Hermès Arceau Grands Fonds

Taking to its surroundings like a fish to water, the glass micromosaic dial lights up the Arceau watch with its vivid colours. Its pattern drawn from «Grands Fonds» scarf is composed of a myriad hand-crafted coloured tesserae.

Designed in 1978 by Henri d’Origny, the Arceau watch lends its understated yet distinctive lines to the expertise and creativity of artistic crafts Its round case with stirrup- shaped lugs frames a glass micromosaic dial. Standing out against the turquoise blue background is a brightly coloured exotic fish representing the theme of the «Grands Fonds» scarf designed in 1992 by French artist Annie Faivre. Her rigorous technique and abundant imagination are mirrored in this coloured glass microcosm crafted by Hermès Horloger artisans.