But the dial layouts and movements are, of course, entirely the same. If you closed your eyes and compared the two in tactile feel, they’d be entirely different watches. The Opus 1 – any one of the three versions – is a peculiar watch. Phillip’s Hong Kong watch auction this weekend includes an Opus 1 Tourbillon, which is worth a closer look, if for no other reason than the fact that it’s one of the rarest variants of the early F.P. Journe model, meaning an identical movement but a platinum case in the trademark Harry Winston style. The Opus 1 was made up of three models – the Tourbillon, Resonance, and Reserve de Marche – each based on the equivalent F.P. But that also makes the Opus 1 interesting simply because they were F.P. Journe movements dressed in Harry Winston attire. Ironically, despite being the opening act, the Opus 1 models were amongst the least novel, because they were essentially F.P. ![]() ![]() Named after the Opus One vineyard that’s also a joint venture between Americans and Europeans, Opus established Harry Winston as a bona fide watchmaker. Though Harry Winston has now put more emphasis on its primary jewellery business, its past Opus projects are mostly interesting and important examples of contemporary watchmaking. Journe Tourbillon Remontoir d’Egalite, the Opus 1 Tourbillon was part of the inaugural project of the Opus series, the annual independent-watchmaker collaboration invented by Max Büsser of MB&F fame. Share Facebook Linkedin Twitter Weibo Mail InstagramĪ variant of the fourth-generation F.P.
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