the company . for the person see harry winston . harry winston inc. type wholly owned subsidiary industry jewelers founded 1932 1932 new york new york founder harry winston headquarters new york new york united states key people nayla hayek ceo 1 harry winston founder products jewelry and timepieces parent the swatch group website harrywinston.com harry winston s headquarters 718 5th avenue new york city harry winston inc. is an american luxury jeweler and producer of swiss timepieces . harry winston is a wholly owned subsidiary of the swatch group which acquired it from the toronto based harry winston diamond corporation in january 2013 . 2 named after its founder the jeweler harry winston the company has its headquarters in new york . 3 contents 1 history 2 noted acquisitions 3 references 4 external links history edit harry winston opened its first store in 1932 . 3 harry winston was the first jeweler to loan diamonds to an actress for the academy awards in 1943 ; after dressing best actress nominee jennifer jones in his signature diamonds winston became popular with hollywood celebrities . 4 after the death of the company s founder harry winston the company went to his two sons ronald and bruce who then entered into a decade long battle over the control of the company . 5 in 2000 ronald along with new business partner fenway partners bought bruce out from the company for 54.1 million . 6 in 2010 2011 the company s sales were 246 million in total sales and 36 million in watches . 7 the company also got a new ceo frederic de narp formerly of the cartier north america . he succeeded tom o neill . 8 on january 14 2013 harry winston inc announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its luxury brand diamond jewelry and timepiece division harry winston inc. to the swatch group ltd. 3 the transaction included the brand and all the activities related to jewelry and watches including the 535 employees worldwide and the production company in geneva switzerland . 9 noted acquisitions edit for more details on diamonds traded by the company see harry winston noted diamonds winston owned . the company bought the flawless blue diamond the winston blue on 15 may 2014 . 10 references edit it s official nayla hayek becomes ceo of harry winston . forbes . 10 may 2013 . retrieved 7 august 2013 . koltrowitz silke . swatch group acquires harry winston for 750 million . reuters uk . retrieved 14 january 2013 . a b c harry winston history . www.hautehorlogerie.org . fondation de la haute horlogerie . retrieved 2 december 2015 . how movie stars pick oscars jewelry for the red carpet . forbes . 25 february 2011 . retrieved 7 august 2013 . burleigh nina . the trouble with harry winston . www.nymag.com . new york . retrieved 2 december 2015 . pristin terry 22 december 2000 . new partners hope to expand harry winston . www.nytimes.com . the new york times . retrieved 2 december 2015 . chevalier michel 2012 . luxury brand management . singapore john wiley & sons . isbn 978 1 118 17176 9 . harry winston . www.worldtempus.com . worldtempus . 14 december 2009 . retrieved 2 december 2015 . acquires the jewelry and watch brand harry winston inc. . swatch group . 2013 01 14 . retrieved 2014 05 16 . harry winston renames world s largest flawless vivid blue diamond the winston blue . forbes . retrieved 16 may 2014 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to harry winston . new york times article on harry winston paris store heist retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title harry winston inc. & oldid 725278633 categories companies established in 1932companies based in new york cityjewelry retailers of the united stateswatch manufacturing companies of the united statesluxury brandsthe swatch grouphidden categories commons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 14 june 2016 at 17 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view