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HARRY WINSTON. A FINE LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM AND ZALIUM AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH DIVER'S WRISTWATCH WITH DATE
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HARRY WINSTON. A FINE LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM AND ZALIUM AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH DIVER'S WRISTWATCH WITH DATE

SIGNED HARRY WINSTON, "PROJECT Z2", ZALIUM, NO. 166/200, CIRCA 2005

Closed17 October 2007

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HARRY WINSTON. A FINE LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM AND ZALIUM AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH DIVER'S WRISTWATCH WITH DATE
Signed Harry Winston, "Project Z2", Zalium, No. 166/200, circa 2005
Cal. 31C6.S-CH nickel-finished lever movement, 33 jewels, two-tone grey dial with luminescent Arabic numerals, luminescent hands, aperture for date at 6 o'clock, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, large zalium circular water-resistant-type case with sculpted protective shoulders surrounding the screw-down crown, platinum uni-directional bezel calibrated for minutes, screw back, screw-set hinged lugs, case, dial and movement signed, with a zalium Harry Winston buckle
45mm diam.

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Accompanied by Harry Winston cardboard slipcase and Z1 box.

Harry Winston commenced production of the Project Z series with the Z1 in 2004. The firm subsequently released the Z2 in 2005 as the world's first zalium chronograph made especially for diving.

Prior to its introduction, the material zalium, patented by Ronald Winston, had been reserved for use in the aerospace industry and for surgical tools. Here adapted in to this unusual and lovely case, with the design inspired by the arches of Winston's salon in New York, zalium is a zirconium-based alloy that is reportedly harder than titanium. Zalium is difficult to work with and must be machined from an ingot. Zalium dust is also very flammable.