Hermès Arceau Astrologie Nouvelle

This autumn, Hermès adorns the dial of an Arceau watch with a precious wood inlay.

The Arceau watch, designed by Henri d’Origny in 1978, lends itself to a new expression of expertise: wood marquetry. Its discreet gold case, topped by asymmetrical stirrup-shaped lugs, frames a dial crafted from tulipwood picking up the design of the Astrologie Nouvelle silk scarf. Reinterpreted by Cyrille Diatkine in 2012, it expresses the rhythmical cadence characterising the flow and acceleration of time. The designer has infused it with a modern touch, breaking down and alternating the original motifs to form a kind of ‘orderly chaos’.