Is the Hermes "Birkin" worth the money and the wait? Is it obtainable?
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well, actually you are usually charged a small fee for the spa treatment that they recommend you do annually, and more major repairs are all available...there are only a few things I've heard of that couldn't be fixed, like rain water drop marks on Natural Chamonix, that sort of thing...
I have a friend that just sent her Bearn to be re-stitched - can come back looking like new!
As far as a warrenty, the bags are almost guaranteed to have no issues when you purchase, as these things are thoroughly checked before the bag even leaves Paris - you would never find a bag at a H boutique with a fault.
well, actually you are usually charged a small fee for the spa treatment that they recommend you do annually, and more major repairs are all available...there are only a few things I've heard of that couldn't be fixed, like rain water drop marks on Natural Chamonix, that sort of thing...
I have a friend that just sent her Bearn to be re-stitched - can come back looking like new!
As far as a warrenty, the bags are almost guaranteed to have no issues when you purchase, as these things are thoroughly checked before the bag even leaves Paris - you would never find a bag at a H boutique with a fault.
Is the re-stitching free?nah, I think there is a small fee involved....but they do last such a long time! Many members here own bags that are 50+ years old!
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I own a togo Birkin but it's just a few years old. However, yesterday I received an Hermes Pan pochette in black box leather which I purchased from Luxury-Zurich. It's a g circle which I believe means it's from 1977. That's nearly 30 years old. Yet it is as beautiful and functional and classic and stylish as when it was made. How many 30 year old bags- other than H- can you say that about? The exterior looks amazing and the interior is as soft as silk. I can tell from the hardware that it was used by the prior owner and not just stored away. It doesn't need it at the moment, but during the next 30 years of use I can bring it to H to have the leather reconditioned. Imagine buying any other bag and asking to have it serviced (by a craftsperson who knows and understands its needs) 40 or 50 years after it was first purchased. Yes H bags are over the top expensive but these are bags for a lifetime.
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the bag is a headturner, people would come up to you and praise your bag,it's amazing! my friend ordered for a 35cm gold and 35cm bluejean in switzerland hermes, and paid a downpayment of 2k usd for 2 birkins. after 1.5 yrs, she got a call that the bag is ready for pickup. since we live in asia, she had the bag sent out to hk so she could pick it up there. if she had it shipped from switzerland to manila, she'll have to pay the taxes, customs, and shipping which will total to 2k usd. she figured, it's less costly to personally pick up the bag in hk.
A word of caution, you will never stop at 1 :s
And also, after you owned an Hermes, you will never look at other brands again
A word of caution, you will never stop at 1 :s
And also, after you owned an Hermes, you will never look at other brands again
that's so true! you feel fashionably superior over others when you're wearing it. before i said i only wanted to get 1, and i got 2 instead. and realized i'm about to get my third haha, its crazy. in fact, im thinking of selling my prada bags since they're already accumulating dust in my closet
I purchased my first from Hermes 2-3 months ago...I am currently doing "research" for my second in terms of color, leather, etc. I plan to "order" my second before the holidays... My tentative plan (that shared with DH) is one per year... LOL...I could have a "full set" (each letter of the alphabet) by retirement...but...1/2 dozen seems quite reasonable... :shame:
not as such but i have 3 vintage Hermes bags - a Trim from 1977, a rouge box kelly from 1962 and a vintage Sandrine from the 1960's. Hermes will send them back to Paris and repolish etc for about £90. they can also replace lost locks. keys etc. that's not bad considering they are 40 years old - when i tried to get one of my vintage LV Chantilly bags repaired because all the leather had cracked they told me it was not economic to do it and would have been cheaper to buy a whole new bag. seemed such a shame as the monogram canvas and lining was fine.