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Harry Winston Premier Chronograph, mid 2010s

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.

Maker / attribution: Harry Winston (maker)
Date: mid 2010s
Historical period: Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
Country of origin: Unrecorded in source
Object type: Wristwatch
Dimensions: Case 40 mm
Dealer: Analog/Shift (dealer), New York
Stock no.: 40992093
Credit line: Dealer listing, Analog/Shift (40992093)
Catalogue title (original): Harry Winston Premier Chronograph (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Analog/Shift (dealer), New York (stock number 40992093), this is a wristwatch by Harry Winston, dated mid 2010s. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 40 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Analog/Shift

Long before its acquisition by the Swatch Group in 2013, Harry Winston was one of the world’s foremost jewelers. Having outfitted Hollywood’s most famous starlets and sold some of the world’s finest diamonds, Harry Winston was a celebrity jeweler if ever there was one. Since his namesake company came under the Swatch umbrella, it has continued to turn out fine elegant watches that incorporate the brand’s jewelry know-how in design. This fine Premier Chronograph is a perfect example of Harry Winston’s skill in melding avant-garde tropes with beautiful gem-setting. Housed in a 40mm 18K white gold case with and a diamond-encrusted bezel and a signed crown, it features articulating lugs and and a eye-catching dark grey sunburst dial. Dating to the mid 2010s, this Premier Chronograph is a wildly fun and unqiue alternative to the more serious chronograph designs such as the one that went to the moon or the other named after a famous race track, but honestly — who doesn’t want a bit of bling-pow fun from their chrono?!

Historical context

Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)

Silicon components, connected watches, optical-lattice research clocks and a thriving independent scene.

Smartwatches became the world's best-selling watches, while mechanical watchmaking focuses on craft, innovation (silicon components, new escapements) and independent makers.

Read the period in the timeline More wristwatches from this period Earlier: Mechanical Renaissance

Atlas type guide

Chronographs and split-seconds watches

A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.

Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.

What to look for

Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).

Dating clues

Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
Automatic chronographs: from 1969.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

Mechanisms mentioned

Chronograph — Complication

Record completeness

Maker or attributionRecorded
DateRecorded
Place or countryNot in source
MaterialsNot in source
DimensionsRecorded
Narrative descriptionRecorded
Inscriptions / marksNot in source
ProvenanceNot in source
Several photographsRecorded

Editorial status: Documented — facts as published by the source; not independently verified by Atlas editors.

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Sources & image rights

Record source: Analog/Shift (dealer), New York (opens another website in a new tab).

Image rights: © Analog/Shift — dealer photographs; permission required (opens another website in a new tab).

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Cite this record

"Harry Winston Premier Chronograph, mid 2010s." Analog/Shift (dealer), New York, 40992093. Catalogue record in The Horology Atlas, WatchMuseum.org, https://atlas.watchmuseum.org/museum/harry-winston-premier-chronograph-b42c50.