Hermès created an unusual watch -the Le Temps Suspendu. Le Temps Suspendu was not created by Hermès specifically for female clients and while its whimsical approach isn’t necessarily going to appeal to every broad-shouldered ex-linebacker out there, it’s definitely a watch someone with a certain level of taste might choose to wear.
The L’Heure Masquée’s name means “masked hour” and the hour hand under normal circumstances is hidden behind the minute hand, and not visible unless you push a button set into the crown. When you do, the hour hand immediately jumps into position on the dial, and you can read the correct hour and minute – and the window covering the GMT indication slides aside, showing the time in a second time zone as well. The GMT time can be set in one hour jumps with a pusher located at 10:00.

The movement is apt to draw some criticism for its finish – or rather, for the absence of the sort of classically Genevan flourishes we ordinarily associate with upper tier watchmaking. Rather than treating the eye to an elaborate arrangement of Geneva stripes and meticulously burnished anglage, Hermès has opted for a more restrained look, with the rotor, mainplate and balance cock decorated with a stylized H for Hermès. This is a specific watch for someone ,but at the same time whether or not you think you’d like to wear it yourself, it can be appreciated for its originality.

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