Custom Mirror-Finish Chrome-Plated Hermes 3000 Typewriter | Edition #9 of 9 | Brand-New Platen & Free Worldwide Shipping

📖 Product Overview: The World’s Most Exclusive Custom Hermes 3000

Presenting the 9th Custom Chrome-Plated Hermes 3000 ever produced by our workshop. Hand-built on a annual basis, our custom-plated Hermes 3000 series is widely considered the crown jewel of modern typewriter restoration.

Combining the world-renowned Swiss mechanics of Paillard with a custom mirror-chrome main frame and a high-gloss dark metallic grey base, this machine fuses high-end luxury aesthetics with unmatched mechanical performance.

We have always insisted that the Hermes 3000 (alongside the 2000, Media 3, and Baby Hermes) remains the smoothest typewriter ever engineered. Its unique key geometry produces effortless feedback, making it ideal for long hours of writing without finger fatigue.

🌐 Provenance & Global Collectors Registry (Editions 1 through 9)

Because of the delicate mechanical architecture of the Hermes 3000, very few restorers worldwide possess the technical expertise to fully dismantle, chrome-plate, and rebuild these machines to factory tolerances. Only Nine have ever left our workshop since 2018:

• 1st Edition (2018): New York, USA

• 2nd Edition (2019): Sweden

• 3rd Edition (2020): Tennessee, USA

• 4th Edition (2021): California, USA

• 5th Edition (2022): Hong Kong

• 6th Edition (2023): Massachusetts, USA

• 7th Edition (2024): Singapore

• 8th Edition (2025): New York, USA 

• 9th Edition (2026): ???? 

📊 Technical Specifications & Workshop Upgrades

• Brand & Model: Hermes 3000 (Model 1 / Curved Body Shell)

• Manufacturer: Paillard S.A. (Yverdon, Switzerland)

• Brand-New Vulcanized Rubber Platen Fitted (£150 Value): Equipped with a freshly vulcanized rubber platen roller for superior key-strike cushioning, quiet typing acoustics, and crisp ink transfer.

• Custom Rubber Feet: Upgraded with brand-new, high-grip rubber feet (custom-molded, NOT cheap 3D-printed plastic) for solid, slip-free tabletop stability.

• 100% Workshop Restored: Fully dismantled down to the individual keys, segment, and carriage components (see our workshop disassembly photos), chemically degreased, re-aligned, and calibrated for heavy daily typing.

• Fresh Ribbon Installed: Pre-installed with a brand-new Black & Red ribbon on original metal spools.

🎨 Custom Cosmetic Presentation & Accessories

• Mirror-Chrome Main Frame: High-luster chrome plating on the main outer frame . (Workshop note: Minor surface imperfections from the hand-plating process are present, along with one subtle surface dent on the left frame side ( looks like to points) —clearly photographed for complete transparency).

• Custom Dark Metallic Grey Base: The bottom pan has been refinished in a deep metallic grey to complement the polished chrome frame, complete with freshly hand-repainted color selector pointers.

• Keycaps: Original seafoam green keys, individually hand-cleaned, sanitized, and polished.

• Original Metal Lid: Includes its original matching metal lid with light, authentic vintage storage marks.

• Included Documentation: Accompanied by its original vintage instruction manual.

• Complimentary Gift: Includes one free heavy-duty wool typewriter pad to protect your desk surface and optimize typing sound.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Clean, highly legible Elite Typeface.

• Font Pitch: 13 Characters Per Inch (13 CPI)—delivering dense, razor-sharp alignment for manuscripts, letters, and fine creative work.

📋 Quick Specifications Overview

Why Invest in Edition #9?

With only one produced per year and eight already resting in private collections across the globe, Edition #9 is a functional work of art. Fully restored by experts featured on BBC's The Repair Shop, it offers world-class Swiss mechanical precision wrapped in a show-stopping chrome finish.

🌍 Global Shipping, Timelines & Tariff Information

🌐 100% Free Worldwide Delivery (Included in Price):

Unlike our standard listings, all international air courier shipping fees anywhere in the world are 100% included in the purchase price.

• 🇺🇸 United States & 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Free shipping with all US import tariffs and customs duties fully prepaid by our workshop. Zero hidden fees at checkout or delivery.

• 🇪🇺 Europe, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇦🇺 Australia & Rest of World: Dispatched within 24 hours via premium tracked air express, arriving directly to your door in 3 to 7 working days. Customs and taxes are not included. 

Proprietary Global Packaging Protocol: To protect this mirror-finish custom piece during international air travel, we mechanically lock down the carriage rail, insulate the frame in multi-layered shock-absorbing cushioning, and suspend the entire unit within extra-heavy-duty, double-walled shipping cartons.

🤝 The "Ready-to-Write" Package & Lifetime Support

• Unbox & Start Writing: Your Chrome Hermes 3000 arrives pre-installed with your fresh ribbon, your free typewriter pad, and our step-by-step startup instructions. Simply unbox, release the carriage lock, and begin typing immediately.

• Video Learning Academy: Includes a direct link to our dedicated YouTube video tutorial for operating, maintaining, and changing ribbons on your specific Hermes 3000.

• Lifetime Technical Partnership: Every typewriter we sell comes with lifetime technical support. You receive direct email and video-call troubleshooting access to Walid and Joujou, the celebrated restoration experts from the BBC's The Repair Shop and major Netflix productions.

📖 Have questions about Hermes typewriters or custom finishes? Read our master guide: Typewriter FAQ: The Ultimate 100 Questions Answered