The Cherry on the Cake

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, may seem like a tired cliché but anyone who has witnessed the achingly short span of the Japanese Sakura or the ethereal bloom of the Cherry blossom will understand. The House of Harry Winston has tried to capture the ephemeral beauty of the flowering cherry blossom tree on the dial of its enticing Avenue Classic Cherry Blossom timepiece. The magnificent scenery is an ode to one of nature’s most glorious spectacles and is adorned with diamonds and pink sapphires, protected in a case that mirrors the architecture of Harry Winston’s Fifth Avenue Flagship Salon in New York. The background is crafted from pale green-blue mother-of-pearl and uses the natural iridescence of the nacre to simulate clouds on a blustery spring day with a flurry of 39 brilliant-cut white diamonds and 29 brilliantcut pink sapphires scattered across the dial; some of the flowers are attached to the white gold branches of the tree, while others are captured as they float gently to the ground. The concept of time as eternity in an ephemeral blossom couldn’t be more poetic. Price on request; Availability boutique outlets