THE WINSTON LEGACY
A CENTURY AGO, HARRY WINSTON’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH DIAMONDS BEGAN, AND IN THE COURSE OF HIS REMARKABLE CAREER MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE MOST FAMOUS DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD HAVE HAD THEIR CHAPTER AT THE HOUSE OF HARRY WINSTON. AMONG THEM, THE LEGENDARY HOPE DIAMOND– DONATED BY MR. WINSTON TO THE SMITHSONIAN AND SEEN BY OVER 7 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR; THE DIAMOND NECKLACE PRESENTED BY NAPOLEON TO HIS EMPRESS MARIE-LOUISE; AND THE 18 LESOTHO DIAMONDS– INCLUDING THE ENGAGEMENT RING THAT ARISTOTLE ONASSIS GAVE TO HIS FUTURE BRIDE, JACQUELINE KENNEDY.

ONE OF MR. WINSTON’S GREATEST GIFTS WAS TO IMPART HIS FASCINATION WITH THE BEAUTY, THE ROMANCE AND THE MAJESTY OF GREAT GEMSTONES TO A CLIENTELE THAT RANGED FROM HEADS OF STATE TO HOLLYWOOD STARS.