Harry Winston bracelet benefits Rehab Hospital

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Sales of the new limited edition Harry Winston Hope Collection bracelet will benefit the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation.

Harry Winston, Inc., has selected Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation to be a recipient of the new limited-edition Harry Winston Hope Collection bracelet, which was developed to support leading charitable organizations throughout the United States.

The limited edition bracelet features a sleek white gold and engraved mother-of-pearl design set with a delicate Winston diamond at the center. Twenty-five of the bracelets, retailing for $2,500, are available at the Harry Winston retail salon at Ala Moana Center, beginning today, Feb. 8. Only 200 bracelets are available nationwide.

The charitable program launched two years ago, and Harry Winston, Inc. will donate 100 percent of the retail price from each bracelet sold in Honolulu to Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation, chosen because of its history of providing acute care medical rehabilitation for patients recovering from a wide range of injuries.

Valentine's Day, Harry Winston style

Nadine Kam photos
Nicole Fox was among the women who were able to try on the $2 million 13-carat diamond. She said it was heavy. We'd be afraid to wear it out the door.

For the woman who has everything, Harry Winston presented a pre-Valentine's Day cocktail event Feb. 11 at its Ala Moana Center store. The centerpiece of the event was a 13-carat emerald cut diamond ring, valued at $2 million.

In this era of equal opportunity, though, it looked like any woman expecting such a diamond today might have to pick up the tab herself. There were far more women ogling the stone than men desiring to buy it!

I was offered the opportunity to try on the ring, but being the practical sort who doesn't waste time on things that aren't within the realm of my reality, I tried on some stunning half-carat diamond rings at about $6,000 to $8,000, instead. For the romantic, there were smaller heart-shaped pendants and rings as well.

So lovebirds, if you're in need of that last-minute gift ...

Harry Winston director James Schaefer with Valerie Ragaza-Miao and Nicole Fox.

For most of the evening, the $2 million ring was kept behind glass to be admired. I was pointing my camera in that direction and some women thought I was photographing the diamond, but I had moved on to this stunning selection of cheese, nuts, dried apricots, and fresh fruit. Also, in keeping with the Valentine's theme, there were huge chocolate-dipped strawberries.

Guests, from left, Nichol Isobe, Cheryl Shintani, Trisha Takara and Sophia Huynh.

Joy Kam (no relation), left, and Hollie Sweet.