Arceau Le temps voyageur

For Hermès, time is also an object. 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. This Hermes has done so brilliantly with the Arceau Le temps voyageur timepiece.

Crafted in platinum and titanium or entirely in steel, its round case with asymmetrical lugs reveals a new reading of world time. A gravitational counter that journeys across continents, moving from city to city, flying over time zones, escaping from tangible reality. As it travels, the face of the watch is transformed, opening up other dimensions.

Set against an intense black or deep blue background, the continents and oceans of this dreamlike universe stand out in relief and depth, adorned with subtle finishes: lacquered, sandblasted, sunburst, transferred, or even powdered silver.

A stylistic, functional and spiritual interpretation of classic Haute Horlogerie complications roaming the hours of the world, the unique “Travelling time” mechanism developed exclusively for Hermès displays 24 time zones using a circular disc. From city to city, the satellite enables observers to discover the world and see all the hours of the planet at a glance.

This mobile counter occupying the dial space, along with the peripheral aperture at 12 o’clock indicating home time, is driven by an exclusive 122-component module, housed within a thickness of just 4.4 mm. Representing a genuine technical and aesthetic challenge, the “Travelling time” complication is integrated within the Hermès H1837 mechanical self-winding movement. The mechanism powers the display of hours, minutes and a dual-time display with city indication.

Two Arceau Le temps voyageur models — a 41 mm-diameter platinum iteration enhanced by a matt black DLC-treated titanium bezel and an allsteel 38 mm-diameter version — are fitted with alligator or Swift calfskin straps crafted in the Hermès Horloger workshops.