Hermes
Replica Watches
The Hermes
name is one that is known in most corners of the world. With
a history of almost 170 years of producing fine goods they
are also one of the oldest known companies.
Beginning
in 1837 as a manufacturer of fine saddles and harnesses Hermes
has grown to meet new challenges and expanded as the times
have changed. They now carry jewelry, watches, perfume, men’s
and ladies apparel, household items and baby gifts. With
its company head based in Paris it has two hundred and sixteen
stores worldwide.
The watch
division of Hermes is known as La Montre Hermes SA and is
headquartered in Bienne, Switzerland where about 80 employees
produce all Hermes watch models.
Known
mostly for its fashion watches the watch division has formally
been established since 1978 although some watches were produced
prior to that date. The first well known watch was the Kelly
watch a line that remains popular to this day. The watch
face is actually in the shape of a padlock and dangles from
the strap which has a latch to which the watch attaches.
The Kelly line swept the Globe and was a huge fashion success.
Despite
its reputation for fashion watches some pieces have won technical
acclaim. The best known of these is the Nomade with its power
reserve function. That is not to say however that technical
quality is not a concern. According to one Hermes official
no matter how beautiful a Hermes watch may be the mechanics
of the piece must in line with its quality. Hermes therefore
strives to find a balance between design and technical quality.
Montre
Hermes SA practices a good deal of exclusivity regarding
their watch lines. There is no official watch site and the
Hermes web site does not contain a link to their watches.
No official photographs are available and those wishing to
purchase must travel to an authorized outlet in order to
view the product. Advertising campaigns for Hermes are seldom
seen even though their clientele includes many well known
celebrities.
Official
sale figures are also unavailable although they are stated
as a part of the Hermes International sales.
Hermes Replica
Watches - A Brief History
The Hermes name is well
known as a supplier of luxury goods of many types including jewelry, perfume,
apparel and watches. They have therefore a long and illustrious history.
It was in 1837 that the
company was first established as a maker of fine saddles and harnesses. They
quickly gained a reputation for producing the best in luxury leathers and
excellent workmanship. As the advent of the auto industry depleted the need
for those types of goods the company moved on to making luggage and eventually
handbags and gloves and eventually into the empire as it is known today.
Beginning in 1920, when
wristwatches became fashionable Hermes began manufacturing watch straps for
many elite watch makers. While Hermes has been producing watches for over
seventy-five years it was not until 1975 that the first Kelly watch was released.
Three years later La Montre Hermes SA was born under the leadership of Jean-Louis
Dumas-Hermes.
Located in Bienne, Switzerland
the factory now produces a number of collections all of which are produced
in Switzerland but retain a definite Parisian flair. Among their more well
known collections are the Cape Cod Deux Zone which displays two time zones
in separate sub dials and the Oval Clipper which features 12 bolts designed
to resemble the port holes of old sailing ships.
One should not think however
that Hermes watches are just fashion watches. While they do retain definite
design flair many of their pieces are considered to be of good technical
quality.
Among those is the Nomade
(2001) series which is a quartz watch that does not require a battery and
has a 45 to 100 day power reserve built into it. The Nomade Compass watch
has a hinged back cover. When opened the cover reveals the compass lying
beneath an optical mineral glass.
The name Hermes comes
from the Olympic gods. Hermes was the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia and
was according to the myth the god of merchants, land travel, shepherds, weights
and measures and more. It is fitting then that the name Hermes is associated
with the measurement of time.
The Hermes collections
are not available for viewing on line through their web site but can be seen
in fine jewelry stores.
