February 24, 2013 | Baselworld, Harry Winston
Harry Winston (who was recently acquired by the Swatch Group) has just released a preview of the Histoire de Tourbillon 4. It is the fourth in a series of five highly complicated tourbillon watches, and it will be officially launched at Baselworld this April. The highlight of the Historie de Tourbillon is a tri-axial tourbillon — which I will explain below.
January 14, 2013 | Harry Winston
The world’s largest watch group, Swatch Group Ltd., has announced today that they acquired 100% of the shares of US company Harry Winston Inc. The Swatch Group paid $750 million plus the assumption of up to $250 million in pro forma net debt to acquire Harry Winston and all the activities related to the jewelry and watches. The transaction does not include the mining activities of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation.
May 18, 2012 | Baselworld, Christophe Claret, HYT , Harry Winston, Videos
Just in case you didn't get a chance to see our videos of the Harry Winston Opus 12 (above), Christophe Claret Xtrem-1 (after jump), HYT H1 Liquid Mechanical (after jump) or the Harry Winston Opus 12 (after jump) - here you go.
March 29, 2012 | Baselworld, Harry Winston
Ever since the year 2000, Harry Winston has introduced a new Opus timepiece each year. This year was the Opus 12. Opus timepieces are highly complicated and six-figure expensive; and although they are designed to be worn, most will be destined for a rich collector's safe. The new Harry Winston Ocean Sport Chronograph, although often overshadowed by the show-stopping Opus collection, on the other hand, is a timepiece that although expensive, is far more likely to worn - the way it should be.
March 16, 2012
March 13, 2012 | Baselworld, Harry Winston
This is the 12th year of the Opus timepiece, a yearly collaboration between Harry Winston and an alternating set of well known independent watchmakers. Emmanuel Bouchet and Augustin Nussbaum worked together for the past 2 years to create this year's Opus 12. "This exceptional timepiece deliberately overturns the perception of time by drawing its inspiration from the Copernican revolution according to which the earth rotates around the sun and around itself."
What is so special about this timepiece, is the hour and 1/12th of an hour (five-minutes) displays via a rotating, double-hand system. Animation of the minute hands occurs ever five minutes, and makes a audible loud, but not annoying, clicking sound, as a result of the massive amount of torque the movement makes to complete this process. Animation of the 12-hour hands at each hour, is not audible, like the 5-minute change, but it is more visually impressive, as it requires 13 hands to turn before the final hour hand displays the hour. Retrograde five-minute display in the center of the dial, a power-reserve indicator and small seconds in the center of the dial complete the display functions of this horological masterpiece.
November 10, 2011
Harry Winston has announced a new skeletonized timepiece, the Ocean Sport Chronograph.
The Ocean Sport Chronograph features a 44 mm satin finished Zalium case. Zalium is an ultra-light alloy made of aluminum and zirconium; it has a lustrous gunmetal finish and is known for its hypo-allergenic and anti-corrosive properties. The unidirectional rotating bezel is also made of Zalium, with DLC-coated indexes.
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