Hermès HAC Haut à Courroies 40 — Bleu Saphir Togo Leather, Palladium Hardware, 2022
The HAC 40 in Bleu Saphir Togo from 2022 is something the secondary market almost never offers: a brand new, fully stickered, current-production Hermès HAC in one of the house's most sought-after blue colourways, presented exactly as it left the Hermès boutique. No carry. No use. No compromise. Just a bag at the absolute peak of its condition, in a colour that demands attention without asking for it.
Brand New — Fully Stickered
This HAC 40 is brand new and unused, with all hardware still in its original protective stickers — the clearest possible indicator of a piece that has been stored rather than carried since acquisition. The leather is pristine, the structure is at its most defined, and the colour is at its most saturated point — before the natural evolution that comes with handling and light exposure begins. The bag is presented as a complete full set as received from the Hermès boutique, with the sole exception of the wool felt protector which was missing at time of purchase. The overall presentation is, by any measure, immaculate.
Bleu Saphir — The Jewel Blue of the Hermès Archive
Bleu Saphir is one of the most precisely named colours in the Hermès palette — a deep, rich sapphire blue with the jewel-like quality of a well-cut gemstone: fully saturated, internally luminous, and possessed of a depth that simpler blues cannot achieve. It sits darker than Blue Royal and Blue Paradise, cooler than Bleu Izmir, and with a more jewel-like clarity than Bleu de Prusse's grey-steel undertones. On Togo calfskin's naturally pebbled, matte surface, Bleu Saphir achieves a colour of extraordinary presence — the grain adding a three-dimensional depth that makes the colour appear to glow from within rather than simply sit on the surface.
For collectors who want a HAC 40 in a blue that reads as deeply considered rather than conventionally navy, Bleu Saphir is the precise answer — a colour that rewards attention without demanding it, and that will remain as compelling in a decade as it is today.
2022 Production — Current Generation Craftsmanship
A 2022 HAC 40 represents the most recent iteration of Hermès's oldest and most historically significant bag silhouette — the atelier's current production standards applied to a design that predates the Birkin by decades. The combination of modern leather quality, current hardware finishing, and the HAC's timeless form produces a piece that bridges Hermès's heritage and its present with complete authority.
Togo & Palladium — The Modern Standard
Togo calfskin provides the HAC 40 with its characteristic combination of structure and scratch resistance — the pebbled grain holding its form through active use while remaining supple enough to develop character over time. Polished palladium hardware (PHW) is the contemporary specification for Bleu Saphir — the cool silver tone complementing the blue's cool undertones with a precision that gold hardware cannot achieve in this colour context.
Condition & Authenticity
Authenticated through Élégance du Luxe's rigorous multi-step verification process and offered with our full Authenticity Guarantee.
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Model: Haut à Courroies (HAC) 40
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Colour: Bleu Saphir (deep sapphire blue)
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Leather: Togo (Pebbled Calfskin)
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Hardware: Polished Palladium (PHW) — all stickers intact
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Size: 40 cm
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Year: 2022
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Condition: Brand new — unused, fully stickered
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Set: Full set as received from Hermès boutique (wool felt protector missing at time of purchase)
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Closure: Double-strap with padlock
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Origin: Hermès Paris
