A play on shapes and colours outlines the structure of the garment, revealed by artistic crafts and punctuated by the presence of a tourbillon. Each artisan has their own tools: the illustrator’s felt-tip pens, the engraver’s burin, the painter’s brushes, the watchmaker’s screwdrivers. Accurately harnessed at each stage, these exceptional skills unite in giving ife to the Slim d’Hermès Néo Brandebourgs creation.
True to the purity of its lines, this 24-piece limited edition with its 39.5 mm-diameter platinum case features a dial adorned with the silhouette of a military jacket reimagined by Japanese designer Daiske Nomura. The design of this garment first created in 1972 by artist Caty Latham for a silk scarf was inspired by a book on 19th-century uniforms that belonged to the Émile Hermès collection. Named Néo Brandebourgs, this design now embodies the futuristic vision of a vibrantly coloured jacket designed as “the armour of tomorrow’s horseman.”
Two artistic crafts contributed to transposing this illustration onto the dial of the Slim d’Hermès. Engraving serves to hollow the the metal in tracing the contours of this ceremonial costume with its progressively revealed details. Miniature painting brings the whole design to life, accentuating each element with a palette of bright colours swept over by a pair of hands.
For the first time in this collection, a tourbillon dances at 7 o’clock, protected by a cage featuring the Lift motif: two intertwined Hs appearing on the lift of the store at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, symbolising the union of Julie Hollande and Émile Hermès. The integration of this regulator preserves the clean lines of the case, enabling the watch to retain its uncompromising slenderness. Beating inside is Hermès Calibre H1950T, an ultra-thin self-winding movement with a 48-hour power reserve whose intricate workings can be admired through the sapphire crystal case-back. Crafted in the Hermès workshops, an alligator strap completes the look of the Slim d’Hermès Néo Brandebourgs.
