H would still continue to spa bags that were bought as sale items, unless their policy changed. It's the shooting star stamp that can't be sent to the spa, I think.
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Beautiful!!! Would love some more pictures! Does it hold much more than a laptop?Unboxing my new Serviette 57 in bleu indigo epsom leather. I love the simple, retro design (very mid-century IMO)
I will try to get more pictures. I don't carry a laptop in it, only an iPad and there is enough room in it for my iPad, iPhone, wallet, keys, a notebook and a pen. My old 13" MacBook Pro laptop (circa 2012) fills the Serviette almost completely. The newer MacBook Pro (2017) is much thinner and leaves enough room for extras. But if one needs more room, the Serviette 57 also comes in "Plus" size (1.6" thick instead of 1").
Tomorrow’s bag, wallet, and belt.
Bag: Hermès Etriviere II Meeting 38 in Noir Fjord and Hunter Calfskin
Wallet: Hermès MC2 Copernic in Matte Black Alligator
Belt: Hermès Etriviere in Etain Clemence
Bag: Hermès Etriviere II Meeting 38 in Noir Fjord and Hunter Calfskin
Wallet: Hermès MC2 Copernic in Matte Black Alligator
Belt: Hermès Etriviere in Etain Clemence
As I understand it:
S on its own would be a leather item from an open Sale in Paris or NY?
S followed by a number would be a leather item sold to an employee - resale not really approved of
Spa available to both
re post 9354
I'm really surprised and disappointed that the CollectorsSquare description skates over and
does not address the S stamp. Badly done; badly done indeed.
It looks perfectly legible to me in the picture.
Shooting Star denotes an item made by an artisan for personal use, therefore likely to be of the highest quality.
Similarly selling-on not approved of.
However because it should be owned by the artisan who made it, the artisan would be able to maintain or repair the bag him or herself, therefore the Hermes Spa services would not be needed.
BUT as in all thing Hermes there are no rules set in stone.
Somewhere on here there are posts indicating that Shooting Star bags can get accepted for spa, but that is not the expected norm.
semper caveat emptor
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They did answer my question within 24 hour which is not bad, confirming it means it was bought on the sales. I don't think they can say much else, especially about hermes policy. I would usually not consider bags with initials and this stamp is pretty big, but it doesn't show up then the bag is closed I guess.
I don't mind initials that much. There used to be a bag at CS that I really liked and had a big SR in front. I thought I'd just get it and pretend it's from Salman Rushdie
I've seen it in person and I was waiting for the price to go down because at its condition, I thought it should be lower than €1500. Until it got sold. Oh well. Whatever
That's fair enough. My point was that a company like CS with pretentious to being reputable and trustworthy should have commented upon it in the description, rather than leaving it to an eagle-eyed purchaser to spot and question as you might do if it were, say, an eBay purchase.
It does show that you should never take anything for granted.
Nonetheless this seems to be a desirable piece.
This guy and his Bolides
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Handy if you need to hide a dead body. Way too big for practical use
I use the 45 bolide every time I'm traveling. It's the perfect weekend bag. longer vacays I just bring a roller.
Now if you're talking about everyday use....not really practical, sames goes for the HAC in 40,45, and 50.
Here's a Calvi in dark blue alligator: https://www.hermes.com/us/en/product/calvi-card-holder-H063747CK7L/
Personally I’ve been hunting for a Hermes Bearn Compact in matte dark any color but there’s none in NA so far. They are so insanely rare in alligator.
Here’s one I already own and my Copernic for size reference:
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Thanks so much!!! I want it but it is a very hefty price for a Calvi!
Beautiful piece! but agree that price is ridiculous.
It is a far too basic, fairly simple design, to justify such a high price imho.
You can get a custom SO exotic card holder from BV for that price.