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Michel Herbelin 35647P15 Inspiration Chronograph Blue Leather Strap Watch - W03129
Ref. 35647P15
Sits in Michel Herbelin’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Michel Herbelin watches we list, which start at £135.
Price range £135 to £405 across 19 Michel Herbelin watches in stock.The Inspiration line reaches back to the styling of 1950s French watchmaking — rounded proportions, warm gold tones and a dial colour palette that reads as considered rather than showy. This reference draws that lineage into a chronograph, which is not the obvious choice for a retro-inflected collection and is the more interesting one for it. The blue dial has enough depth to shift between navy and something closer to cobalt depending on where the light falls, and the three subdials sit within it without crowding. Against the gold PVD case, the combination avoids the obvious nautical reading and lands somewhere closer to mid-century dress-sport. On the wrist at 40mm it has presence without bulk, and the matching blue leather strap ties the dial to the wrist in a way that a contrasting colour would not.
- Reference
- 35647P15
- Brand
- Michel Herbelin
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Solar
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Day-date, Small seconds, Moonphase, Power reserve indicator, Tachymeter, Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Bronze
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Michel Herbelin
Michel Herbelin founded his workshop in 1947 at Charquemont, a village in the French Jura a few miles from the Swiss border, in a region that had made watch parts for generations. The company is still run by his descendants and still assembles in Charquemont, which makes it one of the few French watch brands of any age to have stayed independent.
The Newport, introduced in the late 1980s and named after the Rhode Island sailing town, is what most people know it for: a nautical-styled watch with a distinctive articulated bracelet. It has been in the range ever since and accounts for a large share of what the company sells.
- 1947
- Michel Herbelin founds the workshop at Charquemont
- 1988
- The Newport is introduced and becomes the signature line
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,405), Chronograph Watches (1,132), Leather Strap Watches (942), Skeleton Watches (291), GMT Watches (221) and Solar & Kinetic Watches (212).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- One of Michel Herbelin's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Michel Herbelin 35647P15 Inspiration alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 35647P15 | FE7063-07W | SSC771P1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £338 | £229 | £299 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 100m |
| Movement | Solar | Solar | Solar |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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