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On the wrist today: The Hermès Arceau L'Heure de la Lune, Granite Edition
Blued steel hands?
No, just a trick of the light - reflecting the sky at just the right angle.
Funny thing: I actually make a point of wearing this when the moon is at more than half, so as best to reveal the painted mother-of-pearl moon disks on the 'star-studded' granite dial.
Photo: The Watch Press
Anyone have th9ughts on the various dial treatments this watch has appeared in? I went for the black granite because it looked the most like a starry night sky to me.
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On the wrist today: The Hermès Arceau L'Heure de la Lune, Granite Edition
Blued steel hands? No, just a trick of the light - reflecting the sky at just the right angle. Funny thing: I actually make a point of wearing this when the moon is at more than half, so as best to reveal the painted mother-of-pearl moon disks on the 'sta...
Looks great
Hermes has done a really good job of their watchmaking rollout. Very visually unique
I agree - except, perhaps, for the movement finishing.
The stamped "H" pattern on the bridges and plates looks tacky to me, and I honestly think Hermès would have done better to use a solid case back with some kind of clever, on-brand engraving. That, or up their finishing game.
They apparently called that one the 'Blue Pearl' edition.
However, Hermès doesn't identify the actual dial material that I can see. It most certainly is not mother-of-pearl. Labradorite is one possibility, but that's about as far as my gemologist certification will get me. It certainly is among the most lively t...
