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Boardiesboi

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Back with the Hermès. Picked this up after stock showed up at the Stanford apple store. They had the gold Milanese which is what I had ordered. I like the gold on the phone but the watch wasn’t for me. This is something I wear daily and wanted the nicest look as possible.
Congrats! The rallye looks so good! Shame my wrists are too small and the band can’t actually take any additional holes
 

Boardiesboi

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I’m on the last hole too. Barely make the cut to fit.
I bought the indigo/rouge strap last year and was so devastated that it can’t take an additional hole.
U could loop it into the bigger holes (the ones that form part of the band) but it ruins the look.

Had to return it :/

How big is your wrist? Mine is 160mm
 

Mythicstatus2

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Lown face with midnight blue strap. Kinda works.
 

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bidwalj

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I bought the indigo/rouge strap last year and was so devastated that it can’t take an additional hole.
U could loop it into the bigger holes (the ones that form part of the band) but it ruins the look.

Had to return it :/

How big is your wrist? Mine is 160mm

I never measured it but I’m the last hole in both bands that come with the watch.
 
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Jayne Doe

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Honestly, I’m surprised at how much I’m loving the new face. I got it for the classic Hermes face and band. But in combination with the right colors, the two tone faces are show stoppers. In my case, usually the watch gets comments in relation to Apple Pay magic. Yet with this face, I’ve had it a little over 25 hours and had three people ask about the face specifically. Go figure.
 

jbizzybeetle

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Good to know i'm not the only one limited by small wrists! Does the double tour fit okay? Think I could go for that if the Feu Epsom didn't fit... Yep I'm also tempted to order and try, my watch is coming around 5th October so might pop into stores and see if I can try one then :)
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Yes, I love it. It goes well (I think) with my Indigo Swift (pictured) and my Link.

Is Ambre the two-tone sold with the bordeaux/rose band?
 
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Onimusha370

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I don’t think they would use a different kind of leather or tanning just for the watch bands?

Maybe I’m just paranoid. My fauve has darkened a lot over the last year and the smallest hole which I use daily on the strap has frayed. I’ve also had a few drops of water on it from washing my hands and they stained the strap easily and I can’t remove it without waiting for the rest of the strap to darken up to cover the water drop.

A few pics of the fauve barenia now. I love to wear it cos it’s so soft and smells so good but it is also so delicate!
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Hermès will punch additional holes for you at no charge?

Do they really punch holes for no additional charge? :O
 

Boardiesboi

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Do they really punch holes for no additional charge? :O

Sorry that was a statement not a question. Yes they punch additional holes at no charge. At least at the Hermès store here in Sydney Australia.

Is Ambre the two-tone sold with the bordeaux/rose band?

All Hermès S4 have all Hermès faces, including all colours. See screenshot below.
 

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Jayne Doe

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Is Ambre the two-tone sold with the bordeaux/rose band?

No. Ambre is an orange/pink combo. It was not shown in advertising I saw, but is perfect with the orange sport band and thus inspiring the Feu Epsom love in me.

No Hermes store near me and closest Apple store doesn’t stock the Hermes band.
 
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jbizzybeetle

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No. Ambre is an orange/pink combo. It was not shown in advertising I saw, but is perfect with the orange sport band and thus inspiring the Feu Epsom love in me.
No Hermes store near me and closest Apple store doesn’t stock the Hermes band.

Thanks to u & Boardiesboi—I see it differentiated in the watch app face gallery. When mine arrives & paired, I will have access to those options.

EDIT: S4 H recently shipped out of Shanghai. UPS says Texas tomorrow. Yee-hah! ;)
 
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profmjh

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Thanks to u & Boardiesboi—I see it differentiated in the watch app face gallery. When mine arrives & paired, I will have access to those options.

EDIT: S4 H recently shipped out of Shanghai. UPS says Texas tomorrow. Yee-hah! ;)

Hey! I posted an actual picture of the watchface on my actual watch!
 
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profmjh

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Hmm, so now that I’m “stuck” with the Indigo Swift strap (#firstworldproblems) I’ve forced myself to wear it all day. It’s obviously a lot lighter than the Link, and doesn’t get (as) sweaty during exercise. I don’t think it looks as good as the Link, but it’s growing on me.

I could bundle it with my old (aww!) Series 3 Hermès, along with the box, sports band and so on and try to sell the complete package on eBay. Or I can sell just the watch (and charger) to Mazuma for £280 with minimal stress — guaranteed sum, transferred to bank account, no fees deducted.

If I do get rid of the Indigo Swift strap, I’d probably want to buy another strap as I don’t want to wear the Link all the time and the Hermès sports strap also stains if I wear a hoodie (maybe I should buy better quality clothes, lol). But which? The Milanese Loop is tempting, but in real life I think it looks grey and I hate the asymmetry of it.
 

Luba

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Hmm, so now that I’m “stuck” with the Indigo Swift strap (#firstworldproblems) I’ve forced myself to wear it all day. It’s obviously a lot lighter than the Link, and doesn’t get (as) sweaty during exercise. I don’t think it looks as good as the Link, but it’s growing on me.

I could bundle it with my old (aww!) Series 3 Hermès, along with the box, sports band and so on and try to sell the complete package on eBay. Or I can sell just the watch (and charger) to Mazuma for £280 with minimal stress — guaranteed sum, transferred to bank account, no fees deducted.

If I do get rid of the Indigo Swift strap, I’d probably want to buy another strap as I don’t want to wear the Link all the time and the Hermès sports strap also stains if I wear a hoodie (maybe I should buy better quality clothes, lol). But which? The Milanese Loop is tempting, but in real life I think it looks grey and I hate the asymmetry of it.
What’s a hoodie in the UK? Because I can’t see how a hoodie as in what Mark Zukerberg is known to wear could stain a leather watch strap.

Maybe they fixed the issue, but my S0 Milanese lost a noticeable amount of its magnetic strength within 6-9 months of wearing it almost every day. It was a nuisance to have to tighten the Milanese every 2 hours or so throughout the day. Very comfortable when it was new though, even in the summer.
 
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