The Slim D’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente, designed by the horological genius Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, features a minimalist mechanical alarm that strikes a single, crisp note. Designed to tell the wearer something’s about to happen, it can be set at any time up to 12 hours before the event and, one hour before, a countdown indicator in the bottom left quadrant of the watch begins to run in advance of the alerting “ting”. £28,000. hermes.com
The Slim D’Hermès L’
The Slim D’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente, designed by the horological genius Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, features a minimalist mechanical alarm that strikes a single, crisp note. Designed to tell the wearer something’s about to happen, it can be set at any time up to 12 hours before the event and, one hour before, a countdown indicator in the bottom left quadrant of the watch begins to run in advance of the alerting “ting”. £28,000. hermes.com