Lot Essay
Harry Winston was the master of the diamond trade. He was also a consumate and inspired salesman, engendering in his clients a feeling of confidence in the merchandise and trust in the merchant.
His handling of the world's most historic gems coupled with his insistence that only the highest quality stones be set in meticulosly crafted mountings placed him at the apex of his profession. The same exacting standards are the motivating force of the House of Winston today.
Harry Winston also understood the feminine "mystique", producing jewellery that flattered the wearer and elevated a sense of self-esteem.
In the case of the present earrings, he was aware that, when properly chosen, earrings can do more to emphasize a woman's best features than any other jewels. In these earrings, a perfectly matched pair of square-cut emeralds are set in a classic platinum mounting, wiht shimmering pear-shape and round diamonds to accent and compliment the rich, velvety green of the emeralds.
While the arrangement of the diamonds may appear to be casual in concept, the design is actually a carefully devised plan to present the stones at the most advantageous angle and to provide a mounting with maximum strength and minimum weight: a machanical technique perfected by Winston with the use of almost invisible platinum wire.
The shape of the earrings follows the contours of the face giving distinction and style. These are jewels destined to become and essential and most effective part of a major jewel collection.
His handling of the world's most historic gems coupled with his insistence that only the highest quality stones be set in meticulosly crafted mountings placed him at the apex of his profession. The same exacting standards are the motivating force of the House of Winston today.
Harry Winston also understood the feminine "mystique", producing jewellery that flattered the wearer and elevated a sense of self-esteem.
In the case of the present earrings, he was aware that, when properly chosen, earrings can do more to emphasize a woman's best features than any other jewels. In these earrings, a perfectly matched pair of square-cut emeralds are set in a classic platinum mounting, wiht shimmering pear-shape and round diamonds to accent and compliment the rich, velvety green of the emeralds.
While the arrangement of the diamonds may appear to be casual in concept, the design is actually a carefully devised plan to present the stones at the most advantageous angle and to provide a mounting with maximum strength and minimum weight: a machanical technique perfected by Winston with the use of almost invisible platinum wire.
The shape of the earrings follows the contours of the face giving distinction and style. These are jewels destined to become and essential and most effective part of a major jewel collection.