Hermès’ Slim d’Hermès Le Sacre des Saisons brings a touch of poetry to precision watchmaking. The four-piece limited series captures the rhythm of the seasons through exquisite métiers d’art, paillonné enamel, engraving, and miniature painting, each dial transforming a silk scarf into a miniature canvas.
Originally designed by Philippe Delhotal in 2015, the Slim d’Hermès is known for its clean geometry and quiet elegance. Here, it becomes a stage for nature’s theatre: a lion crowned by the sun for summer, a horse garlanded in autumn blooms, a wolf dusted with winter frost, and an eagle with leafy wings heralding spring. Each creature, drawn from Pierre Marie’s Le Sacre des saisons silk design, celebrates Hermès’ flair for narrative whimsy.
Take the Autumn model: the eagle emerges from hand-engraved white gold, its feathers brought to life with paint and chisel strokes that seem to catch the light mid-flight. Every curve and color nods to the artistry of vintage ballet costumes, blending movement, texture, and time into a single, slender case. The result is the quiet magic of Hermès, where every season finds its own heartbeat.