What is your latest Hermes purchase?

[papertiger]

No questions.

Please use appropriate threads

 

[sf_newyorker]

I got carried away at lunch.

That’s a rather large box...

 

[Israeli_Flava]

I got carried away at lunch.

I smell troooouble....

 

[Israeli_Flava]

Welp, it didn’t take long until my second purchase occurred as an Hermes Newbie.

Gold Oran Sandals paired with my new Heure watch in gold with gold double tour strap! I was so excited, I wore it out of the store!

Love your watch! That double tour band is so gorgeous!

 

[Gal4Dior]

Love your watch! That double tour band is so gorgeous!

Thank you!!

 

[nymeria]

I got carried away at lunch.

and.....?

 

[WhyMrBabcock!]

Please share !

 

[Hermes Nuttynut]

I got carried away at lunch.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/reveal-etiquette.946809/

 

[336]

It actually was not that exciting - Mountain Zebra and some mugs! Will take pics when DH goes to sleep

 

[336]

Mountain zebra!

 

[Anthropolo]

Congratulations on your find! What a huge difference before and after. Beautiful bag. How long did it take you to recondition your bag?

I only let it sit for about 3 hours. Generally it is not recommended for exotic skin to let it sit covered in lotion for that long as the leather has to breathe. But It's fine. I from time to time rub some more onto it with a cotton towel in very thin layers.

 

[Anthropolo]

I found this treasure on a private online auction. There weren't many bidders and I eventually got it for "only" 1150usd. Can you believe it? A Crocodile Kelly 28 from before 1945 (as there is no date code)

This was the sellers main picture:
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It arrived a day later at my doorstep, and the first surprise was that the bag was still in its original dustbag. And the seller just packed it in a used Birkin 35 Box, which i was looking for anyway to store the Birkin I recently bought in. And people pay hundreds of dollars for just for a box like that online!

So I started off by conditioning the bag with some leather wax conditioner, and let it sit for a few hours:
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It had uniformly smoothened the leather a bit. I proceeded to polish the hardware. I'm including a before and after image of the hardware so you can see what difference it made:
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Also some scales were basically falling off the sides, so I gently glued them back into place with a special leather glue (That can be removed with induced heat if needed at a later point). I did the same for seperated leather pieces, that probably had deteriorated glue residue inside and were once sewn together. But since some threading was lose, there were gaps and that was an easy fix to just glue them back closed. It can be sewn back together at a later point anyway if desired. But for now this is a totally sufficient solution. I tried to be as gentle as possible and not to leave and visible marks of touch-up all around.
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The final results speak for themselves. I think it still has the same "untouched" vintage feel to it but arranging it properly. Instead of leaving it to slouch like the previous owner did, I fulfilled the purpose of what a sellier Kelly is supposed to look like, and am now forcing it back into the original shape. If it was a retourne I would not have minded whatsoever, but this just looked wrong on a sellier. So these are the final shots of the almost 100 year old piece:
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I hope you enjoyed this quick post of my very special find.

Update on my project. The double pocket on the inside was loose as the thread broke and opened up about two inches down. I tried to find a thread as close of a color I could find. (I know it is not exactly the same, but since they used a beige thread that has darkened and yellowed throughout the years I chose a brown-yellowish thread so it gives the illusion of matching.




On the outside there was a corner on the upper side that had opened up, but it only took 4 stitches to close that one back up. I used a darker brown thread to match the appearance from a far.



Hope you enjoy the quick update!

 

[eckw]

Got a call from my SA saying the gold Oran sandals I wanted had arrived in my size...



Ended up leaving with a gold diamond Kelly ring (my first-ever H ring!)



Thanks for letting me share!

 

[Hermes Nuttynut]

Update on my project. The double pocket on the inside was loose as the thread broke and opened up about two inches down. I tried to find a thread as close of a color I could find. (I know it is not exactly the same, but since they used a beige thread that has darkened and yellowed throughout the years I chose a brown-yellowish thread so it gives the illusion of matching.

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On the outside there was a corner on the upper side that had opened up, but it only took 4 stitches to close that one back up. I used a darker brown thread to match the appearance from a far.



Hope you enjoy the quick update!

Absolutely fabulous! You’re so lucky to have found this gorgeous Kelly!

 

[Onthego]

went on a bit of a shopping spree in August..... and now i am on ban island until my Bday in Nov

1. O Kelly Bracelet in Gold
2. Constance Mini in Etain swift with RGHW
3. Roulis in Anemone / Evercolor w Permabrass (THIS IS MY FAVE PURCHASE!)
4. Micro Tshirt
5. Twillaine Cardigan - Brides de gala
6. Dragon Tshirt (for hubby)
7. Velvet Sneakers
8. Bearn Long Wallet in Rose Extreme /Epsom with GHW

I THINK that's it, but not sure.. will post pix soon~ thanks for letting me share

Which is the micro t shirt? And I too would love to see the roulis in anemone.

 

[Txoceangirl]

Found a hidden gem....Beton matte gator PHW Constance wallet. It’s new to me and the price was fab! Going to bring it to my store to see if she needs a spa day. My first exotic outside of CDCs. So happy and I plan to use her as a clutch. Special thanks to @csetcos for joining me in bringing this girl home.