To tell if a Hermès watch is real, first look at the brand marking on the back. On replicas, the logo may be missing elements, show little detail or be shallow compared to an authentic stamp, which will match the classic horse-drawn carriage Caleche logo exactly, be richly detailed and have a deep relief.

Outside of Birkin bag showboating, anything that Hermès does is usually a symbol of good taste and of great design. The success of their watch category, as a branch of the House, rests on the fact that their offerings are not dictated in line with the rest of the watch market (bar the H08).

Hermès has been producing watches since 1912 when Emile Hermès made a watch for his daughter Jaqueline by attaching some leather straps to a pocket watch.

The H 1837 movement, at the heart of the watch strategy of Hermès.