The best gifts have meaning. And when they also happen to involve diamonds, they’re even better.
Case in point: jewelry featuring clustered diamonds by Harry Winston. The origin story of this iconic style begins on a chilly December night in the 1940s, when the legendary jeweler spotted snow glimmering on a wreath. Right there, at the front door of his estate, he had an epiphany. Just as the wreath spotlighted the beauty of the holly leaves, not the branches, diamond jewelry should emphasize the gemstones, not the settings.
Winston promptly approached his head designer, Nevdon Koumroyan, with this novel idea—and the Winston Cluster, an enduring classic, was born. The clustering technique groups different cuts of diamonds set at varying angles to create a three-dimensional piece that feels more like poetry than prose, more organic than geometric.
The composition would ultimately come to define the Harry Winston look. Today, the Winston Cluster continues to be a sought-after design, appearing on the necks, ears, wrists, and fingers of the world’s most discriminating tastemakers.
This season, consider dazzling that special person in your life with a cluster piece from Harry Winston—and tell them the truth: It was inspired by the spirit of the season.
