Tag Archives: Swiss mechanical calibres

October, 2014

• 7 October

  HERMÈS, ARCEAU MILLEFIORI

  Within its Arceau Millefiori (meaning ‘a thousand flowers’) models, Hermès encapsulates an unusual encounter between watchmaking and glassmaking. These watches, beating to the tune of Swiss mechanical calibres, are lit up by dials and covers inspired by 19th century paperweights, crafted by the Cristalleries royales de Saint-Louis where all begins …