This piece is certainly the zaniest in the Opus collection. Launched in 2001 by Maximilian Büsser, the concept is fuelled by a win-win strategy: Harry Winston gives free rein to an independent designer and gains recognition in terms of watchmaking. Since the brand is now part of the Swatch Group, the watchmakers behind this piece were able to build on Blancpain’s R&D to make their movement more reliable. What Franck Orny and Johnny Girardin have achieved is quite something: the two founders of the Télôs firm in La Chaux-de-Fonds have reproduced an actual jukebox in the Opus 14. On demand, a mobile arm picks one of a choice of three discs from the store with the date on the first, second time zone on the second and Harry Winston’s logo on the third. It is then placed on the dial and spins until it displays the right information. The 54mm watch is 17cm thick and limited to 50 pieces. Price: 400,000 CHF. Fabrice Eschmann
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