This year, Harry Winston Timepieces joined forces with two independent watchmakers to write the fourteenth chapter in its unique saga. By partnering with Franck Orny and Johnny Girardin, two visionary watchmakers, the brand created the Opus 14 — a distinctly American timepiece that combines the best in mechanical innovation with a remarkable playfulness. Equally interesting is the fact that the Opus 14 is the first watch launched by Harry Winston under Swatch Group ownership, which apparently did not interfere with Harry Winston’s tradition of using independent watchmakers to produce its technically innovative, complicated designs.

Inspired by classic Americana and in particular, the iconic jukebox, the model’s silhouette is an “ensemble of visual surprises” brought together beneath a sapphire crystal cut from a single block, and housed within an 18K gold case. Resembling a miniature jukebox in both its design and its automaton complication, the Opus 14 features details like a stylized display of the local time at 9 o’clock, vinyl-style finishes on the various dials, the two-toned insignia bearing the number 14, the shaded red of the retrograde minutes arc, and the style and blue tone of the hour markers. These elements recall “the rock ‘n roll era and the emblematic diner aesthetic,” while four disks housed in a store each show a specific display: local time, GMT time, the date and a star bearing the signature of Harry Winston — a reference to the stars of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The result is a thoroughly distinctive timepiece that’s unlike anything else on the market, and a fitting addition to Harry Winston’s exceptional Opus series of watches.