Spiritus Primus is far from boring.

I agree that the early Harry Winston Opus watches were about the 'first breath' -- spiritus primus -- of Harry Winston celebrating the watchmaker's work.

Hence the Opus 1 was about FP Journe's Resonance movement but Harry Winston was still showcased.

Opus 2 was about Preziuso's 'Art of Fine Timepieces'. Opus 2 set out to embody the essence of Harry Winston -- beauty, luxury, Fifth Avenue, Divine inspiration moving human hands -- into a mechanical artform. A timepiece that tells time with form and function. If you have to explain how to tell tthe ime, it probably is too complicated.

Later Opus watches became show-off pieces about the watchmaker and how 'clever' they could appear to twist ways of telling time. Many people 'oooh-ed and aah-ed' about the technical 'brilliance' of digital displays (Opus 3) and rotating cube satellites (Opus 5) that showcased the watchmaker but forgot about the spiritus primus .

People are easily mesmerised by the flash-bang-wallop and shiny lights.

Some Opus models were difficult to use as time-telling pieces (Opus 7) and others thumbed a nose at rich people before the economic crisis of 2008/9 (Opus 8 and 9).

The Opus 2 is not only the precious one but also the forgotten spiritus primus of Harry Winston.

Regards,

MTF

This message has been edited by MTF on 2011-09-12 15:20:25

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The Opus 2, the precious one

By: foversta : September 11th, 2011-02:26

Let's start by correcting a mistake in the thread title: I will not speak about THE Opus 2 but about AN Opus 2... It is a similarity shared in common by the first two Opus: they were released in different versions. Opus 2 versions are: * The Tourbillon wi...

A technically boring, but visually attractive watch

By: SJX : September 11th, 2011-07:54

Thanks for the report Foversta. - SJX

Thanks SJX.

By: foversta : September 11th, 2011-14:42

Not so technically boring IMHO... of course, there isn't any technical improvement of the base caliber but this movement coming from Claret is really appealing. Shall we expect more from an Opus? Maybe yes but the focus was with the Opus 2 the finishings ...