Hermès, (pronounced as Ehr/mehs) a French fashion brand which is known for luxurious leather goods, beautiful silk scarves, fragrance, and ready-to-wear collections.
They are more exclusive than brands like Louis Vuitton. Their good fetch extraordinary prices, and some such as the Birkin are unavailable to the public.
Beside their luxurious leather goods. Anyone know Hermès also producing game pieces? Yes, they do, a very luxury Mahjong Set.
Here is the description on their website.
Hermès mahjong game in solid palissander wood and printed Swift calfskin, tiles in printed full leather
The meaning of mahjong in Chinese is “squabbling sparrow”- an allusion to the noise made by the one hundred and forty-four tiles that are shuffled when playing the game.
The printed full leather tiles knock gently against each other, while the little sticks keep track of the score with a delicate rustling sound.
丸の内のHERMESにマージャンセットがあるというのをtwitterで見かけたので見学してきました。
（想定の10倍の価格でした） pic.twitter.com/9Zo6ldfRUg— 金光碧 ＠ bitFlyer / bitFlyer Blockchain (@KanemitsuMidori) August 15, 2020
A Japanese netizen went to Hermès store and check it out. To her surprise, the price is 10 times more than she expected.
According to the Hermès Malaysia website, this will cost you RM 186,700.
Woow.. I know right?! Jaw-dropping..
Info via Hermes