BAUME & MERCIER - THE GIFT

CHRISTMAS 2022: TO EACH THEIR OWN BAUME & MERCIER

As Christmas approaches, Baume & Mercier upholds tradition, remaining a House of celebration, creating timepieces which accompany the important occasions in people’s lives. It is always there in festive moments of generosity that appeal to the imagination. To give the gift of a watch is to give an object of desire, to provide a loved one with a special companion.

A Baume & Mercier watch is always the ideal choice because it elegantly combines Swiss watchmaking savoir-faire with beautiful craftsmanship and a bold, innovative design with precise lines and harmonious colors and materials. Each of the House collections carries forth this DNA, where technical excellence meets unbridled creativity. This watchmaking approach, designed to conjure emotions, is engineered in the service of clients: it is accessible to all, and it spans a very great variety of styles and models so that there is truly something for everyone.

So which Baume & Mercier watch to give to whom for Christmas?

The RIVIERA Collection is designed for watchmaking aficionados who like combining sportiness with elegance, and who love watches that express that versatility in a bold way. Challenging codes when it was created in 1973, with a dodecagonal bezel and case – twelve sides reflecting the twelve hours on the dial –, it represents the designer watch spirit that is so important to Baume & Mercier, daring to assert an innovative, visually remarkable aesthetic. This approach has brought success to the House, and has been carried forward throughout its contemporary variations in steel, in four different diameters, with “Swiss-made” self-winding or quartz movements, and with interchangeable straps. With abundant expressiveness, the Baumatic manufacture movement by Baume & Mercier that powers certain models from the collection is recognized for its chronometric precision, its resistance to everyday magnetic fields, and its 120-hour (5-day) power reserve. It promises durability and robustness.

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The round case with shapely, delicately crafted curves and the urban elegance of the CLIFTON Collection are sure to delight those who appreciate both classic and contemporary watchmaking, mingling tradition and originality. The poetic complications dedicated to the moon phases appeal to the imagination, as do the three-handed Clifton Baumatic models – from simple to more sophisticated – driven by the Baume & Mercier manufacture self-winding Baumatic movement.

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The HAMPTON collection is an artistic ode to time. Its sculptural silhouette – a streamlined rectangle with curved lugs of Art Deco inspiration – fascinates men and women who appreciate the harmony of its lines and the fancifulness of its colors and materials. They enhance the dials, crowns and straps of these particularly bright, elegant, contemporary pieces.

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In its pioneering Swiss watchmaking approach featuring straps in natural materials and upcycling techniques through its Baume Océan model, the BAUME collection addresses the expectations of those seeking more eco-responsible products without sacrificing the design of a beautiful timepiece. That is the challenge that the Baume collection addresses. Moreover, it asserts strong aesthetic codes characterized by an off-center crown at 12 o’clock like a pocket watch, as well as mobile lugs and formal minimalism.

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The destiny of the CLASSIMA collection lies with lovers of simple, understated traditional watches which demonstrate quality Swiss crafting, are delightful to wear, and last for many years. The extensive palette of colors and materials, each of which enhances the roundness of its elegant case, is sure to capture their hearts.

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The history of Baume & Mercier is written through its collections and all those who share in this approach – both pragmatic and aesthetic – to watchmaking. For the holidays, the House is happy to celebrate this encounter, as precious as time itself.

The CLASSIMA is also bound to please enthusiasts of the “so British” style since the collection is imbued with the allure of the “perfect gentleman” through today’s launch of the CLASSIMA BESPOKE EDITION. Six new models are adorned with straps crafted in noble natural fabrics sourced with Holland & Sherry. Established in 1836 – and based since 1982 at the heart of Savile Row, a neighborhood in London renowned for its bespoke tailoring – this prestigious British House founded by Stephen George Holland and Frederick Sherry supplies the most eminent tailors and Haute Couture Houses. Each fabric, from Super 240s to cashmere to vicuna wool, carries the distinction of rare quality, hand-crafted savoir-faire, and excellence in finishings. All the Classima Bespoke Edition watches feature a round, curvaceous case in polished stainless steel with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a solid case back that may be engraved and personalized. Each one features an interchangeable strap in fabric and is equipped with a very reliable spring bar system which makes it possible to change the supple strap without tools. The additional leather strap that comes with it offers an opportunity to play with materials, designs and colors. All the straps fasten with a pin buckle.

The M0A10703 model indicates the hours and minutes to the pace of a quartz movement with a 6-year autonomy. Nestled within a 39 mm case, the silver sun satin dial with a gold-plated flange asserts gold-plated Arabic numerals, indexes and leaf hands. The straps are crafted in saddle-stitched dark gray fabric (Super 120) and blue alligator skin.

The M0A10704 model features a meteor gray sun satin dial enhanced by a flange, Arabic numerals, indexes and leaf hands that are all gold-plated. The straps are crafted in a saddle-stitched green fabric (Super 100) and black alligator.

A quartz movement with a 5-year autonomy powers the M0A10705 model, which indicates the hours and minutes in a 42 mm case and a silver sun satin dial featuring a green flange and a decor of diagonal lines. Its Arabic numerals, indexes and leaf hands are gray.  The straps are crafted in a saddle-stitched green fabric (Super 100) and dark brown alligator skin.

In a 42 mm case equipped with a quartz movement, the M0A10706 model is features a violet sun satin dial, gray flange and a decor of diagonal lines, as well as rhodium-plated Arabic numerals, indexes and leaf hands.  The straps are crafted in saddle-stitched light gray fabric (Super 120) and black alligator skin.

Driven by a self-winding movement with a 42-hour power reserve, the M0A10707 model indicates the hours, minutes and seconds. Nestled within a 42 mm case, the silver sun satin dial with a chevron pattern is enhanced by blue Arabic numerals, indexes and leaf hands. The bracelets are crafted in a saddle-stitched blue fabric (wool) with a chevron pattern and black alligator skin.

The M0A10708 model is equipped by a self-winding movement with a 38-hour power reserve. It displays the hours, minutes and seconds in a 42-mm case. Its peacock blue sun satin dial features a chevron pattern punctuated with white Arabic numerals and indexes as well as rhodium-plated leaf hands. The bracelets are crafted in saddle-stitched light gray fabric (wool) with a chevron pattern and dark brown alligator skin.