturers as a technical expert and helped with fine tuning of some of the products we see available today. We are not able to mention the companies due to contract agreements. In 2015, founder of R. McMahon Watchmakers, Richard McMahon has embarked on an ambitious journey: to manufacture an Australian-made timepiece in Adelaide, with a large percentage (over 80%) of custom built components. Most moving parts and casings will be hand-made on equipment in the R. McMahon in the Tonsley Innovation District, South Australia. An exclusive list of clients has been invited to collaborate on this project with our founder. Each client will inform the aesthetic outcome of their watch – the design of the dial, the watch hands and the size and shape of the case based on their own preference. Tourbillon and quarter repeater on offer. Richard McMahon is offering to manufacture a completely custom watch to a customer’s specification, custom complications on request, in-house enamel dial manufacture and engraving to ensure the finished product is a world-class timepiece, native to its place of manufacture in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Stainless steel and Argentium silver cases hand made in our Tonsley Innovation District workshop. Watch dials hand made in our workshop in enamel, silver, gold, Lapis lazuli. Custom made hands. Manual wind, automatic and chronograph models made to order. Starting at $7,950. Model 1 sold out, photos of models 2 and 3 to follow in coming months. We are still making custom manufactured watches starting at $12,000.
Dial blanks hand cut, here in Adelaide, South Australia.
South Australian opal localy cut and polished. Malachite and mother of pearl cut and polished in our workshop for our custom watch manufacture. Matching hands manufactured in-house.
We have a rare mix of capabilities at R. McMahon Watchmakers. Machinery like the Henri Hauser precision milling machine constructed to manufacture parts in the 1940’s for companies like Patek Philippe and Rolex. To modern CNC machines like Kern and Willemin-Macodel for precision miniature parts. We have the capability to manufacture our own watch cases and precision watch movement parts. In most cases the same machines used by the top factories and independent watchmakers in Europe. Along with hand made enamel watch dials made personally by Richard McMahon, it is indeed a rare facility with this combination of machinery and skills.
Dials manufactured in Silver, gold or copper. Hand enamel in custom colours in our workshop.
Dial flange with holes drilled to be tapped for hand made hour markers.
Custom manufactured pocket watch, at the mid-point of manufacture. In-house enamel dial. Bespoke maritime style hand made stainless steel case for client. (pre-engraving). Suspended hour indicator battons. An example of in-house manufacture.
Hand made enamel dial, case and hands by Richard McMahon in his Tonsley workshop, Souh Australia.
In house movement finish in grey, blue, yellow or rose gold and rhodium.
We manufacture our own enamel dials in-house at our Tonsley workshop in South Australia.
Two tone matte blue and white enamel dial on sterling silver. hand made by Richard McMahon. We manufacture in custom colours, gloss or matte.
Sterling silver matte finish enamel dials hand made by personally Richard McMahon in our Tonsley workshop. Series 1 manual wind shown here. First series pre-sold. Hand made watch case. With screw on back, sapphire crystal glass. Starting at $12,000 in stainless steel case.
Hand made enamel watch dials made in-house by Richard McMahon.
Cases hand made in our workshop based in Tonsley South Australia.
Custom built pocket watches starting at $12,000. Wrist manual wind chronograph with in house manufactured case and enamel dial starting at $15,000.
Note, Tonsley Watches are no longer available. All have been allocated and pre-sold. We still offer our one off custom watches.
R. McMahon custom.
Steel case, manual movement, enamel dial custom colour. Leather strap. Sapphire crystal. $12,000.
Steel case, manual movement fly back seconds. Enamel dial. Leather strap. Sapphire crystal. $14,000.
Changes and alterations will be charged accordingly.