Horological Meandering

Harry Winston Booth

 

Reference :  400/MATZ44ZC.K1

Movement : Self-winding, Cal. GP 3196
Balance     : 28,800 v/h
Power reserve : 45 hours
Jewel bearings : 35 rubies

Indications  :  Two independently set hours and minutes dials; two 24-hour discs showing day and night;
vertical date indication; rotating shuriken symbol in lieu of small seconds

Controls :  Trigger in the caseband at 10 o’clock to set the hours of the second time zone;
three-position crown

Case Zalium, 44mm x 11,12mm with mobile lugs
Strap Black natural rubber
Water resistance 100m (10ATM)

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Zalium was developed by Ronald Winston, a noted chemical engineer, who, like his father, Harry Winston,
knew how to distinguish a great diamond from a good one. As an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology) researcher of rocket propellants, he became an expert in the special zirconium alloys used in
jet and rocket engines. He realized that a metal that could withstand superheated corrosive gasses in the
high-stress interior of a rocket motor would be perfect for the creation of an indestructible wristwatch. In
addition, zirconium is non-reactive and hypo-allergenic (it is used to make surgical implants and
instruments), harder than titanium and almost as light. Its lustre hints at the fact that it is more commonly
found on the moon than on Earth. Ronald Winston identified one zirconium alloy that seemed to give off
a special gleam. He named it Zalium for zirconium (Zr) and the allium lily.

Its hue is a matte battleship grey with a celestial lustre and a dark, sophistcated gleam. The case has mobile
lugs for comfort on the wrist, and those “in the know” will recognise Harry Winston’s
emblematic motif protecting the crown.

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Jewelery Setting Demonstration by HW Master

This message has been edited by Kong on 2007-09-09 12:14:32