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Well, I think he was certainly a trendsetter and he opened women's eyes, which didn't require too much opening, to the possibilities of what they might wear and how grammars they might look and beautiful.

He created that and also he created the ethos of modern jewelry, which he did by simple

wire setting of platinum, caridium alloy.

I'm Carol Horton, the voice of jewelry.

Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm an author and broadcaster and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone.

For people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people,

delving into four centuries of jewelry culture,

and investigate what's happening now.

Music and investigate what's happening now. Today we are going to talk about the American icon Harry Winston and his incredible rags to

Richard's story as the son of an immigrant in New York who chased the greatest

diamonds in the world became the preeminent jeweller for both Hollywood and high society around

the world and was acknowledged to own the second largest collection of historic jewels in the world

runner up to the Queen of England no less. He's the subject of a book,

a new book called The King of Diamonds, written by his son, Ronald Winston, with William's

Stadium. Ronald took over the reins of Harry Winston from his father and secured its place

as the global brand synonymous with taste, luxury and diamonds. So it's a great pleasure

for me to welcome Ronald Winston from California. Hello, Ron. Thank you very much for joining us.

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