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Hermès Jige Élan 29 Touch Noir Swift Ombré Lizard

Sale price$13,500.00 USD

Hermès Jige Élan 29 Touch Noir Swift Ombré Lizard

The Jige stripped hardware from the equation entirely. No lock, no turnkey, no metal anywhere—just a leather tab that tucks into a strap to hold the envelope closed. Jean Guerrand designed it in the 1970s as a pure form exercise: what remains when you remove everything that isn't essential to the gesture of opening and closing a clutch. The answer is this silhouette.

The Touch series adds exotic skin to a single element—here, the H-tab in Ombré Lizard (Varanus Salvator). Ombré refers to the natural gradation of the hide, left undyed to show the ring patterns that distinguish ring lizard from other species. The body is Noir Swift: fine-grained calfskin with a soft hand that takes black with unusual depth. Twenty-nine centimeters accommodates phone, cards, evening essentials. No interior compartments, no pockets—a single open cavity. Store-fresh 2025 production.

Condition: 1 – Pristine
Stamp: 2025, K
Color: Noir / Ombré (Natural)
Material: Swift Leather / Ombré Lizard
Hardware: None
Dimensions: 29 × 15 × 3 cm | 11.5" W × 6" H × 1.25" D

JaneFinds Collector's Insight:
The Touch collection offers exotic presence without full exotic commitment—a single accent rather than an entire skin. Ombré Lizard is the top-tier variant: the natural ring pattern requires symmetry across the visible surface, which limits usable hides. Collectors sometimes call it the "Himalaya of Lizards" for this reason. The hardware-free design also means no metal to scratch or tarnish over time.

JaneFinds Market Insight:
Touch editions command premiums over standard leather Jiges. Ombré Lizard specifically outperforms single-tone lizard or crocodile Touch variants because the undyed finish reads as rarer—there's no color decision to debate, only the quality of the pattern itself. Current-year production in pristine condition trades cleanly.


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Hermès Jige Élan 29 Touch Noir Swift Ombré Lizard
Hermès Jige Élan 29 Touch Noir Swift Ombré Lizard Sale price$13,500.00 USD