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" Too kick off the Style Blog&amp;#039;s coverage of the once a year Basel Watch Fair, we picked out this ingenious bit of precision engineering created expressly to, um, not tell you the time. L&amp;#039;Heure masqu\u00E9e, (literally &amp;quot;Time Hidden&amp;quot; ) is a nifty adaptation to the Calibre H1925 movement made entirely in-house (down to the last tiny screw) created by the whizzes at La Montre Herm\u00E8s, and conceals the hour hand continuously behind the minute hand. A monopusher in the crown when activated, fleetingly sends the hour hand to its correct spot on the dial before disappearing again behind the minute hand. This is somewhat ironic\u2014the concealment of time\u2014in a precision machine conceived to monitor and display time. It is feat of engineering that it both a testament to the expertise in-house at Herm\u00E8s&amp;#039; watchmaking division and the veteran luxury house&amp;#039;s sense of playfulness and reputation for thinking outside the box.  Only 1,500 of the model are being made (1,000 of the steel and 500 of the rose gold) and you can find out where you can pick one up here.  For more updates from the Basel Watch Fair, follow Esquire&amp;#039;s Fashion Director Nick Sullivan on Instagram "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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