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The Opus 6: the first Opus of a new era
Creating the Opus 6 was obviously not an easy task. First of all, it was the first Opus under the leadership of Hamdi Chatti and as you can imagine, succeeding Max Büsser was not an easy task. The Opus collection was his project and the question which arose was to know if this collection was able to continue without him. Secondly, the previous Opus was maybe the most iconic one: the Opus 5 by Felix Baumgartner. The Opus 5 had everything what makes a watch unforgettable: an impressive design, a new time display system, a magic atmosphere. Moreover, it defined a trend which is still lasting: the large UFO watches. Look at the first 4 Opus and look at the Opus 5: we jump to another dimension in terms of case sizes. Last obstacle in front of Chatti was the schedule. Due to his appointment at Harry Winston, he was obliged to find a solution to be able to release an Opus 6 at the 2006 Basel Fair.
Because for Hamdi Chatti, there was no option: he had to keep the Opus collection alive... maybe to give the proof that the collection is more than a Max Büsser project: a Harry Winston one.
Quickly after his appointment, he organized a meeting with Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey to start a brainstorming discussion about what would be the key features of the Opus 6. With Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey, Chatti knew that his will to present an innovative Tourbillon could become a reality.
6 months later, the Opus 6 was unveiled at the Basel Fair. At this stage, it was almost a miracle.
How can we describe the Opus 6 ?
Fr.Xavier
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