La Montre Hermès’ Le Pendentif Boule: as precious as a gem
The archives at Hermès are full of surprises, and bear witness to a past that is rich in hidden treasures of creativity and expertise. A recently resurfaced buttonhole watch thus inspired Hermès to create a timepiece that is as precious as a gem: the Pendentif Boule.
Amusingly, the ball rolls, rotates and sparkles with diamonds. A harmonious blend of over four hundred and eighty stones adorn the case middle and crown, concealing the white gold beneath the delicate settings.
The hemispherical back sheathed in leather in the La Montre Hermès workshops highlights the house’s original saddlery and harness-making skills – a true treasure of craftsmanship. On the front, the sapphire crystal emphasises the roundness of the creation and protects a dial in natural white mother-of-pearl featuring
delicate circular-grained hour-markers.
Presented here with matt indigo alligator leather on a white gold chain, the Pendentif Boule can also be crafted in various other colours.
MOVEMENT
Type Quartz movement,
crafted in Switzerland
Diameter 11 mm (4 7/8’’’)
Thickness 2.5 mm
Frequency 32’768 vibrations per hour
Jewelling 5 jewels
Functions Hours, minutes
DIAL White natural mother-of-pearl,
rhodium-plated pearl-shaped
hour-markers
CASE WITH SNOW SETTING
Shape / dimensions Sphere, 21.6 mm diameter
Material 750 white gold (≈ 15.2 g), set with
420 diamonds on middle (1.32 cts) and
63 diamonds on crown (0.2 ct), back
covered with matt indigo blue alligator
Diamonds quality Top Wesselton V.V.S « Extra white »
to « Plus extra white»
Crystal Anti-glare sapphire crystal
Water-resistance To 3 atm
NECKLACE 750 white gold (≈ 7.7 g)
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