The diamonds on Harry Winston’s Premier Moonphase wristwatch total 2.58 carats. Image courtesy Harry Winston.

BY LESLIE JORDAN CLARY

As a teaser to Baselworld 2016, Harry Winston has given us a glimpse of the new Premier Moonphase 36 mm wristwatch. The latest Moonphase edition offers a luminescent counterpart to the Midnight Date Moonphase wristwatch released last year. This exquisite timepiece uses two shades of mother-of-pearl. A creamy white suggests daytime, while a pearl blue represents the evening sky. An enchanting moon migrates across the crescent-shaped horizon. A unique quartz movement, the HW5201, powers the hours, minutes and date. Several artistic techniques and materials have been used to create a three-dimensional look. Eighteen brilliant-cut diamonds highlight 6 o’clock and 12 brilliant-cut diamonds border the perimeter. The set is completed with a rose gold case and white alligator strap.

—February 2016