Over a decade after Apple first partnered with Hermès for a special Apple Watch collaboration, the French luxury goods maker has released a new collection of leather-wrapped charging accessories for Apple’s mobile devices. The most expensive option is a multi-device wireless charger in a case made from the brand’s signature gold-colored calfskin leather that will set you back $5,150. For comparison, a 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,699.
At the other end of the collection’s pricing spectrum – which is still far from cheap – is the $1,250 Hermès Paddock Solo charger featuring a wireless charging puck wrapped in the same calfskin leather and adorned with saddle stitching. Hermès doesn’t list the charger’s rate, but it does say a “minimum 20 W power is required” so it could potentially support more than 15W power delivery. And while a 3.3-foot USB-C cable is included, Hermès doesn’t bundle a power adapter with any of the luxury items in the new collection.
Pricing goes up from there. A $1,750 double-sided wireless charger called the Paddock Yoyo can accommodate the Apple Watch or any Qi-compatible mobile devices when inverted. A side-by-side alternative called the Paddock Duo can wirelessly charge two devices simultaneously for the same price. All three of those chargers can be bundled with leather cases of various sizes, with the $5,150 Grand Paddock being the largest. They all offer extra room for carrying accessories like cables and the power adapter you’ll need, but the Grand Paddock offers the most.
Read the full article here
