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April 24, 2015
Harry Winston | BASELWORLD 2015 Baselworld Breaking News | HARRY WINSTON
HARRY WINSTON
A luxury jeweler that joined the Swatch Group in 2013
Strengthening its watch lineup
Harry Winston is now in its third year since joining the Swatch Group. This year's watch collection is even more substantial. In addition to high complications, the brand has refined its unique expressive power, offering attractive models in terms of both mechanism and exterior.
Photographs by NAGASHIMA TohruText by KAWADA Akinori
Avant-garde, powerful, and building a new worldview
Harry Winston, one of the world's leading jewelers with its flagship store in New York, USA.
The brand has consistently introduced models with complex mechanisms, building its own unique world. This year, while inheriting that lineup, new models have been unveiled.
Notably, the "HW Midnight Feathers Automatic 42mm," which decorates its dial with feather marquetry, generated significant buzz at the venue.
Furthermore, the "HW Avenue Dual Time Automatic," a retrograde dual-time display model encased in Harry Winston's proprietary Zalium, and the technically-styled chronograph "Project Z9," push the Harry Winston aesthetic forward in an avant-garde direction, making them models to watch for future developments.
A dial with an unprecedented technique is highly original
The dial appears to be inlaid with wood, but it is not. This "HW Midnight Feathers Automatic 42mm" immediately captivates with its face adorned in mysterious materials.
The unique texture is achieved through "marquetry" using goose feathers, and what appears to be wood grain is actually the layered quills of the feathers. The colors are warm, and as each piece is finished by hand, no two dials are exactly alike, even within the same model. The simple two-hand display highlights Harry Winston's signature originality.
HW Midnight Feathers Automatic 42mm
Case | 18KRG
Diameter | 42.5mm
Thickness | 9.1mm
Movement | Automatic (Cal.HW2008)
Strap | Alligator
Water Resistance | 3 ATM
Limited Edition | 50 pieces worldwide
Release | November
Estimated Price | ¥3,480,556 (excl. tax)
Pursuing masculine and technical design to the fullest
This "Project Z9" is a chronograph that is a joy to operate. The dial features openwork, and the design, with its multiple spanning plates, resembles an architectural structure. The etched date display and the view of the watch's mechanism through the see-through dial make it a仕様 that enthusiasts of mechanics will adore.
The dynamic case is crafted from Zalium, Harry Winston's proprietary alloy, offering both robustness and lightness for a comfortable fit. The movement is equipped with a flyback function and operates at an ultra-high beat of 36,000 vibrations per hour, housing impressive performance that lives up to expectations.
Project Z9
Case | Zalium
Diameter | 44.2mm
Thickness | 13.2mm
Movement | Automatic (Cal.HW3304)
Functions | Chronograph (30-minute counter, 12-hour counter), with flyback function (allows resetting the chronograph hands to zero during measurement and restarting immediately)
Strap | Black rubber
Water Resistance | 10 ATM
Limited Edition | 300 pieces worldwide
Release | December
Estimated Price | ¥2,677,778 (excl. tax)
A rectangular model with a distinct look on each side of the dial
The case of this substantial rectangular model is made from Zalium, a special alloy developed in-house. It is lightweight and offers an excellent fit. It also boasts superior properties such as high scratch resistance and hypoallergenic qualities.
The dial features an asymmetrical design representing two time zones. On the right side (3 o'clock), the hour and minute hands are offset to display the home time, with a day/night indicator below. On the left side (9 o'clock), hands visible through slits on the dial indicate the local time.
Furthermore, these hands move in a retrograde fashion, offering the visual delight of the hand instantly returning to the 0 position every 12 hours. Equipped with a silicon balance spring that offers excellent properties such as non-magnetism, the movement's performance is also top-tier, resulting in an outstanding travel watch.
HW Avenue Dual Time Automatic
Case | Zalium
Size | 53.8mm x 35.8mm
Thickness | 10.7mm
Movement | Automatic (Cal.HW3502)
Functions | Retrograde local time display (left half of dial), day/night indicator (linked to home time), date display
Strap | Alligator
Water Resistance | 3 ATM
Release | November
Estimated Price | ¥2,550,000 (excl. tax)
Harry Winston Customer Information Desk
0120-346-376
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