Harry Winston, Time Aeon Foundation announce competition to support up-and-coming independent watchmakers

To support and nurture the art and craft of fine watch-making, Harry Winston and the Time aeon Foundation, (a non-profit organization founded in Switzerland in 2002 to support, promote and safeguard the art and craft of fine watch-making), have announced the Pleiad Project, with the aim of selecting a promising watchmaker and underwriting the development and promotion of their timepiece.

The name ‘Pleiad’ refers to a cluster of brilliance, in this instance, independent master watchmakers. The master watchmakers of the Time aeon Foundation are Robert Greubel, Stephen Forsey, Philippe Dufour, Vianney Halter and Kari Voutilainen. The limited series of timepieces will be sold under the Harry Winston brand with the name of the winner featured on the watch.