Harry Winston Opus V

An impressive and cutting-edge platinum wristwatch with three-dimensional satellite hour display, retrograde minutes, five-day power reserve, day and night indication, and five-year service indicator, number 39 of a 45 piece limited edition

Manufacturer: Harry Winston by Felix Baumgartner Year: Circa 2005 Case No: 017’696; numbered 39 of 45 Model Name: Opus V Material: Platinum Calibre: Manual, cal. ARCAP P-40 Opus V Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Harry Winston pin buckle Dimensions: 50mm Diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed. Accessories: Accompanied by signed Opus V presentation box and travel slipcloth. Harry Winston’s Opus collection was a revolutionary collaborative effort between the famed brand and selected renowned independent watchmakers to produce a series of limited edition, unique, and unusual complicated timepieces. The effort began in 1998 when Harry Winston hired Max Büsser as director of rare timepieces, and finally launched in 2001 with the Opus One, a collaboration with François-Paul Journe. Büsser sought to make cutting edge watches with some of the brightest talents in the horological world that pushed the limits of both the design and the mechanics of watches. The Opus V was an impressive collaborative effort developed with Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of the independent brand, Urwerk. Its unusual yet mesmerizing three-dimensional time display features three rotating and revolving cubes that indicate the hours, along with a retrograde minute complication. The Opus V was the world’s first wristwatch to display a service indicator on the case back, a trait which many subsequent Urwerk models now possess and that other manufactures have incorporated into their own designs. The satellite time display, rotating hour indicators, and retrograde minute hand have all also found their way into later references introduced by the tandem masterminds of Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei. This example incorporates some of the earliest characteristics of Urwerk’s DNA, acting as a precursor to the designs which have become some of the most distinctive and appealing of contemporary independent watchmaking. The Opus V was the last model of the Opus series overseen by Max Büsser. Offered in excellent overall condition, and consigned by the family of the original owner, this Opus V is a testimony to avant-garde contemporary watchmaking and the power of determination and ingenuity. PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER