Hermès Edition Owners Thread

[alphacen]

Grand H stock just showed up for US site…. go, go, go!

Ordered a large for $899 w/ my discount + 3% cash back w/ Apple Card.

 

[laffnvegas]

Hi All, I have written here that my plan was to get my Hermes watch for my big birthday. Well I am getting close. I have owned numerous Apple Watches over the years all Stainless Steel until I got my gold Titanium this year which btw I love the lighter weight of the titanium. Anyway I went to the one and only Apple store here in Las Vegas on Sunday not necessarily to buy but just to look at the watch. They do not display them but they have a special locked drawer that if you know to ask they will show you the Hermes. I was able to play with it to see the various watch faces and of course look at the bands they offer. They only had a 46 in stock and not the 42 and stated I would need to order the 42. I actually want the Single Tour Attelage etoupe for the band but wanted to see the band in person. So made a call to the Wynn Hermes store, spoke to a very sweet SA that seemed to know a lot more about the watches than when I previously had stopped into the store. It seems that none of the Las Vegas stores had in stock the 42 but she showed readily available through their web site. She also did not have the band to look at but there was one at Belliagio store. But with the F1 having just been here getting to that resort is still a mess, not going to do it to just look at a watch band. I am going with my gut that I will love the band so I ordered it on line last night. The only false information that the SA gave me was she said if I ordered on line by noon on Tuesday they would ship it out immediately over night and I would have on Wednesday. Well I ordered last night when I got off the phone and while I received a confirmation email from Hermes I have not received an email of shipping plus their web site said it would be 7 to 10 business days before I received with their free shipping. If I wanted to pay another $100 I could have it by Friday. Sorry but will keep the extra $100 to go toward a Kilim band.
So that is my update, almost an owner of a Hermes watch I think my husband thinks I am nuts wanting a 3rd apple watch but he did say you do work hard and deserve it. I am semi retired but still been working a lot of hours on my retirement job (travel agent) With the holidays I fear I will not see the watch till well into December

 

[athousandbands]

Hi All, I have written here that my plan was to get my Hermes watch for my big birthday. Well I am getting close. I have owned numerous Apple Watches over the years all Stainless Steel until I got my gold Titanium this year which btw I love the lighter weight of the titanium. Anyway I went to the one and only Apple store here in Las Vegas on Sunday not necessarily to buy but just to look at the watch. They do not display them but they have a special locked drawer that if you know to ask they will show you the Hermes. I was able to play with it to see the various watch faces and of course look at the bands they offer. They only had a 46 in stock and not the 42 and stated I would need to order the 42. I actually want the Single Tour Attelage etoupe for the band but wanted to see the band in person. So made a call to the Wynn Hermes store, spoke to a very sweet SA that seemed to know a lot more about the watches than when I previously had stopped into the store. It seems that none of the Las Vegas stores had in stock the 42 but she showed readily available through their web site. She also did not have the band to look at but there was one at Belliagio store. But with the F1 having just been here getting to that resort is still a mess, not going to do it to just look at a watch band. I am going with my gut that I will love the band so I ordered it on line last night. The only false information that the SA gave me was she said if I ordered on line by noon on Tuesday they would ship it out immediately over night and I would have on Wednesday. Well I ordered last night when I got off the phone and while I received a confirmation email from Hermes I have not received an email of shipping plus their web site said it would be 7 to 10 business days before I received with their free shipping. If I wanted to pay another $100 I could have it by Friday. Sorry but will keep the extra $100 to go toward a Kilim band.
So that is my update, almost an owner of a Hermes watch I think my husband thinks I am nuts wanting a 3rd apple watch but he did say you do work hard and deserve it. I am semi retired but still been working a lot of hours on my retirement job (travel agent) With the holidays I fear I will not see the watch till well into December

Congrats!

And if Apple didn’t intend us to have five Apple Watches, they wouldn’t allow it in software 😉

 

[dor2201]

 

[Nikhil72]

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Gorgeous! Did Hermes have these in store?

 

[dor2201]

Gorgeous! Did Hermes have these in store?

Yes. Was one in stock

 

[dor2201]

 

[DMG35]

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Cool combo. Is that the Ultra Milanese loop?

 

[dor2201]

Cool combo. Is that the Ultra Milanese loop?

Yep

 

[Brien]

That looks better than expected.

 

[francoc02o]

Yes. Was one in stock

They had it in stock when I went to my boutique 2 days ago.

 

[^^BIGMac]

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@dor2201 --- Can't figure out how you got the numerals to display in blue.

 

[dor2201]

@dor2201 --- Can't figure out how you got the numerals to display in blue.

It's not blue. It's just the lighting.

 

[^^BIGMac]

It's not blue. It's just the lighting.

I wondered. Thank you.

 

[alphacen]

Yep

Is the UML matte? Looks like it from the photos but can’t tell if it’s just the lighting.

 

[dirtyCASHy]

Since the arrival of the Radian face, I haven’t used the OG Hermes face much. Forgot how much I like the Espace typeface! The Encre background also pairs nicely with the Fauve single tour.

Looks nice.!
I think it also looks very good with a white dial.

 

[fwmireault]

My very first Hermes AW. Love this watch face

 

[Stella_Fudge]

I checked their eBay and they had another kilim in there that looked to be authentic and the pin/hook was correct on it. My guess is they sourced it from someone and didn’t pay attention and realize it’s a fake clasp. Check this listing from them. Unless I’m tripping, take a look. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968325203...ytv3bkqtuq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I got pinged earlier by a thousand bands but forgot to reply.

Authentic Hermes' Kilims will have hardware that very much are high quality. I've attached some pics for easy giveaways for checking metal hardware, from my own encounters with fakes. The quality of the text engraving on the underside of deployment buckle also a good data point. The actual elastomer material itself.... from my experience it isn't always a giveaway since elastomer in and of itself is not a high end material to make or get. Apples sport bands for example can be hard to tell apart from Amazon fakes from purely material at times, but other things like serialized locking pin and the lasered tags have to be used to give it away.

Kilims also have a Datecode on them like leather bands. If you remove move the very first keeper out of place from its little spot, there will be Datecode info under it. You can compare very first letter to what's expected given the release year for that style (if it's out of season color), or to at least figure out the year it was made and then ask seller and see when they potentially bought and see if that matches your enough. Fake Hermes will often omit Datecode info altogether, or they'll use one of a handful of Generic ones that doesn't match what it's suppose to be. Only thing to keep in mind is that sometimes styles made in Winter can be sold in early spring and feature the next years Datecode, but if it's very obviously off (2024 style with a 2022 code) then it's giveaway

Also just other things like matching box with right text , if it comes with the proper pouch (paper for later versions, I don't think any Kilims shipped with cloth pouches?), proper Apple documentation inside pouch (obvious Kilims band shown in instructions and not leather one) can help as well. It's basically using the whole constellation of things you see to judge rather than singular smoking gun item

 

[Stella_Fudge]

Looks fake.

Myself and some others here can vouch for Abby's electronics. They are genuine at the very least. I bought a single tour Bridon from them and it was exactly what I was expecting and I love it to bits. How they get them I dunno, but truthfully I couldn't care less given the cost savings and ability to get a bunch of out of season stuff fairly easily

 

[athousandbands]

I got pinged earlier by a thousand bands but forgot to reply.

Authentic Hermes' Kilims will have hardware that very much are high quality. I've attached some pics for easy giveaways for checking metal hardware, from my own encounters with fakes. The quality of the text engraving on the underside of deployment buckle also a good data point. The actual elastomer material itself.... from my experience it isn't always a giveaway since elastomer in and of itself is not a high end material to make or get. Apples sport bands for example can be hard to tell apart from Amazon fakes from purely material at times, but other things like serialized locking pin and the lasered tags have to be used to give it away.

Kilims also have a Datecode on them like leather bands. If you remove move the very first keeper out of place from its little spot, there will be Datecode info under it. You can compare very first letter to what's expected given the release year for that style (if it's out of season color), or to at least figure out the year it was made and then ask seller and see when they potentially bought and see if that matches your enough. Fake Hermes will often omit Datecode info altogether, or they'll use one of a handful of Generic ones that doesn't match what it's suppose to be. Only thing to keep in mind is that sometimes styles made in Winter can be sold in early spring and feature the next years Datecode, but if it's very obviously off (2024 style with a 2022 code) then it's giveaway

Also just other things like matching box with right text , if it comes with the proper pouch (paper for later versions, I don't think any Kilims shipped with cloth pouches?), proper Apple documentation inside pouch (obvious Kilims band shown in instructions and not leather one) can help as well. It's basically using the whole constellation of things you see to judge rather than singular smoking gun item

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Bookmarked!

 

[filmgirl]

Myself and some others here can vouch for Abby's electronics. They are genuine at the very least. I bought a single tour Bridon from them and it was exactly what I was expecting and I love it to bits. How they get them I dunno, but truthfully I couldn't care less given the cost savings and ability to get a bunch of out of season stuff fairly easily

Appreciate this! I don’t mind buying used/like new bands as long as the quality is high and likewise, I don’t particularly care about the lineage of the item.

Between different prices in different regions and potential employee discounts, there are lots of valid ways that something could be procured without it being sus, but truthfully, a watch band isn’t something I am anticipating wanting to take to get serviced so if the price is right, bang on.

My only hesitance with the 42mm Grand H small they are selling is that it looks slightly scuffed and I think I’d want more than $200 off for that — but if they had a new one, I’d pay retail price for it.

 

[Stella_Fudge]

Appreciate this! I don’t mind buying used/like new bands as long as the quality is high and likewise, I don’t particularly care about the lineage of the item.

Between different prices in different regions and potential employee discounts, there are lots of valid ways that something could be procured without it being sus, but truthfully, a watch band isn’t something I am anticipating wanting to take to get serviced so if the price is right, bang on.

My only hesitance with the 42mm Grand H small they are selling is that it looks slightly scuffed and I think I’d want more than $200 off for that — but if they had a new one, I’d pay retail price for it.

They have ways of being reached outside EBay and you usually save some there since no eBay fees

 

[athousandbands]

They have ways of being reached outside EBay and you usually save some there since no eBay fees

And the Best Offer button 😇

 

[laffnvegas]

What is everyone's opinion of putting the 41mm Kilim band with getting the new S10 42. I know from my experience my previous band do fit with my other series 10 but if you look closely it might be slightly smaller. Thanking of getting a color they don't offer now for my new watch.

 

[MacDevil7334]

What is everyone's opinion of putting the 41mm Kilim band with getting the new S10 42. I know from my experience my previous band do fit with my other series 10 but if you look closely it might be slightly smaller. Thanking of getting a color they don't offer now for my new watch.

The band itself should be exactly the same width for the 41 and 42mm versions. It’s only the lugs that connect the band to the watch that is different between the two versions. The 41mm lugs will not perfectly match the shape of the 42mm watch (though I doubt anyone would notice on your wrist). The 42mm version should match the shape of the new watch perfectly. But the width of the band will be the same in either case.