Slim d’Hermès, an exercise in style 2026

With the power that characterizes the great Houses, Hermès impresses us again with the presentation of its collectionSlim d'Hermès. If last year it showed us (or, rather, hid) its Dressage L'Heure Masquèe with a mechanism developed by Agenhor, in 2015 it is dressed in authentic manufacture with a caliber conceived and born in the Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, in which Hermès has a shareholding.

But even though the issue of caliber is important, and as it could not be otherwise in this brand, the most striking thing about theSlim d'Hermèsis in sight: an unparalleled aesthetic exercise that personally puts me on the verge of Stendhal evil. The work of Philippe Delhotal, creative director of the House, is simply sublime, not to mention the choice of graphic artist Philippe Apeloig. A success in every sense.

La colección Slim d'HermèsIt is divided into two main groups: the mechanical ones in a 39.5mm diameter case and the quartz – Swiss – in smaller women's cases (32 and 25 mm respectively), although of course nothing prevents ladies from using the larger diameters, equally elegant even for dressing. Steel or gold cases, with or without diamonds (Top Wesselton VVS), smooth silver dials or guillocheed on the perimeter... but all showing the exquisite Slim typography created by Apeloig.

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Returning to the mechanical movement, it is thecaliber H1950Equipped with a microrotor for automatic loading, which allows it to reduce its thickness to an incredible 2.6mm in the case of the Slim with three hands or just time and 4mm in total for the perpetual calendar by adding the module (1.4mm) developed expressly for it by – again – Agenhor. Completely decorated with what we could call “Côtes d’Hermès” (although they are not bands but letters H), the edges of its bridges are hand-beveled in the purest style of watchmaking tradition and is visible through the transparent sapphire caseback. The moon phases are represented in white natural mother-of-pearl on an aventurine crystal sky in the case of the perpetual module, which, by the way, also features the GMT or second time zone function at six o'clock and a day/night indicator.

The straps made of alligator or Barenia calfskin by Hermès itself deserve special mention, where once again the great experience and know-how accumulated by the House in its now 178 years of history is evident.

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