Baume & Mercier Watches

Authorised retailer for Baume & Mercier Watches. Baume & Mercier are a luxury Swiss watch making brand, with a fundamental ideology of providing authentic and accessible timepieces. The brands core identity is formed on the idea of cherishing life’s most important moments and memories. Baume & Mercier have been building their reputation for 188 years now, and have developed a fantastic range of watches. With experience and heritage, this is one of the most desirable luxury brands around.

The Baume Brothers

The story began back in 1830, with brothers, Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume. The brothers opened a comptoir horloger (watch dealership) in Les Bois, a village in the Swiss Jura. The Baume brothers’ new business experienced rapid growth, and gained a fantastic reputation too. Staying true to their motto always, “accept only perfection, only manufacture watches of the highest quality”. Following their motto, they guaranteed the creation of exceptional timepieces featuring the latest innovations. Under the name ‘Baume Brothers’ the company went on to set up a branch in London, aware of the potential of the business. Following this, they continued to expand, and had branches throughout the British Empire. By the late 19th century, the company had already built a solid international reputation and built a foundation for becoming an inescapable watchmaking player.

The Grand Complication

At this time, Baume Brothers was best known for its chronograph pieces and grand complication models. The company even won 10 Grand Prix awards and 7 gold medals at international exhibitions across the world. Baume timepieces demonstrated an extremely rare accuracy. Then, in 1892, they were victorious in a competition held by the Kew Observatory near London. They won with a chronometer pocket-watch, equipped with a tourbillon movement, of which the precision was to remain unmatched for over ten years.

Present Day

Baume & Mercier are continue to produce at the same high quality that they have been doing for over 180 years. When purchasing a Baume et Mercier watch, you can be guaranteed of reliability, quality and longevity. Whether it is a base model, men’s, women’s or top of the range, each watch has to meet certain specification before it can be sold.

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