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HANDS-ON: The Hermès Arceau L'heure de la lune
There's an inherent romance in all mechanical wristwatches — a romance drawn largely from the fact that these painstakingly created devices are fundamentally anachronistic machines that have been superseded several times over. Yet, still they manage to survive and, indeed, thrive. And it might just be me, but this romance factor is more present than ever when it comes to watches with celestial complications because — and let's be real here — no one *needs* a moonphase in 2019. This…
HANDS-ON: The dark and mysterious Hermès Slim d'Hermès Quantième Perpétuel in platinum
There's a lot of love in the Time+Tide office for the Slim d'Hermès collection – it's classic, classy and somewhat free from the Swiss traditionalism that constrains the rest of the fine watch industry. So we're very happy to see Hermès continuing to expand this relatively young collection, this time with a new platinum-cased perpetual calendar. A perpetual calendar has been part of the family from the beginning. When the Slim was announced in 2015, the rose gold case with…
IN-DEPTH: We fight over the new grey-dialled Slim d'Hermès
The story in a second With a slender profile, top-notch movement and a dial to die for, the Slim d'Hermès has a lot more going for it than just the name. Hermès might be better known for its much-coveted Birkin bags than high-end horology, but the Slim d'Hermès looks set to change all that. First unveiled in 2015, the watch has evolved this year with two new dial variants in slate grey and blue – and when we tried to assign this piece, both Ceri and Felix wanted…
INTRODUCING: The Hermès Slim d'Hermès collection
The story in a second: Big luxury houses like Hermès are making impressive moves into high-end horology, with mature collections like the Slim d'Hermès. In the weeks following the Baselworld fair a lot of people have asked me a variation on question "what was the best watch of the fair?" I can't in all honesty answer this question as no single watch stood out. So I tend to twist my answer a little and say what I was most surprised…