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Harry Winston

Video. Harry Winston's legacy

— Mr. Harry Winston owned more than one third of the world's most famous and coveted gems. Discover the story behind the life and legacy of Harry Winston, the King of Diamonds
The Winston Legacy video © Harry Winston
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New watches

Perpetual Calendar Black Edition © H. Moser & Cie

H. Moser & Cie

Perpetual Calendar Black Edition

— With the Perpetual Calendar Black Edition, H. Moser & Cie boldly reinterprets one of its traditional watchmaking models.
Brand of the day
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Audemars Piguet

Supporting Cerrado's farmers

— The Audemars Piguet Foundation helps Cerrado’s landless farmers in Brazil.
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Watches of the day

  • Thumbnail Backes & Strauss The Piccadilly Princess Royal Colours - watch face view

    Backes & Strauss

    Piccadilly

    Princess Royal Colours

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    Richard Mille

    RM Collection

    RM 031 High Performance

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    Patek Philippe

    Grand Complications

    Annual Calendar

  • Thumbnail DeWitt Twenty-8-Eight Seconde Retrograde T8.SR.005 - watch face view

    DeWitt

    Twenty-8-Eight

    Seconde Retrograde

  • Thumbnail Emile Chouriet - Lac Léman Quantième - 17.1168.G42.6.8.28.2

    Emile Chouriet

    Lac Léman

    Quantiem

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Definition of the day

Crown,

In watchmaking, the crown, or rather the crown wheel, is an indented wheel which engages the winding pinion and the ratchet wheel fixed to the barrel arbor. The winding crown is a knurled or fluted button of various shapes used to manually wind the watch. Pushbutton crowns are winding crowns which incorporate a mobile pushbutton for operating a chronograph mechanism or a sports counter, or to release the inside cover of a hunter case.