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    <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">As filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2009 </p>
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  <p align="center">UNITED STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b> </font>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><br>
  <b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b> <br>
  ______________________ </p>
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  <p align="center">FORM S-8 </p>
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  <p align="center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </p>
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  <p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
  <p align="center">HARRY WINSTON DIAMOND CORPORATION <br>
  </font></b><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter) </p>
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      Canada</b></font></td>
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      Employer Identification No.)</font></td>
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      incorporation or organization)</font></td>
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  <p align="center">P.O. Box 4569, Station A, Toronto, ON, Canada M5W 4T9 <br>
  </b>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) </p>
  <b>
  <p align="center">HARRY WINSTON DIAMOND CORPORATION <br>
  AMENDED STOCK OPTION PLAN <br>
  </b>(Full Title of the Plan) </p>
  <b>
  <p ALIGN="center">Richard B. Raymer <br>
  Hodgson Russ LLP <br>
  150 King Street West <br>
  P.O. Box 30, Suite 2309 <br>
  Toronto, Ontario <br>
  M5H 1J9 Canada <br>
  (416) 595-2681 <br>
  </b>(Name and Address of Agent for Service) <br>
  (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </p>
  <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
  accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
  reporting company. See the definitions of &quot;large accelerated filer,&quot;
  &quot;accelerated filer&quot; and &quot;smaller reporting company&quot; in Rule 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act. </p>
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      Accelerated Filer</td>
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      Non-Accelerated Filer</td>
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      Smaller Reporting Company</td>
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  <p align="center"><u>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </u></p>
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      Proposed</font></td>
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      Proposed</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Maximum</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount
      of</font></td>
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      <td width="40%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of Securities</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount
      to be</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Maximum
      Offering</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      Aggregate Offering</font></td>
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      Registration</font></td>
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      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">to be Registered</font></td>
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      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registered(1)</font></td>
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      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Price Per Share(2)</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Price(2)</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee(2)</font></td>
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      <td width="40%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
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      Common Shares, without par value</font></td>
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      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3,000,000</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$4.60</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$13,800,000</font></td>
      <td width="15%" align="center" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$542.34</font></td>
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  <p align="justify">(1) </p>
  <p align="justify" style="margin-left: 5%; margin-top: -25.5pt">Plus such
  indeterminate number of shares of common stock of the Registrant as may be
  issuable by reason of the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan. </p>
  <p align="justify">(2) </p>
  <p align="justify" style="margin-left: 5%; margin-top: -25.5pt">Pursuant to Rule
  457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registration fee was
  computed on the basis of the market value of the 3,000,000 shares of common
  stock to be registered hereby estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c), solely
  for the purpose of computing the registration fee, on the basis of the average
  of the high and low prices per share of common stock of the Registrant reported
  on the New York Stock Exchange on January 12, 2009. </p>
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  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align="center">- 2 - </p>
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  <p align="center">PART I </p>
  <p align="center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </p>
  <p align="justify">Item 1. </p>
  </font><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%"></font></b>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">The documents containing the information
  specified in Part I of this registration statement (the &quot;Registration
  Statement&quot;) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1).
  Such documents are not required to be and are not filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission (the &quot;Commission&quot;) either as part of this Registration
  Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
  These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
  Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together,
  constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;). </p>
  </font><b><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
  <p align="justify">Item 2. </p>
  </font><font FACE="Garamond" SIZE="3">
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%"></font></b>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Upon written or oral request, any of the
  documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration
  Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in this Section 10(a)
  Prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees
  pursuant to Rule 428(b) or additional information about the Harry Winston
  Diamond Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan are available without charge by
  contacting: </p>
  <p align="justify" style="margin-left: 50%">Harry Winston Diamond Corporation
  <br>
  P.O. Box 4569 Toronto, ON, <br>
  Canada M5W 4T9 <br>
  (416) 362-2237, Ext. 223 </p>
  <p align="justify" style="margin-left: 50%">Attention: Investor Relations </p>
  <b>
  <p align="center">PART II </p>
  </b></font>
  <p align="center"><b><font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED
  IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </p>
  <p align="justify">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </p>
  </font></b><font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">
  <p align="justify">Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) hereby
  incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
  documents: </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the period ended January 31, 2008
  filed with the Commission on April 28, 2008; </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  all other reports of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
  United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;),
  since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report incorporated by
  reference herein pursuant to (a) above; and </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  the description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in its Registration
  Statement on Form 20-F (Commission File No. 0-17227) originally filed with the
  Commission on October 20, 1988 and as subsequently amended by amendment no. 1 on
  Form 8 filed on January 31, 1989, and amendment no. 2 on Form 8 filed on March
  16, 1989, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
  such description. </p>
  <p align="center">- 3 - </p>
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  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">All documents subsequently filed by
  the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
  of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
  been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and to be
  a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Any statement contained in a document
  incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
  of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
  Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document that is also
  deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies
  or supersedes the statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
  not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
  Registration Statement. </p>
  <b>
  <p align="justify">Item 4 Description of Securities. </p>
  </b>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Not applicable.</font><b><font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">
  </p>
  <p align="justify">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b><font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">
  </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Certain legal matters in connection
  with the issuance of shares of the common stock registered under this
  Registration Statement will be passed upon for the Company by Beach Hepburn LLP.
  </p>
  <b>
  <p align="justify">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </p>
  </b>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Under the CANADA BUSINESS
  CORPORATIONS ACT (the &quot;CBCA&quot;), which governs the Company, except in respect of
  an action by or on behalf of a corporation or other entity to procure a judgment
  in its favor, a corporation may indemnify a present or former director or
  officer of such corporation or a person who acts or acted at the corporation&#146;s
  request as a director or officer or an individual acting in a similar capacity,
  of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount
  paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such
  individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
  other proceeding in which he or she is involved because of that association with
  the corporation or other entity and provided that such individual acted honestly
  and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation or, as
  the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the
  individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the
  corporation&#146;s request, and, in the case of a criminal or administrative action
  or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for
  believing that his conduct was lawful. Such indemnification may be made in
  connection with a derivative action only with court approval. A director or
  officer (or other individual as described above) is entitled to indemnification
  from the corporation as a matter of right in respect of all costs, charges and
  expenses reasonably incurred by such individual in connection with the defense
  of a civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which
  he or she is made a party because of their association with the corporation or
  other entity if such individual was not judged by the court or other competent
  authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the
  individual ought to have done and has fulfilled the conditions set forth above.
  </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">In accordance with and subject to the
  CBCA, the by-laws of the Company provide that the Company will indemnify a
  director or officer of the Company, a former director or officer of the Company
  or another individual who acts or acted at the Company&#146;s request as a director
  or officer (or an individual acting in a similar capacity) of another entity,
  against all costs, charges and expenses, including, without limitation, an
  amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by
  the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
  or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that
  association with the Company or other entity. The Company will advance monies to
  a director, officer or other individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a
  proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence. The Company will not indemnify
  an individual unless he or she: (a) acted honestly and in good faith with a view
  to the best interests of the Company or, as the case may be, to the best
  interests of the other entity for which he or she acted as a Director or officer
  or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request; and (b) in the case of a
  criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary
  penalty, he or she had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct
  was lawful. The individual will repay the monies if it is determined that he or
  she did not fulfill the conditions in the preceding sentence. The Company will
  also indemnify the individuals referred above in such other circumstances as the
  CBCA or law permits or requires. Nothing in the Company&#146;s by-laws limits the
  right of any person entitled to indemnity to claim indemnity apart from the
  provisions of the Company&#146;s by-laws. </p>
  <p align="center">- 4 - </p>
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  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">The Company has entered into
  indemnification agreements with each director of the Company, officer of the
  Company, director of any other entity to the extent that such person is serving
  in such capacity at the request of the Company or an officer of any other entity
  to the extent that person is serving in such capacity at the request of the
  Company. The indemnification agreements provide that the Company shall, subject
  to certain exceptions, indemnify and pay or advance the costs of defense of such
  person who is made party to a proceeding by reason of their indemnified
  capacities. Each person shall continue to be entitled to indemnification under
  an indemnification agreement, even though that person may no longer be acting in
  an indemnified capacity. </p>
  <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 5%">The Company maintains directors&#146; and
  officers&#146; liability insurance which insures the directors and officers of the
  Company and its subsidiaries against certain losses resulting from any wrongful
  act committed in their official capacities for which they become obligated to
  pay to the extent permitted by applicable law. </p>
  <b>
  <p align="justify">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</b> </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Not applicable. </p>
  <b>
  <p align="justify">Item 8. Exhibits. </p>
  </b>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">The following documents are filed as
  a part of this Registration Statement or incorporated herein by reference: </p>
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      <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><u>Description</u></font></td>
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      <a href="exhibit41.htm" style="text-decoration: none">4.1</a></font></td>
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      <a href="exhibit41.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Harry Winston
      Diamond Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan.</a></font></td>
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    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">5.1</a></font></td>
      <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Opinion of Beach Hepburn LLP.</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">23.1</a></font></td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Consent of Beach
      Hepburn LLP (included in exhibit 5.1).</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh232.htm" style="text-decoration: none">23.2</a></font></td>
      <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh232.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent
      Accountants.</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font size="2">
      <a href="#POWER OF ATTORNEY" style="text-decoration: none">24.4</a></font></td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="#POWER OF ATTORNEY" style="text-decoration: none">Power of
      attorney (included on signature page). </a> </font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">
  <p align="center">- 5 - </p>
  <hr style="page-break-after: always" align="center" width="100%" color="black" noShade SIZE="5"><b>
  <p align="justify">Item 9. Undertakings. </p>
  </b>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">(a) The Company hereby undertakes:
  </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 10%">(1) To file, during any period in
  which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement: </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 15%">(i) to include any prospectus
  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 15%">(ii) to reflect in the prospectus
  any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
  Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
  individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
  information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
  foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
  total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
  registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
  offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
  Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
  and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
  price set forth in the &quot;Calculation of Registration Fee&quot; table in the effective
  Registration Statement; </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 15%">(iii) to include any material
  information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
  the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
  Registration Statement; </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 15%">provided, however, that paragraphs
  (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
  in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
  reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to
  Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
  incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; </p>
  <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 10%">(2) That, for the purpose of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the
  &quot;Securities Act&quot;) each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
  fide offering thereof; and </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 10%">(3) To remove from registration by
  means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
  remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">(b) The Company hereby undertakes
  that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
  filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d)
  of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
  Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">(c) Insofar as indemnification for
  liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
  provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of
  the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
  Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
  indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company
  of expenses <font FACE="Times New Roman">incurred or paid by a director, officer
  or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action,
  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
  in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in
  the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
  indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </p>
  </font>
  <p align="center">- 6 - </p>
  <hr style="page-break-after: always" align="center" width="100%" color="black" noShade SIZE="5"></font><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">
  <p align="center"></font><font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2"><b>SIGNATURES </p>
  </b>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Pursuant to the requirements of the
  Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
  believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
  duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Toronto, Ontario, on January 20,
  2009. </p>
  </font>
  <div align="right">
    <table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="50%" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">HARRY WINSTON
        DIAMOND CORPORATION</font></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td nowrap width="1%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
        <p style="margin-right: 10">BY: </font></td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1"><i>
        <font size="2">&nbsp;/s/ </font><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
        Robert A. Gannicott</font></i></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td nowrap width="1%">
        <p style="margin-right: 10">&nbsp;</td>
        <td style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1">
        <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert A. Gannicott</font></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td nowrap width="1%">
        <p style="margin-right: 10">&nbsp;</td>
        <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman &amp; Chief Executive
        Officer</font></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </div>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
  <p align="center"><a name="POWER OF ATTORNEY">POWER OF ATTORNEY </a> </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">The undersigned directors and
  officers of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation. (the &quot;Company&quot;) do hereby
  constitute and appoint Robert A. Gannicott, Beth Bandler, Lyle Hepburn and Alan
  Mayne, and each of them, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful
  attorneys-in-fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in our name and
  behalf in our capacities as directors and officers, and to execute any and all
  instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below which such
  person may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;), and any rules,
  regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
  connection with this registration statement, including specifically, but not
  limited to, power and authority to sign for us, or any of us, in the capacities
  indicated below and any and all amendments (including pre-effective and
  post-effective amendments or any other registration statement filed pursuant to
  the provision of Rule 462(b) under the Act) hereto; and we do hereby ratify and
  confirm that all such persons shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </p>
  <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 5%">Pursuant to the requirements of the
  Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
  following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </p>
  </font>
  <table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><u>Signature</u></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <p align="center"><u>Title</u></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <p align="center"><u>Date</u></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Robert A.
      Gannicott</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman &amp; Chief
      Executive Officer and Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert A. Gannicott</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Principal Executive
      Officer)</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Thomas J.
      O&#146;Neill</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thomas J. O'Neill</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Alan S.
      Mayne</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial
      Officer (Principal Financial Officer</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Alan S. Mayne</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and Principal
      Accounting Officer)</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Matthew W.
      Barrett</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Matthew W. Barrett</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Micheline
      Bouchard</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Micheline Bouchard</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Noel
      Harwerth</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Noel Harwerth</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Daniel
      Jarvis</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Daniel Jarvis</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ Laurent E.
      Mommeja</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Laurent E. Mommeja</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><i><u>/s/ J. Roger B.
      Phillimore</u></i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 20, 2009</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td WIDTH="33%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J. Roger B. Phillimore</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td WIDTH="33%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" size="2">
  <p align="center">- 7 - </p>
  <hr style="page-break-after: always" align="center" width="100%" color="black" noShade SIZE="5"><b>
  <p align="center">EXHIBIT INDEX </p>
  </b></font>
  <table CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><u>Exhibit No.</u></font></td>
      <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><u>Description</u></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exhibit41.htm" style="text-decoration: none">4.1*</a></font></td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exhibit41.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Harry Winston
      Diamond Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan.</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">5.1*</a></font></td>
      <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Opinion of Beach Hepburn LLP.</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">
      <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">23.1*</a></font></td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh51.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Consent of Beach
      Hepburn LLP (included in exhibit 5.1).</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh232.htm" style="text-decoration: none">23.2*</a></font></td>
      <td><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="exh232.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent
      Accountants.</a></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td nowrap width="10%" bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font size="2">
      <a href="#POWER OF ATTORNEY" style="text-decoration: none">24.4*</a></font></td>
      <td bgcolor="#E9F1F8"><font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
      <a href="#POWER OF ATTORNEY" style="text-decoration: none">Power of
      attorney (included on signature page). </a> </font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <font FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
  <p>* Filed herewith </p>
  <p align="center">- 8 - </p>
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text: Harry Winston Diamond Corporation: Form S-8 - Prepared by TNT Filings
  Inc.
  As filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2009
  Registration No. 333-________
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  ______________________
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  HARRY WINSTON DIAMOND CORPORATION
  (Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)
  Canada
  N/A
  (State
      or other jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)
  P.O. Box 4569, Station A, Toronto, ON, Canada M5W 4T9
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
  HARRY WINSTON DIAMOND CORPORATION
  AMENDED STOCK OPTION PLAN
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  Richard B. Raymer
  Hodgson Russ LLP
  150 King Street West
  P.O. Box 30, Suite 2309
  Toronto, Ontario
  M5H 1J9 Canada
  (416) 595-2681
  (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
  (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
  accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
  reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,"
  "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act.
  Large Accelerated Filer
  Q
  Accelerated Filer
  ¨
  Non-Accelerated Filer
  ¨
  Smaller Reporting Company
  ¨
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed
  Proposed
  Maximum
  Amount
      of
  Title of Securities
  Amount
      to be
  Maximum
      Offering
  Aggregate Offering
  Registration
  to be Registered
  Registered(1)
  Price Per Share(2)
  Price(2)
  Fee(2)
  Common Shares, without par value
  3,000,000
  $4.60
  $13,800,000
  $542.34
  (1)
  Plus such
  indeterminate number of shares of common stock of the Registrant as may be
  issuable by reason of the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.
  (2)
  Pursuant to Rule
  457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registration fee was
  computed on the basis of the market value of the 3,000,000 shares of common
  stock to be registered hereby estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c), solely
  for the purpose of computing the registration fee, on the basis of the average
  of the high and low prices per share of common stock of the Registrant reported
  on the New York Stock Exchange on January 12, 2009.
  - 2 -
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1.
  The documents containing the information
  specified in Part I of this registration statement (the "Registration
  Statement") will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1).
  Such documents are not required to be and are not filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration
  Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
  These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
  Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together,
  constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  Item 2.
  Upon written or oral request, any of the
  documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration
  Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in this Section 10(a)
  Prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees
  pursuant to Rule 428(b) or additional information about the Harry Winston
  Diamond Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan are available without charge by
  contacting:
  Harry Winston Diamond Corporation
  P.O. Box 4569 Toronto, ON,
  Canada M5W 4T9
  (416) 362-2237, Ext. 223
  Attention: Investor Relations
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED
  IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (the "Company") hereby
  incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
  documents:
  (a)        
  the Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F for the period ended January 31, 2008
  filed with the Commission on April 28, 2008;
  (b)        
  all other reports of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
  United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
  since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report incorporated by
  reference herein pursuant to (a) above; and
  (c)        
  the description of the Company's common stock contained in its Registration
  Statement on Form 20-F (Commission File No. 0-17227) originally filed with the
  Commission on October 20, 1988 and as subsequently amended by amendment no. 1 on
  Form 8 filed on January 31, 1989, and amendment no. 2 on Form 8 filed on March
  16, 1989, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
  such description.
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  All documents subsequently filed by
  the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
  of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
  been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference and to be
  a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
  Any statement contained in a document
  incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
  of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
  Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document that is also
  deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies
  or supersedes the statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
  not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
  Registration Statement.
  Item 4 Description of Securities.
  Not applicable.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Certain legal matters in connection
  with the issuance of shares of the common stock registered under this
  Registration Statement will be passed upon for the Company by Beach Hepburn LLP.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  Under the CANADA BUSINESS
  CORPORATIONS ACT (the "CBCA"), which governs the Company, except in respect of
  an action by or on behalf of a corporation or other entity to procure a judgment
  in its favor, a corporation may indemnify a present or former director or
  officer of such corporation or a person who acts or acted at the corporation's
  request as a director or officer or an individual acting in a similar capacity,
  of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount
  paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such
  individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
  other proceeding in which he or she is involved because of that association with
  the corporation or other entity and provided that such individual acted honestly
  and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation or, as
  the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the
  individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the
  corporation's request, and, in the case of a criminal or administrative action
  or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for
  believing that his conduct was lawful. Such indemnification may be made in
  connection with a derivative action only with court approval. A director or
  officer (or other individual as described above) is entitled to indemnification
  from the corporation as a matter of right in respect of all costs, charges and
  expenses reasonably incurred by such individual in connection with the defense
  of a civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which
  he or she is made a party because of their association with the corporation or
  other entity if such individual was not judged by the court or other competent
  authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the
  individual ought to have done and has fulfilled the conditions set forth above.
  In accordance with and subject to the
  CBCA, the by-laws of the Company provide that the Company will indemnify a
  director or officer of the Company, a former director or officer of the Company
  or another individual who acts or acted at the Company's request as a director
  or officer (or an individual acting in a similar capacity) of another entity,
  against all costs, charges and expenses, including, without limitation, an
  amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by
  the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
  or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that
  association with the Company or other entity. The Company will advance monies to
  a director, officer or other individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a
  proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence. The Company will not indemnify
  an individual unless he or she: (a) acted honestly and in good faith with a view
  to the best interests of the Company or, as the case may be, to the best
  interests of the other entity for which he or she acted as a Director or officer
  or in a similar capacity at the Corporation's request; and (b) in the case of a
  criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary
  penalty, he or she had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct
  was lawful. The individual will repay the monies if it is determined that he or
  she did not fulfill the conditions in the preceding sentence. The Company will
  also indemnify the individuals referred above in such other circumstances as the
  CBCA or law permits or requires. Nothing in the Company's by-laws limits the
  right of any person entitled to indemnity to claim indemnity apart from the
  provisions of the Company's by-laws.
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  The Company has entered into
  indemnification agreements with each director of the Company, officer of the
  Company, director of any other entity to the extent that such person is serving
  in such capacity at the request of the Company or an officer of any other entity
  to the extent that person is serving in such capacity at the request of the
  Company. The indemnification agreements provide that the Company shall, subject
  to certain exceptions, indemnify and pay or advance the costs of defense of such
  person who is made party to a proceeding by reason of their indemnified
  capacities. Each person shall continue to be entitled to indemnification under
  an indemnification agreement, even though that person may no longer be acting in
  an indemnified capacity.
  The Company maintains directors' and
  officers' liability insurance which insures the directors and officers of the
  Company and its subsidiaries against certain losses resulting from any wrongful
  act committed in their official capacities for which they become obligated to
  pay to the extent permitted by applicable law.
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  The following documents are filed as
  a part of this Registration Statement or incorporated herein by reference:
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  4.1
  Harry Winston
      Diamond Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan.
  5.1
  Opinion of Beach Hepburn LLP.
  23.1
  Consent of Beach
      Hepburn LLP (included in exhibit 5.1).
  23.2
  Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent
      Accountants.
  24.4
  Power of
      attorney (included on signature page).
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  Item 9. Undertakings.
  (a) The Company hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in
  which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement:
  (i) to include any prospectus
  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii) to reflect in the prospectus
  any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
  Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
  individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
  information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
  foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
  total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
  registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
  offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
  Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
  and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
  price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
  Registration Statement;
  (iii) to include any material
  information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
  the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
  Registration Statement;
  provided, however, that paragraphs
  (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
  in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
  reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to
  Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
  incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
  (2) That, for the purpose of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the
  "Securities Act") each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
  fide offering thereof; and
  (3) To remove from registration by
  means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
  remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) The Company hereby undertakes
  that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
  filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d)
  of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
  Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for
  liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
  provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of
  the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
  Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
  indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company
  of expenses
  incurred or paid by a director, officer
  or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action,
  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
  in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in
  the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
  indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the
  Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
  believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
  duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Toronto, Ontario, on January 20,
  2009.
  HARRY WINSTON
        DIAMOND CORPORATION
  BY:
  /s/
  Robert A. Gannicott
  Robert A. Gannicott
  Chairman & Chief Executive
        Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  The undersigned directors and
  officers of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation. (the "Company") do hereby
  constitute and appoint Robert A. Gannicott, Beth Bandler, Lyle Hepburn and Alan
  Mayne, and each of them, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful
  attorneys-in-fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in our name and
  behalf in our capacities as directors and officers, and to execute any and all
  instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below which such
  person may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any rules,
  regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
  connection with this registration statement, including specifically, but not
  limited to, power and authority to sign for us, or any of us, in the capacities
  indicated below and any and all amendments (including pre-effective and
  post-effective amendments or any other registration statement filed pursuant to
  the provision of Rule 462(b) under the Act) hereto; and we do hereby ratify and
  confirm that all such persons shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the
  Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
  following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Robert A.
      Gannicott
  Chairman & Chief
      Executive Officer and Director
  January 20, 2009
  Robert A. Gannicott
  (Principal Executive
      Officer)
  /s/ Thomas J.
      O'Neill
  President and Director
  January 20, 2009
  Thomas J. O'Neill
  /s/ Alan S.
      Mayne
  Chief Financial
      Officer (Principal Financial Officer
  January 20, 2009
  Alan S. Mayne
  and Principal
      Accounting Officer)
  /s/ Matthew W.
      Barrett
  Director
  January 20, 2009
  Matthew W. Barrett
  /s/ Micheline
      Bouchard
  Director
  January 20, 2009
  Micheline Bouchard
  /s/ Noel
      Harwerth
  Director
  January 20, 2009
  Noel Harwerth
  /s/ Daniel
      Jarvis
  Director
  January 20, 2009
  Daniel Jarvis
  /s/ Laurent E.
      Mommeja
  Director
  January 20, 2009
  Laurent E. Mommeja
  /s/ J. Roger B.
      Phillimore
  Director
  January 20, 2009
  J. Roger B. Phillimore
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  4.1*
  Harry Winston
      Diamond Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan.
  5.1*
  Opinion of Beach Hepburn LLP.
  23.1*
  Consent of Beach
      Hepburn LLP (included in exhibit 5.1).
  23.2*
  Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent
      Accountants.
  24.4*
  Power of
      attorney (included on signature page).
  * Filed herewith
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