Opus Eleven

[kenlinliu1419]

It's the watch that I have been patiently waiting for the whole year... and here it is! The jury is currently out.

Opus Eleven makes news with a technology and architecture that have never been seen before. Ingenious mechanisms give the watch a rare character – an explosive temperament that makes a sport of time. In addition to its role as an instrument, Opus Eleven creates an engineering puzzle that resolves itself on the hour.
An extremely complex case stages the show. The three overlapping cylinders on three levels are configured to deconstruct time. The main circle is the hour’s domain, flanked by two pavilions. One shows the minutes on a jumping disk for the tens and a running disk for the units. The other, slightly lower, displays the regular beat of a big titanium balance-wheel.



Anarchy takes hold of the hours indication beneath the sapphire-crystal dome every 60 minutes. The numeral of the hour, assembled in the center of the circle, explodes into chaos before instantly reassembling as the new hour. It then remains still until the next disintegration. Instead of a hand, 24 placards revolve and rotate on a complicated system of gears mounted on an epicycloidal gear-train.





Movement:
Mechanical movement with manual winding.
24 conical pinions
155 jewels
566 components
Functions:
Hour display by means of an original system made up of 24 pallets, with a rotation speed regulation and management system
Digital display of minutes by 2 disks, a jumping disk for the tens and a running disk for the units

Case in white gold
Power Reserve: 48 hours.

[tsetse]

It's the watch that I have been patiently waiting for the whole year... and here it is! The jury is currently out.

Opus Eleven makes news with a technology and architecture that have never been seen before. Ingenious mechanisms give the watch a rare character – an explosive temperament that makes a sport of time. In addition to its role as an instrument, Opus Eleven creates an engineering puzzle that resolves itself on the hour.
An extremely complex case stages the show. The three overlapping cylinders on three levels are configured to deconstruct time. The main circle is the hour’s domain, flanked by two pavilions. One shows the minutes on a jumping disk for the tens and a running disk for the units. The other, slightly lower, displays the regular beat of a big titanium balance-wheel.



Anarchy takes hold of the hours indication beneath the sapphire-crystal dome every 60 minutes. The numeral of the hour, assembled in the center of the circle, explodes into chaos before instantly reassembling as the new hour. It then remains still until the next disintegration. Instead of a hand, 24 placards revolve and rotate on a complicated system of gears mounted on an epicycloidal gear-train.





Movement:
Mechanical movement with manual winding.
24 conical pinions
155 jewels
566 components
Functions:
Hour display by means of an original system made up of 24 pallets, with a rotation speed regulation and management system
Digital display of minutes by 2 disks, a jumping disk for the tens and a running disk for the units

Case in white gold
Power Reserve: 48 hours.

Looks really nice and special, I think it should cost 2 arms and 2 legs at least, no?

[pegasi]

This one sure very unique...but honestly dunno how to appreciate it

[feilong108]

Looks very high tech and beautiful...But i oso dunno how to read the time on this masterpiece of work

[ten10]

Altho' I cant see what's going on inside the dial, I'm sure Harry Winston has put tons of effort to consummate art, fashion, engineering & technology. It'll take a different class of collectors to appreciate such a fine timepiece.

I also think its for people who has enuf time to stop, stare and then decipher what time it is...

But I admire the 'symphony' inside this OPUS (pun intended) beautiful piece!

[kenlinliu1419]

I figured how to read the time on this watch now.

The (digital) hour is located smack bang in the middle of the big dial.
Whilst in the top pavillion, it shows the minutes (reading through the 2 wheels)

So the picture is currently showing 11:31.

[feilong108]

WOW...superb way of telling time!!

Thanks for the kind information Mr Kenlinliu!

[kenlinliu1419]

Thanks Feilong. However, I haven't managed to figure out how to wind it yet!

[feilong108]

This piece of beauty heading toward your wrist eh?

By then you HAVE the instruction manual to ponder over...no need to worry lar..hehehehehe

[kenlinliu1419]

Phew! I eventually found it. For a minute, I thought it was going to be some mega complicating way to wind it.



Does anyone think the inspiration came from a rather similar Histoire de Tourbillion?

[kenlinliu1419]

This piece of beauty heading toward your wrist eh?

By then you HAVE the instruction manual to ponder over...no need to worry lar..hehehehehe

No lah, it will only be in my dreams! If this costs anything more than $150k (even after I have exhausted my contact there), then I can forget it.

[feilong108]

Hehehehe..can always increase your budget!!!

Interesting timepiece...i suppose the routine servicing fee is gonna to be in the 5 figure ball park figure too i presume!

[kenlinliu1419]

OK. It is confirmed this is out of my price range!
Selling for over HKD $2,000,000 which equates to over SGD $300k brand new. I suspect this price will start increasing to over half a million over the course of the year or so.

[feilong108]

wow..that is 'STEEP'...ok..maybe for me...as i m low budget kind of guy here...but 300k for that beauty is wayyyyyyyyy out of my league....in fact the distance between me and the beauty is akin to from Earth to the Moon...

[Iceheller]

Damn anything from HW is out of my league. Can only drool at the pics or over the glass panel but cannot not touch. If I can get one HW, i would got for OpusV. Combination of the newer and best minds in Swiss watch-making.