Yes Ming !

Feb 14, 2011,12:27 PM
 

It's true, when we know how the watches are made (and by whom), we appreciate them better !

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Fr.Xavier


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A visit at the Harry Winston Manufacture (Plan-les-Ouates)

 
 By: foversta : February 13th, 2011-08:35
I was very happy to have the opportunity to visit the Harry Winston Manufacture in January. It was actually a wish I've had since its inauguration in 2007. Why? Simply because it is always very informative to visit a new Manufacture, to discover the proce...  

Part 1: Design

 
 By: foversta : February 13th, 2011-08:37
This single word actually includes a lot of meanings... and of jobs at the Harry Winston Manufacture. Obviously, when you have the will to offer watches with a very specific style, with an unique feeling inspired by the rich Harry Winston history, by the ...  

I like the 3D models...

 
 By: dxboon : February 15th, 2011-07:15
...the designers use to bring their work on paper into real space. I posted about a similar process at Piaget and found all these steps that go into the design of a case or dial so fascinating. Thanks for posting this, Fr.Xavier! I'm really enjoying this ... 

Part 2: Production Unit

 
 By: foversta : February 13th, 2011-08:39
We enter now a very specific zone: the production unit. As explained before, these facilities are dedicated to produce cases. The wide range of cases which makes up the Harry Winston collection requires an efficient process. Different taks are needed to p...  

Part 3: Watches Assembly

 
 By: foversta : February 13th, 2011-08:43
We leave the Production Unit to visit now the watches assembly. As I said in the introduction post, the watches assembly process is done by two teams. One builds the movements which are provided to the Manufacture in spare parts (we call all these parts w...  

Thanks Fr.Xavier

 
 By: aldossari_faisal : February 13th, 2011-14:20
always love your posts... no matter how long a post is you manage to make it a joy to read ... and always find them informative and inspiring in a way . Faisal

Very interesting.

 
 By: VMM : February 14th, 2011-01:29
Hi, FX. Always a pleasure to visit (albeit virtually) a manufacture, and the HW Manufacture was no exception. Thanks for sharing the experience. Vte

Thanks Vicente ! [nt]

 
 By: foversta : February 14th, 2011-12:24
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Thank you for the photo-tour...

 
 By: patrick_y : February 16th, 2011-22:52
Thank you for the tour!

Thanks Patrick. [nt]

 
 By: foversta : February 17th, 2011-13:42
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wow

 
 By: jek : February 21st, 2011-01:42
Thanks for the fantastic report!

HW Manufacture tour

 
 By: ED209 : February 13th, 2011-14:47
Thanks foversta for sharing your visit to HW. Regards, ED-209

Thanks Edmund ! [nt]

 
 By: foversta : February 14th, 2011-12:25
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re: A visit

 
 By: DRMW : February 13th, 2011-20:01
Thanks for taking us along on the HW manufacture visit! It's always cool to see how they do things to better appreciate their products. -MW

Yes Ming !

 
 By: foversta : February 14th, 2011-12:27
It's true, when we know how the watches are made (and by whom), we appreciate them better ! Fr.Xavier

Where one of our babies was made

 
 By: MTF : February 14th, 2011-09:30
FrX, Thanks for the photo tour of where one of our babies was made..... MTF...  

And here is a picture of the base caliber of your watch !

 
 By: foversta : February 14th, 2011-12:28
Thanks Melvin ! Fr.Xavier...  

Thanks for this series of posts.

 
 By: RJW : February 17th, 2011-01:56
Very informative and interesting. Regards, Richard.

Thanks Richard ! [nt]

 
 By: foversta : February 17th, 2011-13:42
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Excellent report!

 
 By: pingtsai : February 18th, 2011-09:43
Thank you Fr.Xavier for this comprehensive report of the Harry Winston Manufacture. Thank you for breaking it down and revealing the individual steps and departments. It makes it much easier to understand and raises awareness for the grand scope of the pr... 

Thank you FX............

 
 By: Topcat30093 : February 19th, 2011-00:58
For this unique (for me) insight into the world of Harry Winston, Regards Tony

Thanks Tony. [nt]

 
 By: foversta : February 21st, 2011-12:48
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Thanks Ping ! My proposal is...

 
 By: foversta : February 21st, 2011-12:57
The Avenue Square A2: We recognize the case shape and of course, the diamonds circles: A 3D printer is often used in the watch industry to get a 3D model to be able to appreciate the volume, the size feeling. A 3D printer prints different slices which are...  

Wonderful!!

 
 By: KIH : February 25th, 2011-20:35
I like to see the factory of these brands and I always like your photo report. Very interesting and informative. I wish I were a bit closer to those brand factories :-( Thank you! Best, Ken