Introducing The Harry Winston Midnight GMT Tourbillon Replica

Introducing The Harry Winston Midnight GMT Tourbillon Replica

You can’t buy it. Well technically you can, but you need to fly to Monaco in September and bid really high. This is Harry Winston’s entry into the Only replica watch 2011 charity auction that I keep profiling when new entries are released. Harry Winston’s offering is this Midnight GMT Tourbillon (ref. 450/MATTZ45PL.A). The reason I am giving it extra attention is due to the way I feel it encapsulates much of what the modern Harry Winston replica watch brand is trying to be – and there will be just one piece.

Introducing The Harry Winston Midnight GMT Tourbillon Replica

The movement inside of the best replica watch is not new. It comes from an existing GMT Tourbillon replica watch in the Ocean, not Midnight collection. It may have been used in other HW pieces before. Though I do like its execution on this replica watch better. The automatic movement has a large power reserve of 110 hours and features a dial exposed tourbillon, off-centered time display, and a word-time function. The second timezone is first selected with the reference city being show in a small window at about 11 o’clock, and the time itself displayed in another subsidiary dial in a 12 hour format. In addition, there is a day/night (AM/PM) indicator for the second time zone. It is all rather clear, and simple to use.

The Midnight case is not that much different than the Ocean case, but the overall replica watch feels quite different. This is in large part due to the dial design. Both cases are 45mm wide, and this particular piece unique is done in platinum. The dial is where all the fun comes. Harry Winston’s designers play with circles and textures comes together here in a rather refined way that feels particularly well-suited to the personality the brand is going for. Gone is blue lume and sword hands. What we have is a more classic look that combined elegance and avant garde aesthetic in a manner that you want to see from Harry Winston.

Introducing The Harry Winston Midnight GMT Tourbillon Replica

On the dial you’ll find ruthenium concentric circles and a sunray finish for the dials themselves. As the Only replica watch auction takes place in Monaco, you’ll find Monaco as one of the reference cities for the world-time function. I am not sure if Monaco is on standard world-time reference city discs… Maybe it is. I don’t think I have ever had to check what time it is in Monaco – at least not yet. The replica watch is attached to a black alligator strap.