A new watch for men, this one hits all the right notes as it straddles the divide between formality and casual chic.
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New for 2021, the cushion-shaped Hermès H08 watch has nevertheless already garnered tonnes of attention. It feels quite like a brand new frontier for Hermès Horloger but it is not quite introduced as a fresh collection. There is only one Hermès H08 watch, in terms of functions and size (39 mm x 39 mm), but there are 10 versions, if you include all the options. We found this watch so intriguing that we will dedicate the bulk of this story to it, with a minor digression into fine watchmaking. You can actually discover it for yourself right now as it is already in stores. 
The brand had been teasing Hermès H08 for a little while, telling us in advance that it was not about whimsical complications, like the Heure de la Lune is, for example. That is certainly true, with the movement powering the Hermès H08 being the familiar automatic H1837; it offers time and date indications with a slightly idiosyncratic truncated second hand. However, we submit that the lack of complications does not mean the watch is not of interest to timepiece aficionados. On the contrary, we think all the little details in this new design will earn the Hermès H08 a place in most collectors? mental watchmaking cabinet (or whatever space we use to mentally file away notable pieces for future reference).  ...