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The case is a cadenas. Hermès took the padlock that hangs from a Kelly's clochette, hollowed it, set a dial inside, and hung it from the bracelet by its own shackle, so the piece reads first as hardware and only second as a watch. The pavé does not soften that: the lock shape survives under the stones. Paving changes what the object is for. A leather-strap Kelly watch is a daytime piece; covering the case, the shackle and every link...