First released in 1973, the Riviera expresses the Brand’s expertise in design and exquisite use of materials. A Baume & Mercier icon, this classic timepiece with pure, slender lines is immediately recognizable with its twelve-sided bezel. Today, Baume & Mercier is presenting two versions of the Baumatic Moonphases manufacture calibre.
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Insider: Baume & Mercier Capeland Chronograph 'Topos Rescue Brigade' Limited Edition. Mexico's 1985 Violent Earthquake Will Never Be Forgotten.
On a day like today, September 19th, 1985, at 7:17:50 (CST) in the morning, the citizens of Mexico City were woken up by a violent earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale that lasted almost four minutes and left a toll of more than 5,000 people dead, over 30,000 injured and thousands of missing people. During this devastating event, downtown Mexico City suffered the biggest damage with hundreds of residential and office buildings collapsing as well as hospitals and major city landmarks.
Insider: Baume & Mercier Riviera Baumatic 10616. A Great Comeback of a Seventies Icon.
The Baume & Mercier Riviera was originally created in 1973 as Baume’s way of jumping onto the quartz revolution bandwagon but also as an inexpensive option –slightly similar in looks— to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak presented in 1972. This year 2021, the Baume & Mercier Riviera has been revived —the fifth generation— by the brand with an almost identical design to the original model but now powered by a Swiss made automatic movement and equipped with a very clever built-in interchangeable strap system.
Watches & Wonders 2020: Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic Day-Date Moon Phase
We rarely feature watches from Baume & Mercier here at WCL, but this novelty is one that how could we not feature. The new Clifton Baumatic Day-Date Moonphase ref. 10547 packs a lot of watch for its price. Available in 18K rose gold ref. M0A10547 or stainless steel ref. 10548 with a 42 mm case, this extraordinary timepiece joins the Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic collection. A new small complication with day-date and moon-phase, the watch is powered by the Baumatic BM14 in-house calibre, an automatic movement with an outstanding 5-day power reserve.
Insider: Baume & Mercier Clifton ref. 10055. A Very Inexpensive but Gorgeous Complete Calendar with Moon Phase.
The Baume & Mercier Clifton ref. 10055 is a very inexpensive and nicely executed complete calendar with moon phase. Reminiscent of other iconic complete calendars in the market, this Baume & Mercier is the most affordable option when it comes to this type of complication with a timeless design.
Even though the watch is very classic looking, it is fitted with a stainless steel case measuring 43mm in diameter and 12.25mm in thickness that makes the watch look more current —based on today's standards where watches are larger than they used to be 20 to 30 years ago.
This elegant looking timepiece features a sun satin-finished silver-colored dial with gilt applied Arabic numerals, markers and 'dauphine' hands. In addition to telling the time, it provides the day of the week and month information in two small apertures at 12 o'clock —right above the central pinion—, the date via a central hand with a small red tip and moon phases in a large aperture at 6 o'clock. The number 31 on the calendar chapter ring is marked in red to add a nice matching touch to the red tip on the date indicator hand.
This timepiece is fitted with an automatic calibre that provides a power reserve of 42 hours when fully wound. The calibre is fully visible through the display case back and while it is nothing really fancy or out of this world, it is nicely finished with some 'perlage' on the bridges and 'Côtes de Genève' on its rotor.
This watch is fitted with a black alligator strap —that is somewhat stiff and might need a good break-in period— with a triple folding buckle with security push buttons on the sides and a very clever system where the strap never gets marked by the pressure of the deployant buckle when adjusting it to the right length. The strap is a perfect match to the elegant and timeless design of this complication. In order to ease the setting of the date, day, month and moon phase on this watch, there are four very discreet and conveniently located push-pieces on both sides of the case.
On the wrist, this watch wears very comfortably and true to its size on a 7-7.25" wrist. While on the picture below the watch might appear to sit high on the wrist, it can easily be tucked under a french cuff without any problems. The watch feels solid but not top heavy and its wrist presence is spectacular. The watch is also available with a gorgeous —very seventies looking— blue dial as ref. 10057.
Sticker Price $4,950 USD. For more info on Baume & Mercier click here.
Insider: Baume & Mercier Capeland Worldtimer. One of the Best Worldtimers in the Market.
A few weeks ago we presented our review of the Girard-Perregaux WW.TC Financial Power Reserve Worldtimer ref. 49850-11-152-BA6A, a watch that, along with Frédérique Constant's Worldtimer, is one of our favorite worldtimer watches in the market.
This time, we are presenting the beautiful and well balanced Baume & Mercier Capeland Worldtimer. Baume & Mercier a.k.a. the 'Maison D'Horlogerie' was established in 1830 in Genève and since then, they have been offering beautiful classic watches at very reasonable prices.
After perusing the Capeland Worldtimer a few weeks ago, we can confidently say that it is one of the best options in the market if you are looking to buy a well made and perfectly executed worldtimer timepiece. This watch is available in stainless steel or 18K red gold and from what we've heard through the grapevine, it features a Richemont calibre that seems to be the same movement fitted on the IWC Pilot's Watch Worldtimer.
The Baume & Mercier Capeland Worldtimer is a large classic looking watch featuring a 44 mm case, a blue alligator strap and a display case back. The watch fits like a glove and the readability of the dial is unparalleled.
If you want to get into the world of complications, getting this worldtimer is a great option.
Sticker Price $7,900 USD. For more info click here.
