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So, imagine you’re standing at a horse’s butt. That’s where the new Hermès Arceau Rocabar de Rire—one of 2025’s finest and most painstakingly constructed watches—places you. There’s a handsome steed depicted on the dial, brought to life by the maison’s skillful artisans using a combination of miniature painting, engraving, and horsehair marquetry (in which…

