Emtek Modern Classic Brass Leverset - Hermes Lever, Passage Set

Yes. The Hermes passage set drops into standard door prep: a 2-1/8 inch cross bore, with the included latch set for a 2-3/8 inch backset or ordered for 2-3/4 inch. Door thickness range is 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches. One caveat on rosette choice: the STRETTO rosette needs a 1-1/4 inch diameter bore and a 2-hole door prep, so it is not a straight drop-in to a single standard bore.

Yes, the Hermes lever is handed. It is ordered left hand (LH) or right hand (RH), so identify which way the door swings and which side the hinges are on before you order. A passage set gets a lever on both faces, so a wrong hand call means the levers point the wrong way, not just an odd look.

Passage means latch only, no lock. The Hermes set is non-keyed with no privacy turn, so both levers always retract the latch. That is the function for hallways, closets, pantries, and any door that needs to stay closed but never needs to lock. If the door is a bath or bedroom, you want the privacy version instead; if it needs a key, this set is not it.

Emtek classes the Hermes brass leverset as residential hardware. It is a tubular cylindrical lock in solid brass, which suits homes, condo interiors, and light hospitality or multi-family unit doors where the look matters. For a commercial corridor, classroom, or high-traffic institutional opening you want a graded cylindrical lock instead: the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lock, and the Accentra 5301LN Augusta or Arrow GL01 cover Grade 2 passage.

Everything for the opening is in the box. The Hermes passage set ships complete with the latch and strike plate, plus levers and the rosette you choose. Latch faceplate comes round corner or square corner to match the existing mortise in your door edge. Nothing else is required to hang it on a prepped door.

In most cases yes. The Hermes uses the standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore and takes either a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, which is the same prep a Kwikset 200-series passage lever such as the 200BRNL Breton sits in, and that Kwikset covers the same 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door thickness. Measure your backset from the door edge to the center of the bore before ordering, since that is the one thing you specify and cannot change later without a new latch.

The Hermes brass leverset is specified for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness. Where the leaf runs thicker, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever with Withnell design covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Arrow GL01 Grade 2 Sierra passage lock covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 Grade 1 passage lever also runs 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch.

The Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 Rose is the nearest peer: same passage/hall/closet function, same decorative residential category, sold as a lever on a rose. The Hermes differs in how it is configured, offering eight finishes from flat black through unlacquered brass, six rosette styles including Disk, Modern, Square, and Urban Modern, and a concealed fastener mechanism option that leaves no exposed screws on the rosette. The Baldwin is the single-rose, single-design approach; the Hermes is the one to specify when the rosette shape has to match other hardware in the house.

The Emtek Hermes passage leverset is a residential brass tubular lockset with passage function, so it is specified by finish and rosette rather than by ANSI grade. When a grade has to appear on the submittal, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers and a fire rating, covering 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is another Grade 1 passage/closet lever, vandal resistant and fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. Both are function-for-function replacements for the Hermes on a hall or closet opening; the Emtek is the choice when the decorative brass finish drives the selection.

The Hermes lever is non-keyed passage function, which latches but never locks, so it is wrong for a bedroom or bath. For that opening the Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy Lever with 5048 Rose is a decorative privacy lever in the same class. In a commercial-style knob, the Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 1 privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob, non-keyed, and fire rated. The Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever set for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

No. The Hermes passage set is a working latch, sold complete with latch and strike plate, and the lever retracts the bolt. A dummy lever is fixed trim with no latch at all, used on inactive leaves and closet pairs. If that is what the opening calls for, the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy is offered in left hand and right hand versions with the 5048 rose, and the Callan Bentley CLN-BN5051 is a Grade 2 dummy lever. In heavy duty trim, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 non-keyed single dummy and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is the Grade 2 medium duty single dummy.

The Hermes is ordered left hand or right hand, so the door swing has to be confirmed before the order goes in. If handing is a risk on a multi-door order, the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Falcon K101 is the Grade 1 heavy duty non-handed passage lock. The Kwikset 200DL Delta passage lever is reversible and ships with an adjustable 6AL latch and RCS strike. All three drop the handing decision out of the order.

CF is Emtek's concealed fastener mechanism, and it removes the exposed screws from the rosettes so you see a clean plate on both faces. Choosing it also brings the 28 degree rotation latch, which is a shorter lever throw to retract the latch. If you are matching existing Emtek trim that already has visible screws, or you do not care about the screw heads, the standard mechanism is the other choice on the order.

The Hermes lever can be ordered with any brass rosette Emtek offers. Standard choices are Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square, and Urban Modern, so a round plate on one opening and a square plate on another are both the same lever. That is what makes it workable for a whole-house or whole-unit package where the trim shape changes by room.

Eight finishes: Flat Black (US19), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). Split finish is an available option on the order, so you can run one finish on the corridor face and another inside the room where the two spaces do not share a palette.

The Hermes passage set handles the closet and hall doors. For a bedroom or bath you need the privacy version of the Hermes lever, which adds the thumbturn, and note that Emtek's STRETTO rosette needs a 1-1/4 inch bore and 2-hole prep for thumbturn privacy while other rosettes use the standard 2-1/8 inch bore. For a false door or an inactive leaf that only needs a handle, order a dummy. Keep the same rosette and finish across all three and the openings read as one set.

The Hermes lever is non-keyed and cannot be keyed. For the entry opening on the same run of doors, the Deltana 6201 Manchester, 6411 Morant, and 6431 Linstead are entry-function levers that fit 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Deltana 5851 Claremont is another entry lever. On the commercial side, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 entry cylindrical lock for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Dexter C1000 is a Grade 1 entry/office clutching keyed lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Hermes is a brass set ordered by finish, rosette, and handing, which is more selection than a straight closet-door swap needs. Simpler passage levers in the same function: the Kwikset 200BRNL RDT Breton, a Grade 3 passage lever set for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan Asheville CLN-AH5011, a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. The Bravura Atlanta, Orlando, and Miramar are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim, and the Bravura Tampa is the square-trim version. The Hermes remains the pick when the brass finish has to match existing decorative hardware.

No. The Hermes is a non-keyed passage lever, so it cannot be locked or keyed. For a classroom door, the Dexter C1000 is a Grade 1 classroom clutching keyed lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal AG03 is a Grade 2 classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway, keyed different, on a 2-3/4 inch backset. For a storeroom, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Hermes is a residential tubular brass leverset. On a corridor or institutional opening that sees constant use, the heavy duty passage levers are the Falcon T101 Grade 1 with pressure release technology and the Falcon K101 Grade 1, both in the heavy duty class. The Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 passage lever lockset with a flat lever for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Design Hardware J75 is the Grade 2 version of the same flat lever passage set.

The Hermes is a mechanical, non-electronic lever with no code entry. For keyless access on a lever, the Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Lockey 2835DC is the double combination version across the same thickness range. The Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination and passage function for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors, with the 1150S adding an adjustable backset. The Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock.

Brass is the substrate, not just the plating. The Hermes lever is part of Emtek's Brass collection, with brass listed as both the material and the substrate. That matters on the unlacquered brass (US3NL) finish in particular, which is meant to patina with handling rather than hold a coating.