Harry Winston Celebrates the Year of the Rabbit with a Gorgeous Rose Gold Timepiece Featuring the Moon Rabbit

Dec 25, 2022
Harry Winston celebrates the Year of the Rabbit with a stunning rose gold timepiece from its Premier Collection. The dial features the "Jade Rabbit," a symbol of the brand's signature code and a nod to China's rich cultural traditions.


Chinese Symbolism
Since 2016, Harry Winston has celebrated Chinese New Year with iconic timepieces depicting the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. In 2023, the Year of the Rabbit, the "Jade Rabbit" will grace the dial of each Premier Collection timepiece. Considered the luckiest animal of the Chinese zodiac, the rabbit symbolizes wisdom, tolerance, creativity, and empathy. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are said to be graceful, sensitive, and artistically inclined.

Like many timepieces in the HW Premiere Collection, the dial is adorned with ethereal mother-of-pearl. Its deep red color enhances Chinese tradition and a celebratory mood. In addition to red, gold also holds special symbolic meaning in China. The combination of red and gold represents "ultimate good fortune."


The dial depicts a jade rabbit picking wildflowers to create an elixir of life. The charming rabbit silhouette, crafted from 18K rose gold, is adorned with Harry Winston's signature diamonds. Their brilliance evokes the snow-white fur that a saint is said to have gifted to the rabbit as a token of gratitude. The rabbit's fluffy white tail and sparkling eyes are crafted with round brilliant-cut diamonds, while the large ribbon around its neck is crafted with marquise-cut diamonds. Hand-sprinkled 22K gold powder represents the rabbit's location on the moon. Each 22K gold powder is applied by hand, ensuring that no two dials are alike. To highlight the story of the jade rabbit and the moon, the rabbit's figure is kept simple and delicately crafted with round brilliant-cut diamonds and rose gold. The jade rabbit is then placed over the silhouette of the moon, subtly evoking a mystical tale from traditional Chinese folklore. An emerald-cut diamond, known as founder Harry Winston's favorite diamond shape, shines beautifully at 12 o'clock. Like many models in the HW Premiere Collection, characterized by their artistic dials, the off-center hour and minute displays are set within a gold and diamond corolla shaped like a moon.

A Magnificent Timepiece
This model's 36mm 18K rose gold case is adorned with 57 magnificently shining round brilliant-cut diamonds. The matching alligator strap, matching the dial's red, and the rose gold Ardilon buckle set with 17 round brilliant-cut diamonds complete the look. The sapphire crystal caseback offers a glimpse of the Swiss-made automatic mechanical movement. Equipped with a silicon flat balance spring for long-lasting precision, the movement boasts a 68-hour power reserve. The watch features a rose gold skeletonized rotor, circular Côtes de Genève decoration, rhodium-plated parts, and circular graining, and the case back is engraved with a serial number to indicate that it is a limited edition model.


The "HW PREMIER CHINESE NEW YEAR AUTOMATIC 36mm" will be delivered in a special gift box featuring a gold silhouette of a jade rabbit picking flowers.


[Technical Specifications]
Product Name: HW Premier Chinese New Year Automatic 36mm
              (Harry Winston Premier Chinese New Year Automatic 36mm)
Reference: PRNAHM36RR034
Movement:
 Caliber: HW2014
 Type: Mechanical automatic
 Movement Size: Diameter: 26.2 mm, Thickness: 4.47 mm
 Number of components: 205
 Number of jewels: 28
 Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
 Balance spring: Silicon flat balance spring
 Finishing: 18K rose gold skeletonized rotor with circular Côtes de Genève, rhodium-plated, circular graining
 Power reserve: Approximately 68 hours
Functions: Eccentric hours and minutes
Case: 18K rose gold
 Case dimensions: Diameter: 36 mm, Thickness: 9.36 mm
 Sapphire crystal: Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both sides
 Case back: See-through back, sapphire crystal
 Water resistance: 3 bar
 Gem setting (case): 57 round brilliant-cut diamonds
Dial:
 Red mother-of-pearl, 22K gold powder, 18K gold
 • 15 round brilliant-cut diamonds
 • 4 marquise-cut diamonds
 • 1 emerald-cut diamond
Strap: Shiny red alligator leather
Buckle: 18K rose gold ardillon buckle set with 17 round brilliant-cut diamonds
Total Carat Weight:
 • 89 round brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 2.54 carats)
 • 4 marquise-cut diamonds (approx. 0.10 carats)
 • 1 emerald-cut diamond (approx. 0.02 carats)
Limited Edition: 8 pieces
Collection: HW Harry Winston The Premier Collection

*Product specifications are subject to change without notice

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