Harry Winston worked in his father 's shop while he was growing up .
He worked in his father 's shop growing up , and legend has it that when he was just 12 years old , he recognized a two-carat emerald in a pawn shop , bought it for 25 cents , and sold it two days later for $ 1,000,000,000.  's jewelry empire began with his acquisition of Arabella Huntington 's famous jewelry collection .
Harry Winston