Harry Winston

The Midnight Precious Weaving Automatic 42 mm has a dial created with a rare Japanese weaving technique that consists of silk gold thread and thin pieces of natural mother-of-pearl being woven together. This technique is considered an art form and was derived from “Raden,” the ancient Japanese practice of applying shells to wood and lacquer surfaces. An open caseback reveals the automatic 4Hz movement which measures 26.2 mm x 3.37 mm, has 186 components, 26 jewels, and a 72-hour power reserve. There is an 18K white gold openwork rotor, and bridges have a Circular Côtes de Genève finish along with circular graining on the mainplate. Presented in an 18K polished white gold case, the watch measures 42.5 mm x 9.1 mm and has Harry Winston’s signature art deco lines cut into the lugs and around the bezel. The dial has

There has not been a lot of action from the watch division of Harry Winston since the Swatch Group acquired the company in 2013. Today, though, Harry Winston debuted the Project Z11 which has a case (42 mm x 10.6 mm) crafted from the company’s patent metal alloy Zalium. It is lighter than steel and extremely resistant to corrosion, yet has the appearance of steel basically. The Project Z11 has a skeletonized dial providing a clear view of the mainplate, highlighted by a large date double aperture at 6 o’clock with visible date wheels. Above the date is an off-center hours, minutes, and seconds display. Although it is hard to see the small seconds are indicated by the Harry Winston motif at 6 o’clock on the dial. Additionally, the dial features black hour and minute counter with a rhodium-plated rim,

Ahead of Baselworld 2017, which takes place next month in Basel, Switzerland, Harry Winston has previewed a new diamond studded rectangular-shaped ladies’ timepiece called the Avenue Classic Cherry Blossom. Inspired by the architecture Harry Winston’s Fifth Avenue Flagship Salon in New York the case is set with 29 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 2.21 carats). The push-in crown is also set with a diamond. The case measures 21.15 mm x 36.1 mm x 6.68 mm and is water-resistant to 30 meters. The green mother-of-pearl dial features 29 white gold applied brilliant cut pink sapphires (approx. 0.04 carats) and 39 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.08 carats). The symbolic branches of a cherry blossom tree are crafted in white gold and hand-applied to the to dial. Placed on the dial at 12 o’clock, the letters HW are housed in an octagonal frame, a shape inspired

On the heels of Opus 14, Harry Winston has just announced another off-center timepiece called the Avenue Dual Time. It features local time on the left, via a retrograde display – and home time on the right, via traditional hour and minute hands. The local time display (left) has a angled red indicator hand that moves through the three vertical apertures, indicating the hour. According to Harry Winston, “The second timezone works in a different way. Pulling on the crown removes the red hand from sight. The time is set using a small disc located in the opening at the center of the dial. Pushing in the crown, the hand returns to its position. This sequence is essential to the proper functioning of the retrograde system that displays the local time. The hand moves gradually from 0 to 12 o’clock,

Yesterday in Germany, Harry Winston debuted Opus 14, which is the result of a collaboration between independent watchmakers, Franck Orny and Johnny Girardin. For those of you who don’t know, Harry Winston started creating unique collectible limited edition timepieces once a year in 2001, dubbed “Opus.” A new piece was unveiled every year until 2013, the same year the Swatch Group purchased Harry Winston. In 2014, under the new direction of the Swatch Group, Opus was put on hold. The journalist and collector favorite has always been original creation, made by indpendent watchmakers, with an interesting never before seen function. And thankfully, after a short hiatus – Opus is back. For the fourteenth Opus, the theme is a jukebox. More specifically, the unqiue function is an automaton that functions like a jukebox, but instead of vinyl records, there are three

Harry Winston Opus 14 was just unveiled in Geneva. The watch has a unique automaton that allows the wearer to change discs on demand similar to how it is done inside a jukebox. Except, instead of audio records, the discs represent different functions. Full article to follow.

As you’ve likely already read, on November 7th in Geneva Phillips Watches will auction off 43 unique timepieces of which one hundred percent of the proceeds will go to support research into Muscular Dystrophy. Harry Winston is contributing a unique version of the Ocean Dual Time Retrograde. Measuring 44.2 mm in diameter by 11.6 mm thick that white gold case features a with polished accents on the edges of the case, bezel, lugs and crown. The dial has an array of functions incluing an excentered hour/minute display at 1 o’clock, a day/night indicator at 3 o’clock, a calendar aperture and a Shuriken power indicator, and a second time zone with retrograde 12-hour display. There is a unique disconnect mechanism, controlled by the crown, that allows the wearer to set the retrograde local time forward or backward. Powering the timepiece, and

In the thirteenth year the Opus Series, Harry Winston’s Opus design team collaborated with independent watchmaker Ludovic Ballouard to create a complicated timepiece, like nothing you’ve ever seen. Opus XIII is one of the more wearable of the Opus Series timepieces, and its jewel-like dial is perfectly fitting for Harry Winston, who is known more for their jewelry than their watches. The Opus XIII is presented inside a 44.25 mm in diameter by 13.6 mm white gold case, and powered by caliber HW4101. The manually wound movement has 364 components, 242 of which are jewels. The most functional jewels ever used in a watch. It features a 35-hour power reserve and is powered by 2 separate barrels which are armed by a rocking pinion. Winding the crown in one direction winds one of the barrels and winding it in the

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.

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.