Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware
Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware

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Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware

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Realized
$75,000–100,000

The object record

Condition
2 – Excellent
Material
Porosus Crocodile
Color
Poussiere
Metallic finish
Palladium
JANEFINDS

The object record

Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware

Condition
2 – Excellent
Date stamp
2006
Material
Porosus Crocodile
Made in
France
Color
Poussiere
Metallic finish
Palladium
Dimensions
L 40 × H 30 × D 21 cm | L 16" × H 12" × D 8"
Includes
Sleeper, Lock, Keys, Clochette
Care
Porosus Crocodile: Exotic skin is not interchangeable with other leathers for treatment: a product intended for one may be unsuitable for another. Protect from humidity, prolonged light and extreme heat, and seek an appropriate assessment before treatment. Care Guide

The story behind the HAC

Haut à Courroies: the direct ancestor of the Birkin, made to carry riding boots and a saddle. Hermès' own chronology dates it to around 1900 and credits Émile Hermès with its design. Proportions vary by size and era: a HAC 60 dated 2002 on record is wider than it is tall.

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The story behind the HAC

Haut à Courroies: the direct ancestor of the Birkin, made to carry riding boots and a saddle. Hermès' own chronology dates it to around 1900 and credits Émile Hermès with its design. Proportions vary by size and era: a HAC 60 dated 2002 on record is wider than it is tall.

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Poussière, the dust-gray neutral Hermès retired and has since returned to the palette, on a Porosus HAC 40 from 2006. Exotic HACs in retired-and-returned colors occupy a collector category of their own: the color's absence from the market is part of what the piece documents. Porosus, the finest crocodile skin available, carries its small symmetrical scales across the format's tall architecture.

Interior is lined in Chevre leather with one zip pocket and one open pocket. Signature turn-lock closure, front flap, and sangles complete the configuration.

Collector's Insight:
The HAC 40 carries the proportions of the original format, and exotic examples in retired colors trade on documentation as much as material: each one is a record of a palette the boutique no longer shows.

Resale Insight:
Exotic HACs surface on the secondary market only sporadically, and honest Excellent grading positions the piece for the collector buying the format to use.

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