Hermès Arceau L’Heure de la Lune Shines in New Meteorite Dials
La Montre Hermès drew admiring eyes from watch aficionados at SIHH 2019 with its haute-horology headliner, the Arceau L’Heure de la Lune, a creatively imagined and attractively designed moon-phase timepiece with a new movement and a choice of celestially derived dials. This year, the brand offers the model up in five all-new dials: three sculpted from different types of meteorite ? lunar, Martian, and Black Sahara ? as well as one each in lapis lazuli and blue pearl stone.
Each of the new models features the emblematic Arceau case, a hallmark of Hermès watchmaking since its was designed in 1978 by Henri d?Origny, measuring 43 mm in white gold, rose gold, or platinum. Beating inside is the Hermès Caliber H1837, introduced in last year’s original Arceau l”Heure de la Lune and enhanced with a proprietary, patent-pending module that drives its unusual timekeeping and moon-phase display.
On the dial, the time and date are displayed separately on two satellite subdials, which float above two mother-of-pearl moons, one each for the northern and southern hemispheres. The southern lunar view is on the top of the dial at 12 o?clock, the northern view on the bottom at 6 o?clock, an unusual arrangement that allows the satellite subdials ? color-coordinated with each model’s other dial elements and color tones ? to rotate clockwise, covering and uncovering both lunar disks in tune with the actual phases of the moon, completing a sweep around the...
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