Which jewelry brand do you think of first?
Of course, it is an American jewelry brand that has always been known as "Haoheng": Harry Winston.
Harry, the founder of Harry Winston? Winston 1896 was born in new york, his father was a jeweler, and he was a second-generation immigrant from Europe to the United States in 1980s.
Harry? Winston was exposed to jewelry since he was a child. Although his father's small jewelry store is small in scale, it is well-known in the surrounding area under careful management.
Harry? Winston had been in contact with the jewelry industry since he was a child, and his talent began to appear-at the age of 65,438+02, he was discerning at the fake stall in front of the pawnshop and spent 25 cents on a two-carat emerald, which brought the store a net income of 800 dollars.
/kloc-At the age of 0/5, due to his father's physical condition, Harry Winston and his family moved to Los Angeles where the climate was more suitable for recuperation, reopened a small jewelry store and lived a simple and warm life.
Harry Winston, who is full of longing for the jewelry industry, is not satisfied with running a small shop. His ambition is even bigger-he thinks new york, the financial center, is more suitable for the jewelry industry.
So, Harry Winston, 0/9 years old, returned to new york with a little savings to start his own business, and started his first company, Premier Diamond Jewelry Company, on 0/920/kloc.
Although he doesn't have abundant funds and contacts in the world, Harry Winston has a shrewd mind and vicious eyes.
At the beginning of the company's establishment, he devoted himself to the restructuring of second-hand jewelry, and antique jewelry with outdated styles and limited gem cutting was full of vitality and became bright and fashionable in his hands.
While making a lot of money by turning over old and new jewelry, Harry Winston also did not forget to focus on the auction of antique jewelry, because he often bought valuable treasures at reasonable or low prices.
Harry Winston was appreciated by the rich class because of his unique vision and accurate evaluation and appreciation ability, and became a professional who provided reference for the evaluation, mortgage and financing transactions between the rich and banks.
There will always be bumps on the road to success, and Harry Winston is no exception. Just when the business was on the right track, the recruited partner betrayed him and stole all the money and jewels in the safe.
Almost desperate, but Harry Winston didn't give up.
1925, a rich man in Connecticut announced that he would auction a batch of jewelry. Harry Winston had been interested in these high-quality jewels for a long time and saw great appreciation potential and business opportunities, but he was penniless at that time.
In his past business, a banker admired Harry Winston very much. He wrote a letter of recommendation for Harry Winston to prove his credibility and ability, and gave it to the rich man who auctioned jewelry.
In this way, Harry Winston won this valuable transaction without spending a penny.
He also kept his promise and gave the rich the bid promised before half a year later. Not only that, but also earned hundreds of thousands to make him make a comeback.
After several years of accumulation, he began to make jewelry with his own name as the brand, which opened a new chapter in the brand history.
1932, Harry Winston founded Harry Winston, a company of the same name in new york, and opened Harry Winston's first jewelry store on Fifth Avenue, firmly standing at the top of the jewelry pyramid in new york.
If you ask Harry Winston what is the design style of jewelry? Many people can't say for a while.
Because compared with the fancy styles of other jewelry brands, Harry Winston pays more attention to the extraordinary quality and value of the gem itself, and its design style is mostly classic, atmospheric and durable.
Luxury, dignity, quality, large size and high definition are all the definitions I can give to Harry Winston jewelry.
Harry Winston's most representative design is "Winston Cluster" technology, which is not only a symbol of American jewelry charm, but also the most popular jewelry style on the red carpet in Harry Winston.
Winston Cluster, from the early 1960s+0940s, is the chief designer of Harry Winston design team Nevdon Koumrouyan.
Under the guidance of Mr. Winston, designer Nevdon Koumrouyan created with paper and pen, and the classic Winston cluster series was born: the diamonds with drop shape, olive tip shape, round shape and bright cut create a three-dimensional sense of beautiful jewelry works, which exudes unique bright light from any angle.
The almost invisible platinum base, inlaid with precious stones by hand with exquisite craftsmanship, makes the precious stones seem to float in the air, creating a three-dimensional sense of exquisite jewelry works, which exudes unique bright and shining light from any angle.
Mr. Harry Winston, the founder of the brand, sold countless top rare treasures in his life.
It is reported that among the world-famous 303 big diamonds, more than 60 (one third) belong to Harry Winston Company.
Under the influence of HarryWinston, the founder, Harry Winston Company only made high-quality large-grained gems in its early years, especially for legendary gems. Looking back at HarryWinston's classic jewelry works, the gems embedded in it are all tens of carats.
/kloc-0 1947《Cosmopolitan magazine gave Mr. Harry Winston the reputation of "king of diamonds", and this reputation became synonymous with him.
Although Mr. Harry Winston is worthy of the honor of the king of diamonds-he has collected countless top white diamonds and colored diamond in his life, he has not only collected diamonds, but also many rare top colored gems.
1950, according to Life magazine, Harry? Mr. Winston has a well-known jewelry collection, ranking second in the world, second only to the British royal family.
What are the top gems in Harry Winston?
These amazing gems are the cornerstone of Harry Winston as a palace-level jewelry brand.
The article is limited in space, so I'll introduce a few to you ~
1934, after a downpour, a 726-carat diamond was found in South Africa. The original stone was named "Jonkel" after its discoverer.
This huge original stone immediately became the focus of international news and attracted the attention of Mr. Harry Winston. The following year, after fierce bidding, Mr Harry Winston finally won the "jungle diamond". Jonker was finally cut into 12 diamonds, the largest of which weighed 125.35 carats.
1953, Mr. Harry Winston bought this 155-carat original diamond found in South Africa, cut it into a D-colored flawless drop-shaped cut diamond weighing 62.05 carats, and named it "Winston". This famous diamond was sold to a customer in the Middle East on 1959.
Many years later, Mr Harry Winston reunited with the American diamond of the same name. After re-cutting, this diamond becomes 6 1.80 carats, which is matched with another diamond of the same size. Later, Mr Harry Winston sold them to a famous Canadian collector.
The Oriental Star diamond is a pear-shaped diamond, 94.78 carats, D color and VS2 clarity, which was bought from Mrs. McLean.
It was handed over to King Farouk of Egypt and was recovered. Since then, Harry Winston has repeatedly re-inlaid, sold and bought this diamond.
The last appearance of this Oriental Star diamond was at the wedding of Beckham's eldest son not long ago. It is said that this giant diamond necklace worn by her mother-in-law Claudia Peltz is the long-lost Oriental Star.
This 75.52-carat flawless D-colored diamond was cut by Harry Winston. The original stone weighs 204 carats, and the cutting number is 1976. Mr Harry Winston named this pure and perfect diamond "Star of Independence" to commemorate the bicentennial of American independence.
The original stone of Washington Diamond is a 342-carat giant diamond, which was cut into two drop-shaped diamonds.
Because this diamond was cut in 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial of American independence, one of the larger 89.23-carat diamonds was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Bouriaud Wright's diamond is Harry's? Mr Winston bought a 90.38-carat D-shaped three-dimensional water-drop diamond from the widow of an American philanthropist.
Since then, Winston has sold and repurchased this diamond to famous collectors all over the world.
1930, Mr. Winston acquired a series of famous collections: Lucky? The collection of Baldwin Lucky Baldwin (a mining tycoon who started from a stable).
One of the 25-carat "Lucky Baldwin Ruby" shocked the press at that time and was reported on a large scale.
Baldwin ruby was also the first important ruby in Harry Winston's life, which laid the foundation for his future influence in colored gems.
Is the Stoz Emerald Harry's? Mr Winston won one of the most important colored gems in his career.
This 34.40-carat hexagonal Colombian emerald is based on its owner Eva? Stotz Blieva Stotesbury (wife of a famous socialite and financier).
1948, Harry? Mr. Winston went from celebrity gold? Kim Moran collected an oval sapphire weighing 337.438+00 carats, which once belonged to the Russian emperor Catherine the Great.
Harry? In addition to his successful career, Mr. Winston devoted himself to sharing his love for rare gems.
He displayed his rich and impressive collection of rare gems by holding exhibitions, shared his love and knowledge of gems with the public, and raised funds for local charities.
Until now, many of his important collections are still in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., as permanent exhibits of the museum.
In order to thank Harry Winston for his generous gift, the Smithsonian Museum has a Harry Winston Gemstone Gallery, which is also a testimony of the sincere passion of Mr. Harry Winston, the "King of Diamonds".
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