Credits: Article and images by Sumit Nag @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/hermes-arceau-le-temps-voyageur/
What is fascinating here is the literal and poetic sense of “traveling time” conveyed by the Arceau Le temps voyageur’s unique complication. Developed in partnership with Jean-François Mojon, the exclusive 122-component module is not just a technical feat, it is as well beautifully executed. Take, for instance, how the dial with the fictitious map has no screws or visible pinions and remains completely stationary as the subdial glides over it. Or that little red arrow that’s meant to point out the city for local timezone — it too has to move and change its orientation around the subdial as it glides across the city-ring. The watch is effectively a dual timezone watch rather than a classic World Time watch.
Explains Delhotal, “It is important to understand again that, when we take on a complication — a traditional complication — we always try to bring something different to it. Otherwise, we have no reason to pursue it. If we were to present the complication the same way as do the rest of the industry, that would not make sense to us. It is really key, for us, to bring a new idea to this multi-timezone concept. But we also kept ourselves constrained to create something that will be very easy and intuitive to use.
“We have a certain expertise established with the idea of the floating satellite, it is really an Hermès signature now. We used this approach, technically speaking, with the Arceau L’Heure De La Lune. It still took us three years to develop the traveling time module with Mr Mojon, but at least we have this experience, and it has become a real signature for us.
“What I personally love about the Arceau Le temps voyageur is that floating dial which gives a mystical feeling to the timepiece. I love this idea when you can’t really see what lies beneath and what makes it all work. It’s also about triggering our curiosity, you know? You’re thinking, ‘How is it showing the time? How is it floating over the imaginary planet?’ This is something I really love because it is really this wonderment that brings brings La Montre Hermès’ storytelling intentions to life.”
Credits: Article and images by Sumit Nag @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/hermes-arceau-le-temps-voyageur/