In 1991, Henri Origny, creative director for Herm\u00e8s, imagined a square watch with a rectangular look. By designing a square inside a rectangle, he had in fact invented an iconic watch – the Cape Cod. By composing such simple and efficient symmetry, Henri d\u2019Origny had brought the world a singular vision: a timepiece that adapts to the time it\u2019s in. Multiple interpretations would be yielded by this one design, including various men\u2019s versions.<\/p>\n
Presented through the lens of Herm\u00e8s\u2019 savoir-faire, the Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9 manufacturer\u2019s emblematic work with leather can be seen here around a dial and case that are all manufactured in-house. From the cutting to the finishing touches with the cousu-sellier <\/i>stitch in between, these very same ancestral gestures are repeated in order to create this watch. This artisanal mastery consists of novel approaches: a strong bracelet, traditionally turned into a cuff style, is made in crocodile leather, Bar\u00e9nia veal leather, or two-tone smooth veal leather.<\/p>\n
In the color department, Malta blue joins H red or oakum on the Cape Cod\u2019s dial, with a blue indigo, matte graphite, or matte black crocodile leather bracelet added on. At the heart of these orchestrations is the manufacturer\u2019s H1912 movement that rhythms the passing time to the tune of a mechanism created by Herm\u00e8s. This technological jewel is getting reinvented for Baselworld as well. This year, the dials are lacquered – a singular stylistic choice that highlights subtle gradations of red and brown that give off delicate reflections. This elegance and originality can be discovered during Baselworld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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