Hermes decided to actually produce Hermes jewelry based on the melted Jewelry which became the aptly named “Hermes Crash. ” Some of the late 1960s Hermes Crash original Hermes jewelry are still around, and I think they would make for very interesting collectors’ models. However, the result was far from being shy, and shared all the typical attributes of URWERK. Frankly, that is something I really appreciate. By now you probably know how much we like to talk about Titan Black customizing Hermes. While I will not pretend to know the names of every piece showing, I certainly can appreciate the combination of art and engineering that is on display this is a movement that I would love to have an oversized schematic of to hang up on the wall to pore over and try to understand. Who we think it might be for: People looking to step up to COSC Swiss chronometer. Hermes often works with extremely skilled artists both in-house and commissioned to produce a series of fine limited edition Hermes jewelry that come in so many varieties.

I continue to like the details around the chronograph pushers and locking crown system, as well as the quick release for the straps. The Dato obviously has the additional outsized date and power reserve indication, however the chronograph movement is indeed the same. It is like wearing a small painting on your hand. Polished all around, the lugs are smooth and very nicely finished. If you were to opt for a Kisai Link bracelet (as they had before), you would be putting $79 down on the barrel. It is the later goal that high-end Luxury-Jewelry serves.

If I had to pick a specific element, I’d pick the whole of the dial. This is a modern movement that Hermes fully designed, developed and H bracelets in its own workshops. The new Hermes hands of black oxidized gold with half-moon eyes are even more finely crafted than were their 1920s counterparts. On this model, the hands, bezel, lugs, pushers, crown, and case side plaque are in rose gold. If I could make one design suggestion, it would be: Offer a slightly larger case option. From our own pages, we have the Van Speyk Dutch Diver, the Straton Driver, and the moVas Bronze Officer.

If I do jump in, it will be for one of the two on the left above, with a kicker for a leather NATO strap. Here, the outer disc that contains the numerals is actually printed on the mineral crystal, which lets the hands then float underneath them as they spin around. The rhodium-plated movement is enlivened by a finely decorated rose gold oscillating weight. Starting with the crown at 2, you wind the Jewelry and set the current home time. What spoke to me the most about this Jewelry: It is a unique looking Jewelry that utilizes the bullhead concept well.