Press release
Harry Winston is the twenty-seventh brand to join the circle of watch companies that wish to defend the values of technical and precious fine watchmaking by associating with the Foundation's activities.
This new partner lived its own story before becoming a leading name in fine watchmaking today.
The Harry Winston brand saw daylight in 1920, when Mr Harry Winston opened his first store, The Premiere Diamond Company, in New York. It set a precedent in 1943 when its diamonds lent glamour to the actresses at the Academy Awards.
Building on a history of successes, Harry Winston launched its first timepiece collections IN 1989. In 1995, the brand presented the Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar, a complication watch that rewrote the rules of traditional Swiss fine watchmaking. In 2001, it created a frenzy with a totally new concept: Opus, a revolutionary series developed with independent watchmakers.
Frédéric de Narp joined Harry Winston in 2010 as Chairman and CEO.
With the arrival of Harry Winston, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie further strengthens its position and its vocation to defend the unique values of an industry that is built on tradition, innovation and savoir-faire.
27 partners brands of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie: A.Lange & Söhne, Antoine Preziuso, Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Chanel, Chopard, Corum, Girard-Perregaux, Greubel Forsey, Harry Winston, Hermès, Hublot, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, JeanRichard, Montblanc, Panerai, Parmigiani, Perrelet, Piaget, Richard Mille, Roger Dubuis, Tag Heuer, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Zenith.
