Close Up: Two New Timepieces From Hermès

Today we’re taking a close up look at two new creations from one of our favorite luxury houses, Hermès. Le Pendentif Boule and La Pendulette 8 Jours are not your typical timepieces. Take a look:

Le Pendentif Boule
This is a necklace that bears a 21.6mm-diameter spherical white gold case, housing a quartz movement crafted in Switzerland. The boule is set with 420 diamonds on its middle and 63 diamonds on its crown, while the back is covered with matte indigo-blue alligator. The mother-of-pearl dial features rhodium-plated pearl-shaped hour markers. The chain of the necklace is white gold.

La Pendulette 8 Jours
This unique timepiece is a stationary clock that begins with an 85mm-diameter white gold case, housing the mechanical hand-wound Vaucher Manufacture H1950. The Swiss-made movement boasts a 200-hour power reserve is wound and set by rotating the bezel. The mainplate and bridges of the movement are hand-bevelled, circular-grained and satin-brushed. The dial features engraved blue-lacquered numbers, as well as blued hands. The stand is also white gold.

Prices are available upon request at Hermès boutiques nationwide. Photos courtesy Hermès.

Adrienne Faurote

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As a former New Yorker, now a “Miamian,” Adrienne Faurote joined Haute Living in August of 2021. She currently serves as the Haute Media Group Editor-in-Chief, overseeing all editorial platforms within the Haute Media Group while also maintaining her role as Fashion, Jewelry Watch Director. Prior to her position at Haute Living, Faurote was the Market Editor at Marie Claire Magazine US, amassing over ten years in the industry, becoming an authoritative voice in all things fashion, jewelry, and watches.