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Harry Winston & Vianney Halter. An Unusual and Rare 18k Pink Gold Limited Edition Wristwatch with Jumping Hours and Date
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Harry Winston & Vianney Halter. An Unusual and Rare 18k Pink Gold Limited Edition Wristwatch with Jumping Hours and Date

SIGNED HARRY WINSTON & VIANNEY HALTER, OPUS 3 MODEL, NO. 20/25, REFERENCE 520/MMVHR, CASE NO. 044388 , CIRCA 2003

Closed9 December 2014

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Harry Winston & Vianney Halter. An Unusual and Rare 18k Pink Gold Limited Edition Wristwatch with Jumping Hours and Date
Signed Harry Winston & Vianney Halter, Opus 3 Model, No. 20/25, Reference 520/MMVHR, Case No. 044388 , Circa 2003
Mechanical lever movement, 47 jewels, six magnified circular-shaped apertures each displaying a colored numeral; blue for instant digital jumping hours read in the upper apertures on the left and right, black for the jumping minutes read in the lower apertures on the left and right, and vertically read jumping date in red displayed in the central apertures, rectangular-shaped case, horizontal winding crown with 4 winding and setting positions, sapphire crystal display back secured by four screws, 18k pink gold Harry Winston deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed

41mm overall length

Specialist note

Accompanied by an undated Harry Winston International Warranty, Harry Winston Opus 3 presentation box, pouch, stylus, and outer packaging.

The Opus Series

Opus is an unusual collection of Harry Winston timepieces which have been created in a collaborative partnership between Harry Winston and many of modern Horology's most talented independent watchmakers. Introduced in 2001, the concept behind the Opus collection allows Harry Winston to collaborate with one independent watchmaker every year to produce a limited edition watch.

The Opus 3: A Collaboration With Vianney Halter

The Opus 3 is part of a limited edition of 55 examples in platinum or pink gold, featuring a complex mechanical movement and a unique aesthetic that was a considerable and impressive departure from the previous Opus models. Featuring six porthole displays which each have their own jumping hour indicator, this watch is a considered a legendary part of the Opus collection.

The present watch has been imagined and designed by Vianney Halter, an independent French watchmaker who began creating in the 1990's. It was designed on the basis of being the missing link between analog display mechanical watches and digital display electronic watches where Opus 3 is the first digital display mechanical watch. Vianney Halter has recently been awarded the prize of innovation for his Deep Space Tourbillon wristwatch at the 2013 Grand Prix D'Horlogerie de Genève.