Harry Winston – AVENUE Classic Sweet Valentine 2019 Edition

Harry Winston – AVENUE™ Classic Sweet Valentine Quartz White Gold Brilliant-cut Edition - 2019

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Relive the romance of Valentine’s Day every minute of the day with this heartfelt tribute to love. Beating with three-dimensional hearts in passionate red mother-of-pearl, the graceful white gold case of this Avenue Classic timepiece is adorned with diamonds and a touch of luscious red rubies.

Love is in the Air

Harry Winston delivers a bold and unequivocal message of love with the Avenue Classic Sweet Valentine timepiece.

Once again, mother-of-pearl plays a leading role in the composition, marrying Harry Winston’s ongoing love affair with this precious natural element with the exploration of new creative avenues.

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Ranging in size, the red mother-of-pearl hearts get progressively larger as they float towards the top of the dial. Utilizing cutting-edge technology, the dynamic three-dimensional hearts seamlessly push up from the background, and unlike flat mother-of-pearl inlays, the hearts get plumper as they get bigger, allowing their raised contours to be visible in profile.

A classy Art Deco case

New York’s Fifth Avenue has long played a pivotal role in Harry Winston’s story. Renowned as the world’s most prestigious shopping destination and admired for its soaring skyscrapers, Fifth Avenue is also home to Harry Winston’s Flagship Salon.

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When Harry Winston founded his jewelry empire in 1932, the Art Deco movement was in full swing. Inspired by the streamlined styling of this period, the Avenue Classic boasts a stylish rectangular 18-karat white gold case that is gently cambered to ensure a perfect fit on the wrist.

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The classic arches, positioned at either end of the case, are diminutive recreations of the famous arched doorway of Harry Winston’s Fifth Avenue Salon, and an iconic feature of the Avenue Collection. A total of 48 radiant white brilliant-cut diamonds sparkle on the bezel, lugs and even the sides of the case paying homage to the diamond expertise of the House.

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One of the extraordinary features of this timepiece is the incorporation of a mesmerizing heart-shaped ruby in the top arch and a truncated ruby in the crown, in place of the traditional diamond.

Even the emerald-shape white gold logo at 12 o’clock succumbs to the romantic spirit of the timepiece and features a bright red lacquered background.

Wear your heart on your sleeve

The Avenue Classic Sweet Valentine is fitted with a high-end Swiss quartz movement, ideal for everyday wear and the white gold case back is engraved with its limited-edition number. Matching the dynamic red hearts on the dial, the seamless red alligator strap comes with an 18-karat white gold ardillon buckle set with six brilliant-cut diamonds.

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Limited to just 14 pieces, the Avenue Classic Sweet Valentine is presented in a beautiful white box decorated with precious red hearts recalling the dial of this stunning timepiece.

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Technical Specifications

Collection AVENUE ™

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Name Harry Winston Avenue Classic Sweet Valentine
               
Reference  AVEQHM21WW295
               
Movement           
Type    Quartz
Caliber    HW1044       
Movement dimensions
Dimensions: 13.0 mm x 15.55 mm
Height: 2.20 mm   
Functions    Hours and minutes       
Case
18K white gold
Dimensions: 21.4 mm x 36.1 mm
Height: 6.33 mm       
Crystal    Sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both sides       
Water-resistance 3 bar   
Gem-setting on the case

• ⚪️ 48 brilliant-cut diamonds
• 💎 1 brilliant-cut ruby
• 🔴 1 heart-cut ruby   

Dial
White mother-of-pearl dial with three dimensional
hearts in red mother-of-pearl, 18K gold base and
Emerald applique
Strap
Red alligator leather       
Buckle
18K white gold ardillon buckle set with 6 brilliant-cut
diamonds with 18K white gold foldover clasp
               
Total Gem-Setting

• ⚪️ 54 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 4.08 cts)
• 💎 1 brilliant-cut ruby (approx. 0.03 carat)
• 🔴 1 ruby heart (approx. 0.08 carat)

  Limited Edition  Only  14 pieces

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SPEAKE-MARIN – Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Legerete

SPEAKE-MARIN – Haute Horlogerie Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Légèreté Sapphire Special Edition - Unique piece

SIHH 2019 – Speake-Marin launches its new Haute Horlogerie masterpiece: the Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon “Légèreté”, the first Minute Repeater Carillon in the world assembled in a case which is fabricated in 100% sapphire crystal.

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The new Speake-Marin Haute Horlogerie masterpiece is called “Légèreté”, which means “Lightness” in English, to highlight the sapphire-crystal case, which allows to literally dive into the movement from the top, the sides or the case back. The case is made up of three parts: the bezel, the case back and the middle section. The process by which the sapphire is made into a finished watch case is extraordinarily difficult, involving many hours of machining and polishing. The most difficult part is the case finishing where one must avoid any scratches during manufacture: the case must be perfectly transparent. 

At 6pm, you find the 60 seconds Flying Tourbillon, which is held by a cage shaped into the Speake-Marin symbol. This Flying Tourbillon gives the illusion that the watch is alive.
In addition, the movement conceals a Minute Repeater Carillon. When the slider on the left hand side is activated, the Minute Repeater Carillon starts to ring and launches the dial animation: the XII index disintegration.

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From a technical point of view, it is interesting to note that there is a double safety module, which enables the setting of the time while the watch chimes thanks to the Carillon, and vice-versa. In addition, a regulator wheel regulates the Carillon speed… not too fast, not too slow… This wheel is almost silent so as not to distort the Carillon sound. The energy comes from a specific barrel dedicated to the Carillon and the dial animation so as not to disturb the watch chronometry.

Moreover, the hammers have been welded to a block which creates a sound box with the case to get a nice Carillon sound.

The Minute Repeater Carillon gives the time thanks to three hammers:

⦁    One hammer for the hours
⦁    The three hammers all together for the quarters
⦁    One hammer for the minutes

Once the time is given by the 3 hammers, the XII Roman numeral comes back to its initial position.

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On this piece, the finishing and decoration are very refined, which demonstrates Speake-Marin’s Haute-Horlogerie know-how: all the surfaces are reworked, corrected and decorated. So, the Tourbillon at 6 o’clock features a hand-finished 60-second cage that can be fully appreciated through the display back when the tourbillon is over.

The lower tourbillon cage is supported by a striking paddle-shaped bridge offering clear visual access to the surrounding gears below. The bridges and main plate are circular-grained with polished screw heads and polished countersinks.

Last but not least, the entire watch is engraved with words: on the casing girdle, on the sides and on the case back. These words reflect the Speake-Marin DNA, values and know-how: independent, respect, art piece, etc.…

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: “Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Légèreté”

REFERENCE    974280200

MOVEMENT
Calibre SMAHH-02, 60 seconds Flying Tourbillon
Minute Repeater Carillon
INDICATIONS Central hours and minutes
Dial animation: XII figure disintegration
POWER RESERVE     72 hours
CASE
Piccadilly case, bezel and case back in sapphire
DIAMETER  46.4 mm
WATER RESISTANCE 3 bar (30 metres)
DIAL
Openworked dial with engraving on the flange ring
Big red index at 12
HANDS    Heart-shaped blued steel hands.
STRAP
Ostrich leather (black or blue) and folding buckle in titanium

LIMITED EDITION     Unique piece

PRICE ON DEMAND   


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