Nelly Saunier Archives

Harry Winston and Dior Flatter With Feathers

One of the many glorious outcomes of the current renaissance in ladies’ timepieces is the unique beauty resulting from the application of elements from the world of couture to craft of luxury watchmaking. Like haute horology, high fashion couture is all about hand craftsmanship using centuries old skills – sewing beads onto dresses, hand tatting […]

By Carol Besler

Harry Winston Revives Feather Marquetry for the 21st Century

The name Harry Winston is synonymous with diamonds, but the house’s avian creations are what stole the show at Baselword this year. The art of feather marquetry involves selecting feathers from exotic species of birds and artistically arranging them on the face of a timepiece. All the rage in the courts of European royalty during […]