TRIBUTE PIECE

The Hermès Arceau Wild Singapore watch reinterprets the eponymous silk scarf by Alice Shirley in honour of the nation’s incredible biodiversity. Taking centre-stage on this 24-piece numbered 41 mm limited edition is a regal lion that watches over the island. Miniature painting is combined with gold thread welding to depict the big cat in its tropical surrounds. A varnish is applied and the motif is transferred on a gold base before painting the elements that will appear under and around the gold threads. The artisan then assembles a multitude of threads three times finer than a human hair on the dial to add depth. A starting and ending point for each thread must be determined before hollowing out holes to accommodate the ends. Gold is then poured into the attachment points to fuse them.