The Art of Luxury Issue 45 2020 | Page 100

JEWELLERY & WATCHES

ARCEAU POCKET

AAAAARGH !

Leather craftsmanship meets Haute Horlogerie to create a unique pocket watch , featuring the T-Rex from the Aaaaargh ! silk scarf designed by Alice Shirley .
The Arceau watch , created by Henri d ’ Origny in 1978 , lends its classic yet distinctive round shape – with its asymmetrical stirrup-inspired lugs – to inf inite expressions of Hermès creativity , style and expertise . Its timeless white gold silhouette stages an alliance between leather craftsmanship and Haute Horlogerie in a one-of-a-kind pocket watch . Beating to the rhythm of the Manufacture H1924 minute-repeater and tourbillon movement , the Arceau Pocket Aaaaargh ! frames a refined white enamel dial , protected by a cover adorned with a tyrannosaurus composed of marquetry and leather mosaic .
After the gruff bear of the Slim of Hermes Grrrrr ! and the wolf howling in the moonlight of the Arceau Awooooo , the Arceau Pocket Aaaaaargh ! watch is joining the bestiar y imagined by English artist Alice Shirley . On this model , the « king of the tyrant lizards » with half-open jaws and an attentive eye comes to life under the expert guidance of Hermès watchmakers , after a month of meticulous work using exclusive techniques developed in its leather workshops .
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