Limited Edition of 30 Pieces Each
Precious gemstones are synonymous with Harry Winston, and so are precious art forms, like the spectacular mosaic glass setting on the dials of these four gold Premier Precious Micromosaic models. An inimitable luxury made by hand in Ravenna, Italy, the vibrant patterns on the dial are highlighted with quintessential Harry Winston diamonds.
An ancient art, mosaics are made from small pieces of colored glass, ceramic, stone or other materials known collectively as tesserae. The tesserae are then applied on an adhesive surface to create a design. Widely used in Ancient Greece and Rome, the art of mosaic flourished under the Byzantine Empire. Ravenna, the capital city of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, and then Byzantine Italy through the 8th century, took the art of mosaic to unprecedented levels, creating masterpieces for the local walls and ceilings of the early Christian monuments.
To start, artisans in Ravenna select colored glass blocks that, when mixed in the right proportions, create the perfect color. To make the mixing possible, they heat the glass until it is soft and malleable. Once the desired color is obtained, they work the material to form a very specific shape that lends itself to stretching into long, thin rods or threads. The glass is then left to cool, cut into small pieces and arranged on the gold base of the dial with the aid of tweezers. This fully handcrafted process is repeated for each desired color and shape. Finally, the surface is sealed in an oven and polished until it gleams like precious stones.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in 18kt white or rose gold, measures 36mm x 8.4mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 30 meters. Gem-setting on the case: 57 brillant-cut diamonds.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Harry Winston caliber HW2008 with 28 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 3 days. It features a flat silicon balance spring, an 18kt rose gold skeletonized rotor, circular Côtes de Genève, rhodium plating, and circular graining. Functions are hours and minutes.
Dials are 18kt gold, with a handmade micromosaic glass in blue and white, turquoise and white, brown and nude, or red and pink. 14 to 36 brilliant-cut diamonds.
It comes on a blue pearl, turquoise pearl, raspberry pearl or brown pearl alligator leather strap with an 18kt white or rose gold ardillon buckle set with 17 brilliant-cut diamonds.
