Last 12 months, in 2019, Paris-based Hermès launched one among its most stunning watches but: the Arceau L’heure de la Lune, a poetic new sort of moon section indicator timepiece. Hermѐs debuted the Arceau L’heure de la Lune with two dial choices (aBlogtoWatch hands-on right here), both with a meteorite background or with space-like lapis lazuli stone. For 2020, Hermѐs instantly expands upon the L’heure de la Lune assortment to a complete of 5 fashions — which might be an indication of how common the items are.
Primarily based on the favored Arceau case fashion — initially developed for Hermѐs in 1978 — the Arceau L’heure de la Lune is 43mm-wide, and and the brand new fashions for 2020 can be found in 18okay white gold or platinum, relying on the dial materials. This can be a bigger watch however definitely nonetheless elegant, so it may be worn as dressier-style wrist watch.
What’s spectacular in regards to the L’heure de la Lune idea is each the engaging symmetry of the dial and its performance. The rear of the dial is a elegant pure materials (varied types of meteorite on this assortment) together with mother-of-pearl, which turns into the moon faces. The 2 dials that point out both the time or the date are raised above the primary face and spin on their axes with one small flip every day. It’s because the subdial meeting strikes to dam the moon faces with a purpose to create the moon section indication impact. The double moon faces aren’t needed, per se, however are symmetrical and present the section of the moon in each the north and southern hemisphere.
The motion powering all of that is the Hermѐs caliber H1837, which is a 4Hz computerized with 42 hours of energy reserve. Over the bottom motion is a module for the moon section indication system. Be aware that because the subdial meeting rotates, the dials additionally steadily flip with a purpose to make certain they at all times level up.
Whereas final 12 months noticed Hermѐs provide an 18okay rose gold lapis lazuli and in addition an 18okay white gold meteorite dial versoin of the L’heure de la Lune, 2020 options three new sorts of meteorite stone — at completely different worth factors, relying on rarity. Once more, though these are all house rock dials, they’re sourced from meteorite rocks that fell to earth. The brand new meteorite kinds are “Sahara meteorite” with a grey motif in 18okay white gold, a brown and blue Lunar meteorite dial (additionally with an 18okay white gold case), and a green-themed Martian meteorite dial with a 950 platinum case.
A small creative element on the dials is a Pegasus motif within the moon faces themselves. That is only a small and poetic Hermѐs contact on this refined Swiss-made, French-designed piece of haute horology. The L’heure de la Lune watches are additionally fairly restricted; every of the 2 18okay white gold fashions (Sahara meteorite and Lunar meteorite) are restricted to only 36 items, and the Martian meteorite is restricted to only two items, as essentially the most unique of the bunch. Value for the 2 white gold fashions is $43,000 and $51,000 USD respectively, and Hermѐs doesn’t need to share the value of the Martian meteorite mannequin — with simply two items accessible, they kind of get dimension up a possible buyer’s spending energy earlier than promoting one. Study extra on the Hermѐs web site right here.
