The appeal of Slim d’Hermès timepieces lies in their aesthetic beauty. Today, the recently launched Slim d’Hermès GMT has its fair share of features that we know will attract new devotees. The first thing that catches the eye is the material used — palladium, a rare and light platinum-group metal. As the word “slim” suggests, the timepiece is only 9.48mm thick and caresses the wrist beautifully. On the slate-grey dial is the guilloché centre, a date counter and a silver-toned GMT counter. Giving life to the Slim d’Hermès GMT is the ultra-thin Manufacture Hermès H1950 movement. The watch has a micro rotor that drives a dual-time reading that comes complete with two day/night indicators — for home and the country you are visiting. Game boy Royal Selangor’s classic Chinese chess set adds a touch of decadence to the experience of playing a game of chess. Crafted from sepetir wood and pewter, this set is embellished in gold and based on the game played by the first emperor of the Zhou Dynasty in China.