Slim d’Hermès Faubourg of dreams

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Slim d’Hermès Faubourg of dreams

Slim d’Hermès Faubourg of dreams
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In a cosmic choreography starring weightless gravitating objects
La Cote des Montres - July 5th, 2025

In a cosmic choreography starring weightless gravitating objects, the Slim d’Hermès Faubourg of Dreams watch showcases exceptional skills. Engraving and miniature painting trace the silhouette of a horse exuding a minimalist spirit.

Designed in 2015 by Philippe Delhotal, the Slim d’Hermès watch embodies the very essence of the House: a unique blend of rigourous discipline and exquisite balance. Its clean lines that are both contemporary and timeless evoke the Hermès style as well as its imaginary world. Setting the stage for rare crafts, it revisits the Faubourg of dreams silk scarf.

Stuart Patience’s deftly wielded pencil transforms the Parisian store at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré into a space capsule navigating the vast expanse of the heavens. Like a futuristic cabinet of curiosities, the objects imagined by the London-based illustrator float through the air.

The timepiece combines two artisanal skills: miniature painting and engraving on an applique. Adding depth to the scene, the disc is composed of an aventurine base lit up by gilded spangles and graced with hand-painted planets and stars, topped by a sapphire crystal ring featuring various levitating objects – a wide-open bag, a horseshoe, headphones, a phone handset – also crafted with a fine brush.

Within this scene featuring shades richly contrasted by the presence of yellow and blue, a horse dominates the space with its silvery stature. Its delicately sculpted silhouette features a multitude of facets achieved by a dyeing process involving abrasion before being applied to the dial centre. The animal’s chest bears the two baton-type hours and minutes hands, driven by the H1950 self-winding movement nestled inside the white gold case. An alligator strap expressing the House’s leather craftsmanship adorns this 24-piece Slim d’Hermès limited edition.

Time,

a Hermès object

Hermès creates objects. Objects shaped by the hands of artisans to make them true companions for those who wear them. Practical, functional and stemming from uncompromising expertise, they radiate the lightness of the unexpected. They make everyday life their playground, and each instant a uniquely special moment.

For Hermès, time is also an object. Its inherent tension is translated by the house into a singular characteristic. Rather than measuring, ordering, and seeking to control it, Hermès dares to explore another time, designed to arouse emotions, open up interludes and create spaces for spontaneity and recreation.