Hermès Kelly 2 Ref. KT1.210 — Stainless Steel — Quartz — Brown Double Tour strap — White dial, silver 6 & 12 numerals — Pre-owned 2008 with Mostra travel pouch
“Between her office and the school gate, a clear line: practical elegance, like a nod to Grace Kelly.”
Morning starts early one eye on schoolbags, the other on the day’s schedule. She’s a notary, a banker, or a real-estate professional, and a devoted mother; her days unfold between appointments, signings, viewings, and school pick-ups. On her wrist, the Kelly 2, with the purity of its metal attachments, recalls the refined hardware of Hermès’ iconic bag made famous by Grace Kelly. It’s an alliance of utility and grace, a discreet homage to the princess with regal poise who became a symbol of timeless style. In the elevator the watch stays understated—clean white dial, crisp silver numerals; on the landing of a sun-drenched apartment, the Double Tour deepens in tone while the steel catches the light. At 4:30 p.m., the children run to her; the watch follows the tender cadence of a reassuring gesture. Later, during a decisive sales agreement, it measures the moment with that quiet chic that needs no words. Its silhouette is not a padlock; it evokes the Kelly’s refined attachments—a vocabulary of metal and leather that lets form and function speak to each other, just like her day.
Conceived in the tradition of Hermès objects that translate the world of leather and saddlery to the wrist, the Kelly watch draws inspiration from the metal fittings of the iconic bag, immortalized by Grace Kelly in the 1950s. The Kelly 2 offers a more contemporary, practical reading: a pared-back design, attachments that echo the bag’s language, and an architecture made for everyday wear. Through its variations in metals, dials and straps, the line has refined this dialogue between jewelry, leather-craft and watchmaking in the service of wearable elegance. The polished steel case presents sharp, clean lines and signature attachments that structure the silhouette, a modern echo of the Kelly’s hardware. The crystal protects a smooth white lacquered dial where two silver numerals, 6 and 12, pace the reading like two clear markers. Dauphine hands provide precise indications, with a fine minute track balancing the layout. The Swiss quartz movement offers calm accuracy and day-to-day ease—ideal for tightly packed schedules, with no winding or fuss. The brown Double Tour calf strap wraps the wrist twice, giving sensual leather presence and impeccable hold, while the pin buckle allows precise adjustment. Water-resistance is “urban,” suited to elegant daily use.
At the office, the Kelly 2 slips under a tailored sleeve clear dial, a quiet sense of purpose. On viewings, it keeps pace, unfazed by stairs or back-to-back files; its instant legibility and lightness reclaim those minutes that always seem to be missing. In the evening, the Double Tour becomes a jewelry-like contour, the steel a stroke of light; the watch keeps the right tone—between professional poise and assured femininity—in the spirit of a Grace Kelly style brought into the present.
Our 2008 example has been carefully checked by the Mostra workshop: movement rate and power-consumption tests, basic water-resistance test for urban use, case disassembly and cleaning, spring-bar and buckle inspection, and leather check. It is delivered with a Mostra travel pouch, a personalized certificate of authenticity, and Mostra’s 3-year warranty covering proper operation and after-sales service. Choosing your Hermès at Mostra means benefiting from an expert-validated selection, an in-house workshop that prepares each piece for real life, and lasting support: care advice, battery replacement at the workshop, and strap options to match your days and your evenings. Mostra specializes in pre-owned women’s watches and offers one of the largest selections in the south of France, with the conviction that every watch should support your style as much as your daily life.
