The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, or SIHH, has been growing up in recent years, and is now more competitive than Baselworld when it comes to the brands invited to show their latest products at Geneva's Palexpo. Hermes, the French powerhouse, is one of the most exciting newcomers in 2018. Based on the pieces that have been displayed so far from Revolution, we're excited to see what is next.
Hermes has always been able to produce exceptional pieces of design for mass markets, such as the Apple WatchHermes collaboration. Marc Berthier, the original designer of the Carre H has given the Hermes perfect-square a new look to celebrate the eight-year anniversary of the "iconic" Carre H. Marc Berthier, a French architect and designer, was one of the pioneers in creating plastic furniture that could be purchased at an affordable price with his Ozoo collection.www.trustytimenoob.com He continued to love everyday objects and designed pieces like the Tykho Euro Calculator in 1995, the Tykho Radio (a piece that is permanently displayed at the MOMAcollection in New York), in 1997, and the Captain Hook Armchair in 1999.
Marc Berthier
Berthier won the Grand Prix National de Création Industrielle after completing his studies in Paris at the School of Beaux Arts. He also received the Gabriel Prize, Art and Industry medal, and New York Accent Design. Berthier's love for clean lines made him the ideal candidate to design Carre H according to Hermes brief, which was to create a watch fit for an international 21st century dandy. Each angle, curve and line is calculated down to the micromillimetre, while the minimalist dial aesthetic is the perfect cover for the complex mechanical movement below.
He created the Carre H in 2010, which became an instant success thanks to its modern lines and square case. It has been a part of the Hermes collection since then. For its 8th anniversary, Berthier added some tweaks to bring the classic up-to-date. The new stainless steel case is larger (38x38mm instead of 36.5x36.5mm), which provides the perfect canvas to showcase the polished and microbead blasted finishes. This effect continues through the rounded case edges,rolex replica watches the angled dial, and the facetted numerals and hands.
The new Carre H comes with a dark grey or black guilloche dial, with rhodium hour markers and Arabic numerals that are coated in Super-LumiNova, and with rhodium hour and minute hands again coated in Super-LumiNova. The seconds hand can be either red or yellow depending on the model.
Corum replica Technical Specifications
Move with ease
Hermes H1912 self winding movement. 193 components; self-winding. Hours, minutes and second; 4 Hz. 50-hour power reserves.
Case Study
Water-resistant up to 30m. 38mm polished steel with microbead blasting. Sapphire crystal and caseback have antiglare treatment.
Strap
Pin buckle made of microbead-blasted stainless Steel.