Hermès Edition Owners Thread

[DMG35]

I did the same! I put it on my Christmas list and then it disappeared from the store. I just kept checking both the store and the apple store and it popped back up there. Actually the 45ish showed up at Hermes first but I needed the 40ish. Keep checking!

I will and thank you!!

 

[PanAm-L1011]

If you mean dimmer in AOD mode, it’s not just you. It’s the one downside lfthe Hermes faces relative to the Apple faces. I suspect it’s because the Hermes faces don’t shrink down when the screen dims like the other faces do and having them be dimmer is a way to protect the screen from OLED burn in. It’s a shame though.

Interesting. That’s really too bad because the Hermes watch faces are so much nicer than any other watch face. I do think there should be a lot more face options.

 

[athousandbands]

 

[stanmac]

Merry Christmas everyone! Got myself the first Hermes Apple Watch 7. Previously coming from a series 4 Aluminum.

Stainless Steel Noir deployment buckle… Wife was suggesting the Fauve Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle look much better. Now i am in a huge dilemma. i Do have the holiday seasons to go for the exchange though.

any comments Or suggestion? that goes well with suit or shirt pants.

 

[Boardiesboi]

Merry Christmas everyone! Got myself the first Hermes Apple Watch 7. Previously coming from a series 4 Aluminum.

Stainless Steel Noir deployment buckle… Wife was suggesting the Fauve Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle look much better. Now i am in a huge dilemma. i Do have the holiday seasons to go for the exchange though.

any comments Or suggestion? that goes well with suit or shirt pants.

Black goes with any outfit so I’d keep that and buy the Fauve as another band. You can’t have too many Hermès bands!

 

[MacDevil7334]

Merry Christmas everyone! Got myself the first Hermes Apple Watch 7. Previously coming from a series 4 Aluminum.

Stainless Steel Noir deployment buckle… Wife was suggesting the Fauve Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle look much better. Now i am in a huge dilemma. i Do have the holiday seasons to go for the exchange though.

any comments Or suggestion? that goes well with suit or shirt pants.

Both would look great with a suit. I do find that I wear my Fauve deployment buckle much, much more frequently than my Noir though. It’s just such a beautiful band. Be aware that the Fauve will patina and darken over time. Also it seems like Hermes is phasing out Fauve in favor of the Gold Swift leather (at least for now), so you might want to grab Fauve while you can if you want it.

 

[GrandeLatte]

Merry Christmas everyone! Got myself the first Hermes Apple Watch 7. Previously coming from a series 4 Aluminum.

Stainless Steel Noir deployment buckle… Wife was suggesting the Fauve Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle look much better. Now i am in a huge dilemma. i Do have the holiday seasons to go for the exchange though.

any comments Or suggestion? that goes well with suit or shirt pants.

Keep the noir. You need it with black suits and patent shoes. It look especially sharp with crisp shirts.

Meanwhile, you should place an order for the fauve. That’s a keeper for a more casual look. Hahaha. I’m an enabler. But I mean it though. They are both essentials.

Merry Christmas! ??

 

[stanmac]

Black goes with any outfit so I’d keep that and buy the Fauve as another band. You can’t have too many Hermès bands!

Haha that will be the best of cos!

 

[stanmac]

Both would look great with a suit. I do find that I wear my Fauve deployment buckle much, much more frequently than my Noir though. It’s just such a beautiful band. Be aware that the Fauve will patina and darken over time. Also it seems like Hermes is phasing out Fauve in favor of the Gold Swift leather (at least for now), so you might want to grab Fauve while you can if you want it.

Yes the material of the fauve is different than others and the patina is something unique too! That was what i am contemplating… maybe switch to the fauve then get the noir another time!

 

[Mrwhoopie]

After some watch editions, finally member of this fabulous Hermis family. No on the hunt for the green Bamboo leather band.

 

[Boardiesboi]

After some watch editions, finally member of this fabulous Hermis family. No on the hunt for the green Bamboo leather band.

Welcome!

Try the Buyee website / app and check out the Yahoo Japan auctions or Mercari on there. They have lots of different Hermes bands and I’ve seen the Bambou on there lately. Not cheap though.

 

[drew0020]

I’d swap the Black (too boring for me) for the Fauve Barenia (classic Hermes). I also prefer the non deployment buckle (it actually wears better). My deployment buckles have always gotten weird crease marks on them while the standard bands have worn so much nicer.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

 

[athousandbands]

Merry Christmas everyone! Got myself the first Hermes Apple Watch 7. Previously coming from a series 4 Aluminum.

Stainless Steel Noir deployment buckle… Wife was suggesting the Fauve Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle look much better. Now i am in a huge dilemma. i Do have the holiday seasons to go for the exchange though.

any comments Or suggestion? that goes well with suit or shirt pants.

Ebene gets you: black, brown, deployant, barenia, a color available on no other band

 

[stanmac]

I’d swap the Black (too boring for me) for the Fauve Barenia (classic Hermes). I also prefer the non deployment buckle (it actually wears better). My deployment buckles have always gotten weird crease marks on them while the standard bands have worn so much nicer.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

ahhh thanks my thoughts was that the deployment buckle wears better. Lesser bending of the leather etc

 

[LucylouZ]

Anyone looking for Bamboo there’s one on eBay…item #275041606027… looks to be in great condition.

 

[geekiemac]

Correct that there are no other exclusives to Hermes beyond the faces and the included sport band. The leather straps are all available for sale separately. The Hermes watch only has 2 additional faces beyond what you find on the regular stainless.

Hermes
Full screen face with tons of customization options for appearance. However, it is extremely limited in terms of complications. Still, this is hands down the nicest full screen face you can get unless you absolutely need to have complications (in which case, Meridian might be better). Here are your customization options:

• Typeface: 4 options, all custom Hermes fonts not available on other faces
• Dial: 3 options - all 12 numerals, 4 numerals (3, 6, 9, 12), or only the 12 numeral
• Color: tons of options that fall into 4 main categories
  • Black background with color second or hour/minute hands. Colors match Hermes straps from the past few years.
  • Solid color background
  • Gradient color background - only a few options here but they are very cool. The gradient rotates with the movement of the minute hand so the face looks subtly different each time you look at your watch. Also, when you raise your wrist, the face illuminates from AOD mode in the direction of the gradient (kind of like someone is raising the dimmer level on a light). Very cool option.
  • Two-tone solid color background - Similar to the gradient but with a solid 2 tone look. Like the gradient, the orientation changes with the minute hand.
• Complications - Extremely limited
  • Top - Hermes branding and a tiny complication showing the phase of the moon. Cannot be turned off.
  • Bottom - Small complication showing Date, Stopwatch, or a city from your World Clock. Can be turned off.
• A few other nice things you don’t notice until you have this watch face
  • The numerals don’t shrink when the watch switches to AOD mode. As far as I know, the Hermès face is the only one that does this? Having the numerals just dim rather than move goes miles toward making this feel like a more traditional watch.
  • The face numerals are set all the way to the edge of the screen when the face has a black background. But, when you set the face to a colored background, the numerals pull in a bit so they aren’t jammed right up against the bezel of the watch. Great use of space and attention to detail.

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Hermes Circulaire
As the name suggests, this is a round face that was introduced in watchOS 7. It has fewer customization options when it comes to appearance but allows for complications in the corners. The complications are the real Apple ones (not the limited mini complication from the full screen Hermes face) and match what is available on newer Apple faces like GMT, Infograph, Chronograph Pro, etc.
Here are your customization options:

• Color: A few options
  • Solid white background with grey numerals
  • Solid indigo background with cream colored numerals (absolutely killer combo with the Fauve leather band)
  • Dark grey background with colored second hands (several options matching the Hermès leather straps to choose from)
• Complications - Extremely limited
  • Subdial Top - Hermes branding. Cannot be turned off.
  • Subdial Bottom - Small complication showing Date, Stopwatch, or a city from your World Clock. Can be turned off.
  • Corners - Apple rich complications identical to other analog Apple faces from introduced since the S4. Anything that is available in the corners of faces like GMT and Infograph is available here.
• Like the full screen Hermes face, the numerals on the Circulaire don’t shrink when the screen goes to AOD mode (they only dim). The complications do shrink though.

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This is an awesome post - thank you so much for it! It's been a great help for me understanding my "new" watch faces. I have bookmarked it for easy reference. Really a must!

May I suggest you update it with the new Circuit H face introduced with watch OS 8? I know there isn't much to be said about it but for completeness' sake it would be worth it the SB exclusive Gradient might be worth a note as well.

(Edit: I just realized it might be impossible for you to edit your old post - oopsie.)

 

[sdarren7]

Anyone looking for Bamboo there’s one on eBay…item #275041606027… looks to be in great condition.

Hermes singapore have bamboo available.

 

[JanoschR]

Anyone looking for Bamboo there’s one on eBay…item #275041606027… looks to be in great condition.

I wouldn't call that great condition. More ok-ish

 

[geekiemac]

I wouldn't call that great condition. More ok-ish

Agreed... I've been eyeing it and asked for a couple more photos. Given the ok-ish aspect I think the price is a bit too high. For that price I prefer getting a brand-new Hermes brand in another color.

 

[Mr. Y]

Hermes singapore have bamboo available.

I would periodically check Hermès website where you are. I sometimes see Bambou show up briefly then disappear. This happens also with different colors of different bracelets. They only advertise what they have in stock but periodically update that stock.

 

[Brisebelette]

I say bamboo in USA in stores in Florida. Need to check not only website.

 

[geekiemac]

So this is what happens when spending an afternoon reading this topic ? I just ordered my first Hermès band - Etoupe! ?
I settled for that because it's a color I don't have in leather. I'll be picking it up at our local Hermès store. Can't wait!

 

[geekiemac]

Merry Christmas everyone! Got myself the first Hermes Apple Watch 7. Previously coming from a series 4 Aluminum.

Stainless Steel Noir deployment buckle… Wife was suggesting the Fauve Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle look much better. Now i am in a huge dilemma. i Do have the holiday seasons to go for the exchange though.

any comments Or suggestion? that goes well with suit or shirt pants.

If I were you I'd go with the Fauve. You can always get a Noir later, if it turns out you need something more formal. Noir will always be available, Fauve might not.
Personally I wouldn't wear my Noir for anything other than a funeral, but then, I'm a girl

 

[Brisebelette]

So this is what happens when spending an afternoon reading this topic ? I just ordered my first Hermès band - Etoupe! ?
I settled for that because it's a color I don't have in leather. I'll be picking it up at our local Hermès store. Can't wait!

It is beautiful band- so classy and goes with everything. Congratulation! I buy my watch with it and do not regret!

 

[GlambOne]

Ordered my first Hermes today, S7 in Space Grey. Cannot wait… Ordered the following bands but likely to return a few.

• Jumping single tour - noir/bleu
• Circuit H single tour - noir/bleu
• Circuit H single tour - rouge/noir

I’m likely to return the rouge as I can’t imagine liking the clash between SS and SG. But we shall see!