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Brilliant report Foversta - great watches. The history of the Opus series is
not just in the watches, but in the wider effects that the Opus series has had on the Swiss watch industry. The names and watches that were produced propelled the artisan watchmaker to a more visible career. The uniqueness of the Opus watch opened up a more visible international stage upon which the watchmaker concerned could build their own product. HW Opus has been a catalyst to the independent watchmakers, and your article illustrates that.
Great article, really enjoyed the photos and the commentary and the reflection on what the Opus series has been.
Thanks
Andrew H
Harry Winston Opus 10th anniversary: a celebration of a milestone
Last Thursday, Harry Winston organized an event in its Manufacture to celebate the 10th year of the Opus Collection. This event gave to Harry Winston the ability to remind us the influence of this collection on the whole industry and on the other collecti...
Part 1: the Manufacture
The attendees joined the party by the back of the Manufacture in order to quickly visit the main rooms of the Manufacture. At the first floor, the current collection were displayed in cabinets all along a large corridor. Even if the yearly production is l...
Part 2: the cocktail & the guests
Thanks to a beautiful weather, we had the chance to fully enjoy the cocktail which took place on the roof-terrasse of the Manufacture. Mrs Harwerth, Harry Winston Corporate Director - Member of the board of Directors: Mr Frédéric de Narp, Presid...
Part 3: the dinner
After the cocktail, we were asked to join the main lobby of the Manufacture in where the tables for the dinner were set up. The timing of the dinner was perfect, without any slack period. Mr de Narp was the Master of Ceremony. With his speeches, he explai...
Part 4: the watches
I will come back later to each of these watches, they obviously deserve a specific thread. The event was an impressive gathering of Harry Winston watches, Opus or not. Some pics were taken at the Montres Prestige boutique during my stay in Geneva. Wearing...
stunning pics of the HW's!
Wow foversta, great pics of the HW's! Thanks for bringing the report to us. -MW
One more time as I am really, really slow
How the heck do you tell the time on the Opus 7??? If someone could tell me the time displayed in the first picture above, perhaps I can work it out? Stumped (again) NickO BTW - thanks Foversta for the effort in putting this great report and pictures toge...
I explain you how it works.
With this watch, the information is not displayed at once like any other watch. You have to press the crown to read the hours, than to read the minutes, then to read the power reserve. Let's take an example: We are between 4 and 5 o'clock. If I want to kn...
Got it!!
Thanks for the explanation, I really appreciate it. You have no idea how long I looked at that photo trying to work out how to read the damn minutes With regards, NickO
Part 5: the Opus watches in the cabinets
I put an end to my report with the pictures of the Opus watches in the cabinets. It was very difficult to gather them all (except the other two Opus 1 from François-Paul Journe). Walking all along the front of the Manufacture where the lounge were put in ...
Wow, wow, wow!
Great post, FX! Seeing all the Opus watches together is pretty amazing. Not to mention the associated watchmakers. I enjoyed seeing your photo of the Midnight Minute Repeater also, a watch we never see on the forum! Thanks for a great read! Cheers, Daos
Brilliant report Foversta - great watches. The history of the Opus series is
not just in the watches, but in the wider effects that the Opus series has had on the Swiss watch industry. The names and watches that were produced propelled the artisan watchmaker to a more visible career. The uniqueness of the Opus watch opened up a mo...
A Toast to Harry Winston Rare Timepieces...
Harry Winston would be proud, to know that out of the world's most significant watches, at least ten were made with the name Harry Winston on them. Ten years, ten watches, and hopefully many more to come! Thank you Foversta for bringing us in spirit to th...
A fantastic celebration of a fantastic story...
Congratulations to the entire Harry Winston team on a story that continues to be written even as we celebrate a milestone! Thanks, FrX, for the great pics and text. A wonderful event. TM
Being the Harry Winston Moderator has its lot of advantages, obviously.
Very nice and interesting watches, cool people, great food and drinks. The only missing thing is the swimming pool. Seriously, the HW Opus 5 was my Grail watch some years ago, so you can imagine my pleasure when seeing it posted here. The Z series is also...
Grateful to Harry Winston and all the senior staff and PR at geneva, and to TheHourGlass
I have very little relevance to the part of Opus history, and a minor customer. A terrible camera. And a very outspoken trouble maker. BUT...history overwhelmed me, and I felt so honored to be there. I will write and prepare you all for a look deep into O...
Wow, what a fantastic event! Lucky you.
Hi, FX. Thank you for the even more fantastic report, almost like being there. I had a great time reading it. Awesome timepieces and sweet athmosphere. GREAT!!!! Vte
Nearly everyone that should be -- was there -- except....
I saw current and former PuristS Harry Winston forum moderators (foversta and Bernard), mega-Opus dealer Mike Tay, my Japanese fixer-dealer Momoi-san, TimeWerke editor Timmy Tan and some 'anonymous PuristS'. Only a couple of people associated with the Har...
Impressive event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of HW Opus
Congrats to HW and thanks foversta for the coverage of the event. Regards, ED-209
Thank you all for your messages !
The other good point of this event is that it brought me a lot of materials for future posts in the forum ! Fr.Xavier