Hermes Arceau Pocket Volutes fashion pocket watch

Pocket watch back covered with carved spiral and scroll lines, the design inspired by Henri d'Origny in 1972 to create a silk scarf Hermes . Trace to the origins of the pattern texture, the return of Hermes origin of the creation - In the dreamland derived from equestrian world, artisans with clever hand ingenuity, into senior elements of fashion elements. Arceau Pocket Volutes single hand-carved watch cover has taken 150 hours to produce, originality, crafted, rare, rare today.

Platinum material / hours, sub-display / sapphire crystal mirror / waterproof 30 meters / table diameter 48mm

The back cover of the pocket watch is made of two pieces of white gold and a piece of rose gold. The two parts are welded together with a high temperature before they are engraved. After welding, the upper rose through the carved rose gold and silver show two sets of overlapping spiral curve texture. Later craftsmen carved knife fine repair patterns, the individual scroll curve, further retouching, vividly clear three-dimensional sense, this meticulous carving process in the French goldsmith term called ramolayage.

Artisans grooming, sculpture at right angles to part of the vortex pattern, carefully pondering, so that the metal surface is curved to reflect light. This series of complex processes, to get the perfect surface curvature, remove any overshadowed mining. Subsequent hammering of the portion to be darkened, this delicate work is done with specially crafted engraving tools to prepare the metal for coloring, highlighting the contrast between polished platinum and darker matte platinum blocks. This part is then covered with a light protective coating and immersed in ruthenium ion solution. After removing the varnish, the gold part presents three distinct shades of rose pink, light gray and dark gray.

Arceau Pocket Volutes pocket watch production process

The Arceau Pocket Volutes' dial underlines another decorative craft: a large fire enamel. Bright fire firing process stresses patience, in a slightly arched panel coated with brown chestnut color enamel paint, the central enamel coating because of thin, it showed a more pale colors, the color gradually deepened to the surrounding, the level of achievement of subtlety Warm brown chestnut color.

This unique timepiece technology, equipped with the brand H1928 self-winding mechanical movement, gives the Arceau Pocket Volutes pocket watch the pulse of life. In Hermes, superb craftsmanship combined with the tradition of advanced timepieces, it is pleasing to the eye.