Like many of the Swiss watch brands we know and admire today, Baume & Mercier’s story began as a family run business in 1830. Brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume opened a watch dealership in Les Bois, in the Swiss Jura. The company developed rapidly and earned itself an excellent reputation. By the late 19th century Baume, as it was known at the time, had established itself around the world and had won numerous Grand Prix awards for its complications, including minute repeaters, calendars and tourbillons. In 1921, company director William Baume joined forces with Paul Mercier to form Baume & Mercier and they quickly established themselves as makers of fine and reliable wristwatches as demand steadily grew following World War 1. Today Baume & Mercier are key players in the affordable luxury watch category offering tasteful designs for dress watches, many of them inspired by their extensive back catalogue, in the Capeland, Clifton, Hampton and Classima ranges for men as well as the Linea and Hampton ranges for women.
Back to all brandsFeaturing timepieces that celebrate the adventurous and relaxed lifestyle, the Capeland collection encompasses models that exude plenty of character both in colour and design. The collection showcases...
Elegant, city suave simplicity and watchmaking expertise at its best are much in evidence for the Classima collection. The models display masculine authority and chicness characteristic of many timepi...
With a fine tradition that goes back over 180 years, Baume & Mercier’s wide and varied Clifton collection comprises men’s watches that carry a refined, urban style with a clean, uncluttered 50’s influ...
Rectangular vintage shapes echoing designs from the 30s and 40s, architectural, symmetrical lines and an overall smart casual feel best are the creative spirit of timepieces in the Hampton Men’s colle...
A collection of undeniable elegance and subtlety, grace and femininity, Baume & Mercier’s commitment to quality designs is clearly visible in the ladies Hampton range. Vintage style rectangular shapes...
For almost a century, Baume & Mercier has focused its expertise on creating timepieces that will impress and satisfy a woman’s aesthetic desires. Introduced in 1987, Linea features beautiful and class...