“One of the greatest investments”
The material and its nature
The brand Hermès buys the highest quality leather from around the world. In some cases, exotic leather such as Strauss or Crocodile is used. The latter sometimes must dry for years until it can be processed or is processed for the first time. Through the high-quality leather, each Hermès bag has a stately weight and a wonderful leather scent. The inner life of an Birkin, Kelly, Evelyne, Constance is always made of leather. Only in a few Hermès models is the inner life of fabric. At Kelly, Birkin, Constance, Solidarity, Evelyne, Kelly Herbag, etc. is always made of leather, never made of textile tissue. But there are also bags (e.g., Victoria) whose lining consists of fabric.
Seams
Also at Hermès it is important that the seams were absolutely symmetrical and sewn in very high quality. The stitch length / thread height is always the same. Counterfeits have at Hermès, as in all other brands, unsightly and poorly processed seams. Even with Hermès bags, a single color is used for all seams of the bag. The thread itself is always sewn in a slight angle and never runs 'cord straight'!
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Shapes and different sizes
An Birkin or Kelly bag retains its stiff shape even when the bag is parked. Other models, such. B. a 'Evelyne Bag', do not stand at all, but fall together.
The crowd of Birkin Bag:
25 (25cm x 20cm x 13cm)
30s (30cm x 22cm x 16cm)
35er (35cm x 25cm x 18cm)
40s (40 cm x 30 cm x 21 cm)
The mass of the Kelly Bag:
15 (15cm x 11cm x 5cm)
20s (20cm x 16cm x 10cm)
25 (25 cm x 19 cm x 9 cm)
28 (28 cm x 22 cm x 10 cm)
32er (32 cm x 23 cm x 10.5 cm)
35er (35cm x 24cm x 12cm)
40s (40cm x 28cm x 16cm)
50s (50cm x 34cm x 25cm)
Hot stamping
On a Hermès Birkin / Kelly Bag is always the brand logo (Hermès Paris Made in France ") on the front and a stamp on the back of the flap. The stamps are always pressed and give information about when the bag was made and which material was made and which material was used. The Hermès logo of an original handbag is always located directly below the seam. The hot stamping on the back of the flap is given to many indications of the originality. It consists of a letter from A to Z and a circle, a square or nobody Further form. In addition, you will find an identification number and if available - an indication of exotic leather (eg "-" for lizard).
Letter without form = Pocket made between 1945 (A) and 1970 (Z)
Letter in the circle = Pocket made between 1971 (A) and 1996 (Z)
Letter in the square = Production between 1997 (A) and the current year - 2014 ®️
From 2015 = Letter without form
2015 = T
2016 = X
2017 = A
2018 = C
2019 = D
2020 = Y
Hermès bags are still like the Holy Grail or the Rolls Royce under the pocket sky. They are extremely high-quality processed and very rare specimens regularly bring on auctions around the 250,000 CHF.
The most famous models of Hermès are the Birkin or Kelly Bag.
First of all: This only applies to Birkin and Kelly Bags and our answer is "yes", we know from Secondhandbags AG customers who wait for their dream bag or color and leather. But we also have customers who can get a new Hermès bag in the store within a week.
No, Kelly or Birkin bags are available in almost all colors and leather species.
Yes, an Evelyne Bag is offered in the sizes TMP (16 cm), PM (29 cm), GM (33 cm) and TGM (40 cm).
No, today the H is "lasered" or "punched"