Luxury Gadgets

Opus V- the inside story of a great adventure

March 9th, 2006

Opus is the story of a sequence of creative encounters, of separate and timely associations between Harry Winston and likeminded visionaries committed to writing significant chapters in watchmaking history. An array of some of the world’s most talented and creative independent watchmakers – Francois-Paul Journe (Opus 1, in 2001), Antoine Preziuso (Opus Two, in 2002), Vianney Halter (Opus 3, in 2003) and Christophe Claret (Opus 4, in 2004) – have thus placed their joint signature on some simply incredible timepieces. This year, the company has enjoyed the immense pleasure of cooperating with Felix Baumgartner in creating Opus 5.

Opus 5 was destined to dazzle. First of all, by its world-first “satellite hour” display consisting of 3 small blocks, each carrying 4 numerals, arranged like satellites on a three-dimensional rotating system, and which show the time while spinning around two axes. And secondly by its “service indicator”, another intriguing world premičre. Graduated from 0 to 5 years and placed on the back of the watch, it is designed to inform the wearer when the watch will require periodic maintenance.
Once again, Opus 5 reflects the Harry Winston spirit – nothing but the exceptional – as well as that of Felix Baumgartner, whose philosophy is to create timepieces that are unlike all others.

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