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Hermès Kelly Cut Pochette Rose Tyrien Shiny Porosus Crocodile Diamonds & White Gold Hardware
Placed
- Realized
- $75,000–100,000
The object record
- Condition
- 2 – Excellent
- Material
- Shiny Porosus Crocodile
- Color
- Rose Tyrien (E5)
- Metallic finish
- 18K White Gold with Diamonds
The story behind the Kelly Cut
Introduced in 2008 as the successor to the Kelly Longue, which was discontinued that year. The clutch expression of the Kelly: the same turn-lock closure and signature flap in a flat, elongated east-west format.
Discover Hermès Kelly CutThe 18K white gold hardware carries 129 round brilliant diamonds of VS+ clarity, approximately 3.87 total carats, across the plaques and turn-lock: a factory jewelry commission on the apex skin. Rose Tyrien is as saturated as the Hermès pink register gets, and diamond commissions overwhelmingly favor neutrals, which makes this the exception within the exception.
Introduced in 2008 as the successor to the Kelly Longue, the Kelly Cut carries the Kelly's turn-lock and flap in a flat, elongated evening format. Porosus crocodile, the smallest and most symmetrical scale in the hierarchy, takes the agate-polished Lisse finish to glass.
Collector's Insight:
The commission compounds three rarities: the apex skin, jewelry-grade hardware, and a saturated color the diamond program almost never touches.
Resale Insight:
Diamond-hardware Kelly Cuts appear on the secondary market only sporadically, and demand for the evening format consistently outpaces the few examples that surface.
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