Hermès – ARCEAU Duc Attelé Triple-axis Tourbillon Minute Repeater 43mm Edition 2024
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The association of these two major complications with a high-frequency movement – a first – is revealed at the heart of the watch, where every technical and stylistic detail reveals its share of unexpected details and meticulous care.
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Evoking sound-wave propagation, the dynamic striped guilloché decoration of the titanium model echoes the minute repeater hammers sculpted in the shape of a horse.
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Hand-wound via the 3 o’clock crown, the Arceau Duc Attelé watch beats to a precise rhythm thanks to its Manufacture H1926 movement equipped with a high-frequency balance. The reference refers to the year in which major renovation work was completed at the Paris boutique on the Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
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All this can be admired through a sapphire caseback inviting observers to contemplate a singular décor. The remarkable gears feature a cut-out design inspired by the wheels of the Duc attelé: a canopy-top four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses.
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The mainplate and bridges of Calibre H1926 feature an anthracite PVD treatment accentuating the light colour of the chiming mechanism, its horse head-and-mane racks and its toothed wheels picked up from the Hermès carriage.
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The openworked sapphire-crystal strikework bridge further enhances the sound of the minute repeater while revealing the movement’s hand-finishing, its gold chatons, generous jewels and mirror-polished screws.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Collection: ARCEAU
Model: Hermès ARCEAU Duc Attelé Steel 42mm Titanium or Rose Gold versions
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Manufacture H1926 movement
Mechanical manual-winding, crafted in Switzerland
Diameter: 34 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Average 48-hour power reserve
563 components
54 jewels
“Horse-drawn carriage-wheel” gear-train cut-outs
CASE
Designed by Henri d’Origny in 1978
Case in polished grade 5 titanium or rose gold versions
43 mm in diameter, 22 mm inter-horn width
Domed anti-glare sapphire crystal
Anti-glare sapphire case-back
Water-resistant to 3 bar
DIAL
Lower dial featuring lozenge-type striped guilloché motif with anthracite coating
Domed offset chapter ring, sunburst finish with light grey and rhodium-plated treatment
White transferred Arabic numerals
Power-reserve indication at 6 o’clock
Mirror-polished titanium tourbillon carriage topped
with the double H “Lift” motif
Speed each carriage takes to perform one complete revolution:
- • Outer carriage: 300 seconds
- • Intermediate carriage: 60 seconds
- • Inner carriage: 25 seconds
On the front: U-shaped peripheral ‘tuning-fork’ gongs in tempered steel
Mirror-polished equestrian hammers
On the back: Equestrian minutes rack (shaped like a horse with its mane)
Three-quarter striking mechanism bridge in openworked transparent sapphire crystal
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, central triple-axis tourbillon, minute repeater power-reserve indication
STRAP
Matt anthracite leather strap
Polished titanium folding clasp, 17 mm