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Hermes Heure H 25 mm

At Hermes, time is an accomplice. Rather than controlling it, Hermes Heure H 25 mm dares to create a different time, intended to arouse emotions and deviate to the path less traveled. Discover the Hermes women’s watch collections. Timeless and imaginative, occasionally miniature, their aesthetic plays with contrasts and paradoxes.

If there’s one thing we could all do with more of, it’s time. And while we can’t add more hours to the day, we can point you in the direction of the best women’s watches.

While in the past, women’s watches took a back seat to men’s watches, today luxury watches are no longer just for boys.

Below you’ll find our guide to the best timepieces for women. Hermes Heure H 25 mm Luxury watches of the highest quality and with the coolest designs, created with the needs of the modern woman in mind.

Hermes Heure H 25 mm Watches made for high times and low times—and everything in between.

From our all-time favorite ladies’ timepieces to the best affordable watches for women—as well as the most beautiful women’s watches and the most elegant women’s watches—here’s our rundown of the top offerings for women from the world of timekeeping.

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Hermes Heure H Replica Watch

Hermès has invested considerable resources in developing its watchmaking division in recent years, and they have just released an all-new men’s watch collection for Watches & Wonders 2021. The Hermès H08 fills in one of the most glaring gaps in the brand’s catalog by offering a casual everyday watch that’s versatile and tough but still has that uniquely Hermès quirkiness and style.

The totally new case of the Hermès H08 feels like a younger sibling of the Carré H that sheds some of the eccentricity in exchange for more mainstream design choices. Rather than having wire lugs (which I personally love) and a perfectly square case, the H08 goes with a more everyday and versatile design with more traditional lugs and rounded edges. Hermès isn’t billing the H08 as a sports watch (which it really isn’t) but rather as a balanced “all-terrain” piece that won’t feel out of place with a t-shirt and shorts or with a suit. The lightweight titanium case, comfortable and well-constructed strap, lumed hands, AR-coating, and yes, 100M of water resistance, back this up pretty well. The Hermès H08 comes in three varieties: classic titanium; a black DLC-coated titanium (which is the one I went hands-on with here); and a Graphene case. While I didn’t handle the Graphene model, I’m intrigued by its use, as it’s a material I’ve only seen used once or twice in the past by Richard Mille (and that was on a$1,000,000 watch). An allotrope of carbon, Graphene is a sixth the weight of steel and 200 (!) times stronger. I’d love to get my hands on this model soon.

While the Carré H was designed by Marc Berthier, the H08 is designed all in-house as a collaboration between Véronique Nichanian (Creative Director), Pierre-Alexis Dumas (Artistic Director at Hermès), and Philippe Delhotal (Artistic Director at Hermès Horloger). It’s interesting that Hermes Heure H Replica Watch is marketing the H08 specifically as a men’s piece rather than the increasingly adopted unisex category, but I do understand why a brand that’s so ubiquitously a fashion house before a watch brand feels the need to categorize. Also, the case is on the larger side measuring 39 x 39mm, which is typically pretty large for a square watch, but the cushion shape, rounded edges, and short lugs keep it from feeling too extra. I wore the watch for maybe an hour before really getting into the specs, and if you’d asked me to guess the size, I probably would have landed on 37.5 or 38mm. The bezel has nice satin brushing on the titanium and you’ll notice mirror-polished chamfering done along the edges. On this model there is DLC coating along the sides of the case though if you’re not a fan, there is the all-titanium option as well.

The Hermes Heure H Replica Watch dial is done in a black nickel coating with a nicely grained central disc and a black gold-coated satin-brushed minutes ring. The distinctly styled Arabic numerals are pure Hermès, and the date window at 4:30 matches the dial and is pretty unobtrusively sized. Very legible with lumed hands and indices, the H08 lets the relatively subtle touches like font and the orange-tipped seconds hand convey the Hermès design language without drawing too much attention to itself. Turning the case over shows the automatic manufacture H1837 movement, which was first introduced back in 2012 in the Dressage collection. The H1837 was the first in-house movement done for Hermès after they acquired a 25% stake in Vaucher back in 2006 (with the Sandoz Family Foundation/Parmigiani owning the majority stake). Not to be mistaken for their micro-rotor movements, the H1837 has a full rotor along with a double barrel. With a balance frequency of 28,800 vph and 50-hour power reserve, the H1837 is decorated with the repeating H-pattern that has become standard for the brand.

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Hermes Heure H Gold-plated Steel

The ionic Hermes Heure H watch was designed by Philippe Mouquet in 1996. Its case shape is a befitting tribute to the legendary H signature of the house of Hermès. Now, Hermès updates this watch collection by adding three new models fitted with a new metal bracelet featuring a flowing and stylised aesthetic.

The new Hermes Heure H is presented in three elegant steel variations: one with 114 “feather-set” diamonds and featuring a natural white mother-of-pearl dial bearing Arabic numerals; a second also graced with mother-of-pearl and punctuated with 11 diamond hour-markers; and a third enhanced with a sunburst central square surrounded by black numerals. Vividly expressing the creativity and expertise of the Maison, the case and dial are crafted in the Hermès Horloger workshops.

Adorned with a metal bracelet, Hermes Heure H asserts a radical and contemporary style. A natural extension of the case, the links formed by small squares correspond to the geometry of the dial and its graphic numerals. This supple band features an invisible integrated folding clasp embracing the wrist with fluid elegance.

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Hermes Heure H 30 mm

Interpreted in steel or gem-set rose gold, the Hermès Heure H appears adorned with coloured stones and diamonds. Capturing time inside a letter, mischievously framing it: more than just a watch, Hermès Heure H is a symbol, a singular idea imagined by designer Philippe Mouquet in 1996.

For the first time, Hermès Heure H is treated to coloured stone dials. Obsidian, malachite and aventurine: three expressions in turn precious and bold, rimmed by light gem-setting touches on the dial and around the case rim. Through fascinating plays on light and depth, the intense shades of the stones reveal their full vibrancy. Understated yet assertive, the new Hermès Heure H appears in a contrasting trio. The first creation, a medium-sized model in steel set with 120 diamonds, features a dial in silvered obsidian: a semi-precious hard stone derived from volcanic rock, set with 64 diamonds. The second version is a rose gold small model set with 124 diamonds framing a dial in malachite: a fine, intensely green stone set with 56 diamonds.

Finally, the third iteration – a small steel model set with 124 diamonds – is matched with aventurine, a hard stone made from a mixture of different quartz stones and set with 56 diamonds. Finely crafted in the Hermès Horloger workshops, the cases, dials and interchangeable alligator or calf leather straps all express the creativity and expertise cultivated by the House. As the years go by, Heure H is still a powerful signature that remains as edgy, fresh and dynamic as ever.

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A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Timezone

A.Lange & Söhne has added a platinum Lange 1 Time Zone to its catalog, filling out the collection that was updated in 2020. Paired with a matching rhodium-colored dial, it’s a monochromatic addition to the globetrotter’s Lange 1, and one of the most sophisticated timezone watches around.  Introduced in 1994, the Lange 1 is one of the great watch designs of the modern era. Today it’s a true family of watches, complete with tourbillons, perpetual calendars, moonphases, and much more, including the Lange 1 Time Zone. Aesthetically, these all draw on the same design as the original Lange 1; technically, the movements have the classic German movement architecture, with three-quarter plates, hand-engraved balance cocks, and fine finishing throughout. Like the existing A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Timezone, the new 950 platinum version (ref. 137.025) uses caliber L141.1, which we first saw when Lange introduced the Time Zone in gold in 2020. This new caliber allowed for an updated 24-hour display, which is indicated by the rotating disks at the center of the main dials, which rotated once every 24 hours. When the hour hand is over a blue section, it’s PM for that time zone. A city ring sits on the outside of the dial, adjustable with a pusher at 8 o’clock – this is actually a complex mechanism with 67 components, as the pusher must advance the city ring, time zone hour hand, and the day/night disk.

The little pointer around 4 o’clock (pointing at New York in the photo above) performs the function of indicating the time zone reference city, but the 2020 update added a small window that shows whether or not that city is one in which Daylight Savings Time is observed – red if DST is observed (as in the photo above) and white if it’s not. No, it doesn’t tell you whether DST is in effect at that time – that’d be technically complex and essentially require a perpetual calendar mechanism, not to mention the fact that different time zones switch to daylight savings (or summer time) semi-randomly, and at different times in different parts of the world (don’t ask if this fact has ever caused us to mess up an embargo time), but it’s a cool and functional addition to the caliber L141.1.

The A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Timezone platinum case measures 41.9mm by 10.9mm (and 50mm lug-to-lug), and is matched with a rhodium-colored dial, paired with a black alligator strap. It’s a traditional pairing for Lange, reminiscent of collector favorites like the Lange 1 “Stealth.” Along with the local time zone and second-time zone indicators and power reserve indicator, there’s the DST indicator and the Lange 1’s signature big date.

“If someone were to design a watch that would fit “me” (me being Ben Clymer, journalist and editor of this here horologically-focused web-log), it might look very much like A. Lange & Söhne’s Lange One Time Zone White Gold Luminous,” one Ben Clymer wrote way back in 2012 when reviewing the contemporary version of the Lange 1 Time Zone. More than a decade later, it’s hard to say I feel any different. Since then, the Time Zone has been subtly refined and updated, and a platinum case with a silver dial is a very Lange take on the matter. You could’ve told me this already existed in the catalog and it probably would’ve fooled me.  Whenever I think about Lange, I usually think it’d be great to add one to my collection one day. It almost feels like a necessity for any enthusiast who claims to like serious, well-made things. Even today, A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Timezone makes just a few thousand watches a year and they don’t seem overly concerned with making much more (in fact, in many cases they seem to be making less for a variety of motivating factors, but that’s a different story). But, when I think about Lange, I usually think about chronographs first – the game-changing Datograph or the more wearable 1815. The Lange 1 Time Zone is an unpretentious reminder that A. Lange & Söhne does a lot more than chronographs, and just as well.

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Vacheron Constantin Overseas 1225V/000R-H014

The 1970s is associated with economic turmoil for the luxury Swiss watch industry, but there were some positives to come out of this era. It was the decade that disruptive designs from the steel sports watch category were conceived. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch, designed by Gerald Genta, paved the way for other high-end sports watches from the likes of big brand names like Patek Philippe with its Nautilus watch and, of course, IWC Schaffhausen with the release of the Ingenieur watch. These models sparked a complete paradigm – a clear break away from the traditional elegant dress watch or, indeed, the slim quartz-powered watch that was proving itself so popular during this time.

The rise of the elegant steel sports watch was a game-changer. It communicated a laid-back, eclectic and casually elegant look. Octagonal bezels and integrated bracelets were all the rage – the case and bracelet of which were considered a whole, as opposed to two individual components. The Vacheron Constantin Overseas 1225V/000R-H014 watch by Vacheron Constantin is yet another example of a sports watch that took the world by storm. Today, it is one of the most instantly recognisable models, featuring a two-handed dial design accompanied by several different complications depending on the watch and its production year. But what made the Overseas watch such a stand-out and highly collectable model? Let’s first take a look at the history of the Overseas watch and how it came to be.

Following the success of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Vacheron Constantin Overseas 1225V/000R-H014 – the oldest watch manufacturer to have remained in continuous production for over 260 years – developed the 222 model. It was a radical break away from anything the prestigious watch manufacturer had ever produced before. Designed by Jorg Hysek, it has a slim barrel-shaped case, a one-piece case construction, baton hour markers, a flat and highly reliable movement developed by Jaeger-LeCoultre, and a notched round bezel. It ceased production in the mid-1980s and has subsequently become a horological icon that is hugely desirable amongst elite watch collecting circles. Following this was the 333 model with different complications that included a GMT function and chronograph.

In 1996, Vacheron Constantin produced the Overseas watch. Built around a tonneau-shaped case with a fluted bezel, it featured an integrated bracelet, a 37mm diameter, a 150-meter water resistance, and was powered by a COSC-certified movement. Over the years, the Overseas watch has seen some modifications, namely the new patterned dials and removal of the crown guard during phase 2 of the Overseas production series between the years 2004 and 2016. Today, there are ultra-flat models, chronographs, perpetual calendars and skeletonised variations belonging to the collection. Some of the most noteworthy advantages of owning a Vacheron Constantin Overseas watch today include its in-house manufactured and Geneva Seal-approved movements and its impressive anti-magnetic technology of up to 25,000 A/m.

The starting price for a collectable chronograph from the Vacheron Constantin Overseas 1225V/000R-H014 watch collection can set you back around $28,000 on the pre-owned market – a price similar to new three-handed watches that are easily accessible today. The top-level models with perpetual calendars and tourbillons, however, carry a much higher price tag of between $94,000 and $120,000. There are much more affordable Overseas watches too, namely women’s quartz-powered models that were released around the turn of the millennium. Men’s pre-owned three-handed automatic watches, are a little more, costing around the $10,000 to $13,000 mark.

Perhaps the most classic-looking of Vacheron Constantin Overseas watches is the model 4500V/110A-B483. Its stainless steel case, executed in a mix of brushed and polished finishes, is particularly suited to those with active lifestyles. The black dial surrounded by a steel case and matching stainless steel integrated bracelet epitomises the classic steel sports watch aesthetic. The dial is equipped with a simple three-handed layout, with central tapering hour and minute hands that have been treated with Super-LumiNova, along with a baton index hour track and a legible date window at 3 o’clock. Here, it is easy to appreciate the structure of the watch’s bezel, bearing the Maltese cross in its design. The same logo can also be seen underneath the 12 o’clock location on the dial, whilst inside the watch’s 150-meter water-resistant case is the in-house developed Calibre 5100. This self-winding movement was introduced in 2016 as part of Vacheron Constantin Overseas 1225V/000R-H014 latest generation of automatic movements and features a 22-carat gold oscillating weight adorned with a rose.

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Hermes Cape Cod Watch replica

Hermès ventured into the world of horology back in 1920 and has become unstoppable in its commitment to produce luxury timepieces for a wide range of market. There is always an accompanying difficulty for brands to expand expertise, especially in horology. Yet despite the discrimination against luxury fashion brands, Hermès is one of the few who stood their ground and charged head on into growing their manufacture and making their own name in haute horlogerie.

The Hermes Cape Cod collection is one of the brand’s breakthrough timepieces, attesting to the richness of background in the brand’s watches, as well as the impressive style that Hermès can bring into the table. With many impressive models under this collection, one of the major stand outs is the sleek and classy GM Matte Black Leather Wrap Watch.

The simple and straightforward first ever Hermes Cape Cod was released in 1991, bearing a single strap and evoking the coastline of Massachusetts, hence, its name. Since then, continued improvement was done to the model and various iterations have been launched, including the recent release of the Cape Cod GM Matte Black Leather Wrap Watch, also called Cape Cod Shadow.

The Hermes Cape Cod GM Matte Black Leather Wrap Watch benefits from the years-long of design tweaking and technology improvement that all the previous Cape Cod Watches have undergone. It is indeed a modern version of the iconic Cape Cod—successfully keeping intact the essence of the original timepiece, but unleashing a cool and sleek appearance that can be worn by a man or a woman. There’s no question of precision when it comes to this watch, as it proudly carries a quartz movement made in Switzerland. On the other hand, the casual elegance it exudes stems not from the minimalist dial and case, but the luxurious-looking single or wrap around bracelet made from matte black Barenia calfskin strap. Such design amps up the versatility of the timepiece, able to blend fashionably with varying dress codes, even casual wear.

Hard-core horology fans, enthusiasts and collectors tend to snub the Hermes Cape Cod watches, not because of their design and performance, but merely because of its brand name. The Cape Cod GM Matte Black Leather Wrap Watch is easily judged as just an aesthetic timepiece or sartorial detail, despite its highly impressive movement.

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Hermès Cape Cod Watch Small Model 31mm

Hermès is a fashion brand that has made the rare crossover to an actually respected watchmaking brand, though this is not entirely new. You see, the first watches to bear the Hermès name appeared as early as the 1920s and one of their most iconic models, the Hermès Cape Cod, was born over 26 years ago in 1991. To mark the 25th anniversary of the Cape Cod watch, Hermès introduced new models to the collection earlier this year and here’s a closer look at them.
There are essentially two new models to the Hermes Cape Cod collection. Though both are known as the Hermes Cape Cod TGM Manufacture, one is powered by a self-winding mechanical movement while the other has a quartz movement. Of course, it won’t be Hermès if the two new models weren’t available in different colors. By the way, TGM stands for très grand modèle, which translates directly to “very large model.”

The new mechanical and automatic Hermes Cape Cod TGM watches have similar case sizes, but it is actually quite easy to differentiate them. The mechanical models have a dial that has a stamped pattern in the center that reminds me of Audemars Piguet’s “tapisserie” guilloche, and a date window at 6 o’clock. The quartz models, on the other hand, have their date windows at 3 o’clock and a dial with a radial brushed finish.We begin with the mechanical Hermès Cape Cod TGM watches. There are four variants and all have stainless steel cases, with the main difference being their dial colors. There’s blue, black, anthracite, and opaline silver. But more on the dial later, let’s talk about the case first.

The case has all the characteristics that made the Hermes Cape Cod an icon for Hermès. It has a square middle section that measures 33 x 33mm with extended lugs inspired by the brand’s own Chaîne d’Ancre links. Thanks to the lugs, the watch wears larger than what the 33mm measurement might suggest. But even so, the Cape Cod TGM remains to be a modestly sized watch as it is quite thin too. For men accustomed to wearing larger watches, wearing a Cape Cod will take some getting used to.The case is neatly polished throughout and reflects light from all angles. And if you look from the sides, you can see that the case is actually curved, which helps make it more comfortable to wear. And even though the crown is petite, it is easy to pull out thanks to a tiny notch at its back. All in all, it is a very elegant case and one that I like very much because of its distinctive design.As I mentioned earlier, four dial options are available – blue, black, anthracite, and opaline silver. All four dials have a date window at 6 o’clock and feature a stamped checkerboard middle section that is lined with a minute track, which makes it easy to tell the exact minute. In addition, the raised patterns offer a surface for light to play on and create interesting effects when viewed under a strong light.Long time readers of aBlogtoWatch might probably know that I’m not that fond of date windows on watches, but the execution here isn’t too disruptive and is something that I can live with. It helps that Hermes Cape Cod has thoughtfully matched the background of the date window to the color of the dial. Even so, imagine how much cleaner the dial would look if they omitted the date window.All four are nice, black is easily the dressiest and classiest of the lot, and opaline is quite nice as well. I think the blue and anthracite options are great for watch lovers who want something formal but with a little splash of fun. That said, the opaline silver model certainly has the poorest legibility of the lot since the silver appliques for the hours and the silver hour and minute hands do not contrast greatly against the opaline silver dial.
The dials themselves are of a very high quality. The rhodium-plated Arabic numeral appliques are well finished, while the prints on the dial itself are sharp with no perceptible bleeding, even under our macro lenses. The baton-shaped rhodium-coated hands are filled with luminescent material to provide some legibility to dimly-lit environments, and once again, the shape of them reminds me of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watches.It won’t be fair to talk about an Hermès watch without mentioning the strap. And as you would expect, the alligator straps that these watches come with are brilliant. They all come with matching color straps, so the black dial variant comes with a classy black alligator strap, the opaline silver dial model has a soft and supple Barenia leather strap, and the anthracite and blue models come with matching gray and dark blue alligator leather straps respectively. Also of note are the Bund-style straps which, while not my cup of tea, are very well done. The straps are finely crafted and feel really nice on the skin. I mean, honestly, what else were you expecting from one of the top names in the world when it comes to leather goods?Inside, the mechanical Cape Cod TGM watches are powered by the Hermès H1912. It is a self-winding movement that’s actually made by Vaucher, of which Hermès owns 25% of. The remaining 75% is owned by Parmigiani. It is a thin movement that measures about 4mm, which explains why these Cape Cod watches are so thin. It beats at 4Hz and has a power reserve of 50 hours, which is pretty standard fare. The movement is visible through a sapphire display case back and it is quite nicely decorated too with the distinctive Hermès “H” logo across the bridges and rotor.The quartz Cape Cod TGM watches share the same case as their mechanical counterparts. Stainless steel, 33 x 33mm, and the iconic Hermes Cape Cod design, it is all there. The difference lies in the dial. For the quartz models, in place of the stamped checkboard pattern in the middle, they have dials with a sunburst radial finish. Also, the date window has been moved from 6 to 3 o’clock. I very much prefer the former.There are three new quartz models. The first is the Cape Cod TGM Bicolore. These have an opaline silver dial and are distinguished by their bi-color calfskin leather straps. Unlike the mechanical Cape Cod watch with the opaline silver dial, the Arabic numerals here are rhodium transferred. As a result, they appear gray and thus have more contrast against the dial, making these quartz models more legible. There are two straps options: Malta Blue with Hermès Red or Malta Blue with Étoupe. Both are equally nice and it’s just a matter of which strap you prefer.Next, we have the Hermes Cape Cod TGM Cadran laque, which basically means lacquered dial. Two options are available here, one with a blood red dial and another in brown. Both have a metallic radial finish. But what is most unique about them is that they both come with Hermès’ iconic Double Tour strap.Finally, we have the Cape Cod TGM Bracelet de Force watches. These have opaline silver dials and are mounted on what are commonly known as bund straps – essentially straps that have an added band below. There are a couple of strap options here; black or green alligator, black, or natural Barenia leather. If you ask me, the natural Barenia leather strap looks the most harmonious.

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hermès cape cod long double tour strap watch

It was during the Martin Margiela years at hermès cape cod long double tour strap watch that the now-famous, and much desired, “double tour” strap came to be. Recognisable for being extra long so it can wrap around the wrist, it was an unexpected hit, which has since been used by Apple in its team-up with the historic maison.

Margiela, who was at Hermès from 1997 to 2003, introduced the design in 1998: the idea was simple, to make the strap longer than usual. Which actually made it very fashionable, contesting traditional styles in the watch market which seemed out-dated by comparison.  The strap originally featured on the Cape Cod design, a unisex and sporty style that has a square face. It looked as though it was a cool styling trick. So no wonder, when Hermès and Apple collaborated on their fashion-tech venture, an Hermès Apple watch, the double tour made an appearance again.

In terms of straps and watch bands, the hermès cape cod long double tour strap watch collection offers many types of straps using several different materials such as calfskin leather to alligator leather and even a few models with stainless steel mesh bracelets.

Time and time again Hermes demonstrated their ability to design and produce some inventive and very stylish watches and possibly with the best leather straps you can get. A replacement “Double Tour” Hermes watch strap, like the one depicted on this watch, would cost about $200.

As with many of Hermes’ leather products, the hermès cape cod long double tour strap watch that are fitted with their leather straps often have tasteful vibrant colors such as royal blue, magenta, teal, violet, orange, yellow and a soft pale pink, while many other watches have more conservative hues on their straps such as black and brown and even a dark blue.

In summary, this is a very special collection of watches with something for just about anyone. Click below to browse the entire collection.

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Hermès Cape Cod Watch Larger Model 37mm

Today we’ll discuss a collection of watches called Hermes Cape Cod. In this review, you’ll discover why the Hermes Cape Cod watch found its way into the hearts of so many.
Hermes is known around the world for their luxury leather products such as handbags, purses, wallets, and belts, their fragrances, and their luxury silk scarves. Because of this, most people don’t associate the brand with their luxury watch collections, but they should. Today we’ll be reviewing one of their larger and more popular collections; the Hemes Cape Cod.

One of the features of the Hermes Cape Cod watch which is most certainly worth mentioning is the case shape. Aside from the rounded rectangle-shaped case, that is. While this is the single most distinguishable feature in the design, there is a more practical shape to the case when glancing at the profile of the watch. The case back has a curvature that conforms to your wrist allowing for very comfortable wear.

Another noticeable signature feature of the Cape Cod watches from Hermes is the font used on the dials. It’s not your typical font and the rounded edge Arabic numeral style is a perfect match to the rounded rectangular case shape.
The watch depicted just above in this article is the Hermes Cape Cod TG, a medium sized ladies’ quartz model at a 29mm x 29mm case size. It uses a Double Tour strap which wraps around the wrist twice and is crafted to perfection, the kind of quality you can expect from a brand like Hermes.

While most of the watches in the Hermes Cape Cod watch collection are sized for a ladies’ wrist there are several men’s watches in this collection as well. A good example is the Cape Cod Automatic Large TGM which uses the Hermes manufacture H1912 automatic movement. This is the only size that has an Automatic movement. All other sizes are powered by a quartz movement.

A distinguishable feature of the mechanical Hermes Cape Code watches is the guilloche textured dials. This is a raised waffle pattern stamped in the center of the dial which looks like a miniaturized version of the tapisserie dials found on the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore watches. These double wraparound watch straps became a growing trend with Hermes, and they can be found in several collections such as the Hermes Kelly watch collection, the H Hour collection the Cape Cod Tonneau watch series and of course, the Cape Cod watch collection that we’re reviewing here.

Hermès has already proven that they are capable of producing in-house movements. Some great examples would be the Hermès caliber H1912 which can be found in the Hermes Carré H series and the Hermes H1925 caliber found in the Hermes Arceau Squelette Automatic TGM series.
The dials in the Hermes Cape Cod Collection vary depending on the subseries. While the automatic model depicted above features a square-shaped textured guilloche dial located in the center with the printed second’s track displayed in an inner chapter ring, this is rare as most watches in this collection have a smooth and clean dial color. Some of the higher end ladies’ models have a lovely mother of pearl dial and many models feature diamond hour markers and diamond paved cases.
In terms of straps and watch bands, the Hermes Cape Cod watch collection offers many types of straps using several different materials such as calfskin leather to alligator leather and even a few models with stainless steel mesh bracelets.

Time and time again Hermes demonstrated their ability to design and produce some inventive and very stylish watches and possibly with the best leather straps you can get. A replacement “Double Tour” Hermes watch strap, like the one depicted on this watch, would cost about $450.

As with many of Hermes’ leather products, the watches that are fitted with their leather straps often have tasteful vibrant colors such as royal blue, magenta, teal, violet, orange, yellow and a soft pale pink, while many other watches have more conservative hues on their straps such as black and brown and even a dark blue.

In summary, this is a very special collection of watches with something for just about anyone. Click below to browse the entire collection.