Journey to the heart of Hermès time: Arceau L’heure de la lune and Arceau Le temps voyageur

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Hermès presents a collection of timepieces, including the Arceau L’heure de la lune and Arceau Le temps voyageur, which incorporate unique complications and design elements. These watches are intended as daily accessories, offering alternative perspectives on timekeeping.

Arceau L’heure de la lune: Lunar Phases in highlight

The Arceau L’heure de la lune features mobile counters for the time and date, which rotate to reveal moon discs. The collection includes limited-edition versions with meteorite dials. These versions incorporate materials such as lunar rock, a fragment from the asteroid Vesta, and a fragment of Erg Chech meteorite. A Pegasus design, based on Dimitri Rybaltchenko’s Full Moon motif, is included on one of the moon displays.

The watch utilizes a Hermès module with 117 components, designed to display moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The Manufacture Hermès H1837 self-winding movement powers the watch, operating at 28,800 vibrations per hour with a 40-hour power reserve. The movement includes circular-grained and snailed mainplate, satin-brushed bridges and oscillating weight with ‘sprinkling of Hs’ motif.

The cases use a combination of materials for the case and lugs. Hour markers are coordinated with the dial design. The watches are paired with matt alligator leather straps, in colors such as abyss blue and graphite.

Arceau Le temps voyageur: Indicating World Time

The Arceau Le temps voyageur incorporates a world map based on the Planisphère d’un monde équestre motif by Jérôme Colliard. A circular disc indicates the home time at 12 o’clock, while a mobile counter displays the local time. The 41mm white gold version has a grey-blue lacquered dial, a navy blue city disc, and blue-varnished openworked hands. The 38mm rose gold version, set with 78 diamonds, features the world map on a natural mother-of-pearl dial.

The watch is powered by a Hermès H1837 mechanical self-winding movement with exclusive 122-component module. The Manufacture Hermès H1837 self-winding movement, beats with a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, providing a 45-hour power reserve and is decorated with circular-grained and snailed mainplate, satin-brushed bridges and oscillating weight with ‘sprinkling of Hs’ motif.

The 41 mm white gold version includes an abyss blue alligator strap and the 38 mm rose gold version features a pearl grey alligator strap. The round case has an anti-glare sapphire crystal and case-back and is water resistant to 3 bar.

Conclusions

The Hermès Arceau L’heure de la lune and Arceau Le temps voyageur watches offer distinctive designs and mechanical features. They are designed to provide alternative ways of representing and interacting with time.