So, those of you who aren't familiar. Harry Winston has become the household name for all the gold digging women out there who manage to swindle their way to marry the elite men, to fall back on when purchasing a diamond over the years. His reputation precedes him as he passed away in the seventies. Even today his name lives strong with Harry Winston boutiques all over the world. Personally, I have never been a fan, but can respect his vision and have been inspired by the passion of his legacy, which has become bigger than he ever was now than when he was alive. With regards to timepieces, if you are not marketed properly and don't have the right people in your corner, it can look like Christmas on the QVC network for bored housewives who haven't been laid since the Carter Administration.
Within the last 10 years Harry Winston has been able to be taken very seriously amongst the avid watch collector. Why is that you may ask? Well it's not because Harry Winston is making diamond studded knob rings that have a world timer function, it's because of the partnerships formed and chosen in the very innovative Opus series. Since 2001, Harry Winston has partnered up with only the best horological masters in the watch industry including, F.P. Journe, Vianney Halter, And Claret to make the most complicated timepieces to compliment the versatility of they're repertoire. This union with various watchmakers has given Harry Winston the legitimacy and power in the watch industry to be taken seriously as a watchmaker and innovator. This is not an easy thing to accomplish, especially when you are branded worldwide for something so recognizable. So many have tried to walk down this slippery road and have had dynamite blow up in they're face like in the cartoons.
As a result of this, it has strengthened Harry Winston's presence in the watch industry and allowed the company to delve into the passion project of making a tourbillon. I know Yawn right? Wrong! This is the coolest modern day tourbillon that I have ever seen, and I don't like extreme modernity or Tourbillons at all. The watch is known as the Histoire de Tourbillon which is the first in a series of 5 complications limited to 20 pieces for the world, and is ONE BIG BASTARD of a watch! The specs on this watch are simple, concise and wrapped with a technical complication that has you thinking for days. The watch case is 48 mm, constructed out of white gold and Zalium, which is a very light weight, low density and highly durable material that was first used in aerospace is now exclusive for Harry Winston.
This watch is a visual orgasm, displaying two very distinct windows on the front, featuring a dual tourbillon side by side, countering the effects of gravity, ensuring extreme accuracy,because these two inclined single axis 25 degree Tourbillon's are rapidly rotating at 36-second rotations. This is only possible because of each of the tourbillon components are extremely light, weighing only 0.46 grams and is made of 88 parts. The second part of the dial has an hours and minutes counter with a second hours,minutes and seconds counter displayed on the back with three separate windows. The watch is fitted with a black croco strap with black stitching to class up this incredible bold innovative complication.
With stats like this, it's no wonder how Harry Winston a premier name in the jewelry industry has become sought after, diversified it's portfolio from a Master Jeweler to a Master Watchmaker in a very short period of time, to not only give something to the ladies but give something substantial for the watch enthusiast to admire and desire for years to come!
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