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HARRY WINSTON RARE TIMEPIECES OPUS TWO TOURBILLON BY ANTOINE PREZIUSO PROTOTYPE NO. 00 MANUFACTUR...

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HARRY WINSTON RARE TIMEPIECES OPUS TWO TOURBILLON BY ANTOINE PREZIUSO PROTOTYPE NO. 00 MANUFACTUR...
HARRY WINSTON
RARE TIMEPIECES
OPUS TWO TOURBILLON
BY ANTOINE PREZIUSO PROTOTYPE NO. 00 MANUFACTURED IN 2001
A MAGNIFICENT AND UNIQUE PLATINUM 1-MINUTE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH REMONTAGE MYSTERIEUX, VISIBLE MOVEMENT AND
110 HOURS POWER RESERVE
NICKEL LEVER MOVEMENT, MONOMETALLIC COMPENSATION BALANCE,
21 JEWELS, HAND-FINISHED STYLIZED TOURBILLON CARRIAGE, WOLF-TOOTH WINDING, VISIBLE BRIDGES HIGHLY ENGRAVED WITH SUN-RAY PATTERN, BARREL BRIDGE SHAPED IN THE FORM OF INITIALS HW (HARRY WINSTON), SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL WITH ANTI-REFLECTION TREATMENT, GLAZED BACK, POLISHED CASE WITH FLEXIBLE LUGS, WITH HARRY WINSTON WHITE GOLD DEPLOYANT CLASP
SIGNED ON MOVEMENT
AND DIAL, NUMBERED
ON MOVEMENT
DIAMETER 38 MM
CHF 150,000-200,000
$ 100,000-130,000
THIS WATCH
IS ACCOMPANIED
BY ITS ORIGINAL HARRY WINSTON BOX, AS WELL
AS ITS FULL
DOCUMENTATION.
OPUS TWO
THE STORY OF OPUS AT HARRY WINSTON'S IS THAT OF A UNIQUE ADVENTURE, LAUNCHED IN 2000. ITS OBJECTIVE is TO INTENSIFY HARRY WINSTON'S COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF FINE SWISS HOROLOGY. EACH CHAPTER WOULD BE A STRICTLY LIMITED SERIES CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OF SWITZERLAND'S MOST CREATIVE WATCHMAKERS, IN A TRUE
JOINT COLLABORATION. EACH OPUS HAS ITS OWN RHYTHM. WHERE OPUS ONE, DEVELOPED
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
FRANCOIS-PAUL JOURNE IN
2001, PAID TRIBUTE TO SCIENCE,
OPUS TWO CELEBRATES THE WATCHMAKER'S ART. AND ALONG THE WAY IT HAS ACQUIRED
A MORE INTIMATE STYLE. ESSENTIALLY, IT IS ABOUT SHARED DEDICATION. IT IS THE STORY OF
A UNIQUE PERSONAL BOND BETWEEN THE HOUSE OF HARRY WINSTON AND SWITZERLAND'S MASTER SCULPTOR OF WATCH MOVEMENTS, ANTOINE PREZIUSO. THE INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION OF MR. PREZIUSO FOR HIS REFINED INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GREAT COMPLICATIONS AND THE BEAUTY HE BRINGS TO THE SMALLEST SPRING, MADE HIM THE IDEAL CHOICE FOR OPUS TWO.
The partners have created
a limited series of just
24 pieces. One watch is a tourbillon. The other, a tourbillon with a perpetual calendar on its reverse side. Twelve of each model. Both watches feature highly original openwork movements, which introduce a new form
of engraving, in a rayonné
or sunray pattern, that radiate light. These timepieces are housed in one of the most technically complex cases
that Harry Winston has ever created. The prototype of the Tourbillon was developed in 2001, setting the beginning
of the Opus Two project.
Once validated, it became
the base for the Opus Two project pieces. Crafted in 950PT platinum, this exceptional timepiece is part of this fabulous adventure with Antoine Preziuso.
The 24 pieces of the collection were reserved long in advance. So, for the first
time ever, to content one
more client, Harry Winston "Rare Timepieces" has exceptionally decided to
offer this unique prototype for auction.
THE REFERENCE 2499
FIRST SERIES
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