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Hermès ARCEAU Pocket cheval punk

Engraving, enamelling and Haute Horlogerie unite in a tourbillon minute repeater pocket watch revealing a dashing punk horse.

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Created in 1978 by Henri d’Origny, the Arceau watch is a showcase for Hermès creativity and expertise. Its round white gold case rests on stirrup-shaped lugs, creating a style that is both timeless and istinctive. The unique Arceau Pocket cheval punk reveals a playful alliance of craftsmanship and fine watchmaking. Its openworked white gold cover, adorned with an engraved equestrian profile painted in miniature enamel, frames a champlevé enamelled dial and a Hermès tourbillon minute repeater movement.

The original, offbeat punk horse motif is drawn from a men’s silk scarf designed by Daiske Nomura in 2021. The Japanese designer-illustrator, who loves to divert and stage the company’s emblems, was inspired by a figurine from the Emile Hermès collection: a horse whose thick mane evokes a punk crest. The artist has mixed in numerous elements from the museum in a whimsical and futuristic interpretation of the Hermès universe.

Fashioned in white gold, the horse with its flamboyant crest, harness and tattoo combines several demanding techniques and gives a glimpse of movement. Hundreds of hours of meticulous work bring the silhouette to life beneath under the burins and chisels of the master engraver, before being painted in miniature enamel. Its slim cut-out then reveals an equally meticulous creation: a crisscrossed gold dial crafted in champlevé enamel. To achieve this, the artisan applies several layers of coloured glass powders mixed with natural oils to the engraved cavities, which are successively dried and fired in the kiln.

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The result is framed by an elegant round white gold case measuring 48 mm in diameter and housing the Hermès H1924 tourbillon minute repeater movement. To complete this miniature work of art, an abyss blue alligator strap, crafted in the Hermès Horloger workshops, is attached to the rectangular stirrup and highlights the deep nuances of the decoration.