Hermès continues to release beautifully decorated, artisanal dials within its Arceau collection. This newest example, the 38mm white gold Arceau Belles du Mexique watch, celebrates the Mexican Hat Dance with what the watchmaker calls ‘an ode to joy and movement” on the dial.
Dancers are depicted on a dial that echoes an Hermès silk scarf from 2017.
Set within a round, 38 mm-diameter white gold case, hand-painted dancers’ are arranged around the hours and minutes indications. Seven of the dancers spin freely in step with the wearer’s wrist movements. 
The circle dance scene is performed around a ring of twenty-three diamonds set around the central hours and minutes hands.
Hermès artisans enhance the imagery starting with multi-layered mini-dials created by successive individual layers of paint. The artisans then apply all fourteen dancers to the base of a painted dial, which is framed with eighty-two diamonds.
Hermès powers each watch with a beautifully decorated Manufacture Hermès automatic H1912 movement.
The Hermès Arceau Belles du Mexique is a limited edition of twelve watches in two color options (orange and pink). Price upon request.
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