Hermès hardware
Hermès hardware

In the world of luxury fashion, Hermès is a name that stands for the highest craftsmanship, absolute elegance and timeless beauty. In addition to unique, leather variants (More about this in this Secondhandbags Blog article) also a selection of exclusive metals for the hardware of your handbags. In this Secondhandbags Blog articles we take a look at the fascinating world of hardware from Hermès handbags and explore the metallic decorations, which give these bags their unmistakable shine and charm. 

1. Gold (GHW & BGHW):

Gold - the symbol of luxury: The metal of queens and pharaohs has always conveyed a particularly timelessly elegant beauty with its durability and its very timelessly. Hermès offers golden hardware on his handbags in two versions, one shiny (ghw) as well as one Mats, brushed (BGHW). The 18 carat gilded hardware, which is used in Hermès, adorns closures, buckles and Tag And ensures a glamorous accent that attracts attention. 18 karat corresponds to just 75% gold content in the metal, 24 carat corresponds to 100%.

Hermès Boxcalf leather
Hermès Boxcalf Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags
Hermès Boxcalf leather
Hermès Boxcalf Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags

2. Palladium (PHW & BPHW):

Palladium - timeless elegance: Hermès Palladium Hardware likes with one bright silver silver Picture. Palladium is a chemical element that, like ruthenium, belongs to the group of platinum metals. The metal is very rare and is one of the most exquisite metals that are used as a decorative element in the world of fashion. Hardware also provided with a palladium alloy is also available in one shiny (phw) and one Mats, brushed variant (bphw). Hardware coated with palladium has another thin silver under the top layer.

Hermès Swift leather
Hermès Swift Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags
Hermès Swift leather
Hermès Swift Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags

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3. Ruthenium (RHW):

Ruthenium - modernity and grace: The metal ruthenium also belongs to the group of platinum metals and occasionally occurs in small quantities alongside platinum when it comes to extraction. Hermès bags with hardware from the unusual Ruthenium (RHW) fall with a somewhat darker, silver aesthetics as a palladium on and probably seem a bit cooler on most people.

Hermès Evercolor leather
Hermès Evercolor Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags
Hermès Evercolor leather
Hermès Evercolor Leder/ Photo by Secondhandbags

4. Permassing (PBHW):

Permabass - Best of Both Worlds: Hermès Permabass Hardware (PBHW) Looks like a mixture of the first two metals and with a light golden, somewhat gentler picture than the classic, golden and silver hardware. It sits visually on the threshold between gold and palladium, with a pillar in the silver glass of the palladium. The color can be carried well to color or mixed with silver and golden jewelry, since the Color between gold and silver lies.

5. Rosegold (RGHW):

Rosegold - Modern & Elegant: In recent years, Hermès also have been pockets with a copper, Roségolden hardware version (RGHW) Made, primarily copies of the Constance series. Roségolden hardware looks modern, with a color near the copper and fits everything between pink and pink first class. If a wedding ring or favorite jewelry also has this color, you can choose the choice of Bag So without problems can be thought in this direction.

6. Black (PVD):

PVD, black like the night: The black shiny Hermès PVD hardware In combination with black leather, it looks unique and is not only in demand because of the high demand and small quantities, but is sought. The first use of this variant for Hermès goes to Jean Paul Gaultier and his first "So Black ”line in 2010 Back, Gaultier worried about Hermès creative happiness from 2003 to 2010. Jean Paul Gaultier's "So Black" line stands PVD By the way for "Physical Vapor Deposition " - A special coating technique that is used when finishing the metal parts in the collection. Both Hermès Kellys and Hermès Birkins and Bags from Hermès Constance series are published every year as part of the “So Black” line.

In 2010, the Hermès may also be considered inspiration for Gaultier “Millennium Moonlight Kelly” from 2000, which owned a similarly dark ruthenium hardware variant, was unique at the time of the appearance and was celebrated and in demand in the wind of the turn of the millennium.

7. Other variants:

Other variants and editions: Hardware is called lacquer, which is usually coordinated in color Inlay from Enamel owns. The crowning glory should certainly Pastrases from diamonds be that adorn some special designs. Something extraordinary is also the so -called Guilloché Hardware. If you speak of this, silver palladium hardware receives the engraving of a diamond pattern.

Hermès Veau Tadelakt leather
Hermès Veau Tadelakt Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags
Hermès Veau Tadelakt leather
Hermès Veau Tadelakt Leder / Photo by Secondhandbags

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