Quadruple Threat: Harry Winston Offers Four Tourbillons in One Wristwatch

As we continue to focus on the brands' highlight pieces, we turn our attention today to Harry Winston's groundbreaking Histoire de Tourbillon 10 "Histoire de Tourbillon" translates roughly as "Story of the tourbillon," and master jeweler and watchmaker Harry Winston has written a bold new chapter with the 10th piece in that prestigious series, which, not coincidentally, also marks that series' 10th anniversary The Histoire de Tourbillon 10 - which is available in three case materials, 10 pieces in 18k white gold, 10 in 18k rose gold, and one unique piece in the brand's proprietary Winstonium alloy - is the first series-produced wristwatch to include four tourbillon regulators.

Arranged in perfectly symmetrical order at the four corners of the rectangular case, the tourbillons each make a counterclockwise 36-second rotation and are connected by three differentials The first of the three differentials is connected to the two left-mounted tourbillons, the second connected to the pair on the right, and the third, centrally located differential - the largest - is designed to average the rates of the other two and transmit the information to the two hands At the latter two points, this bezel is notched; together, these elements of the dial and bezel re-create the famous "Harry Winston arches" at the entrance to the company's Fifth Avenue Showroom in New York City, an aesthetic element referenced in some fashion or another on all Harry Winston timepieces.

The haute horlogerie finishes on the bridges and mainplate vary with the case material: the Winstonium unique piece has a blue treatment on its titanium tourbillon bridges and gear wheel bridges, and a rhodium-plated mainplate; the white-gold model has rhodium-plated tourbillon bridges and dark gray-finished mainplate and barrel bridges; the rose-gold watch inverts this color scheme, with a rhodium-plated mainplate and gray-finished tourbillon bridges. . Source