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Reviewing Baume & Mercier Unveils Clifton 1830 Pocketwatch
Baume & Mercier celebrates its 185th anniversary this year, marking the occasion by introducing a pocketwatch with a rare complication, a five-minute repeater, at Watches & Wonders, held in Hong Kong last week. The brand also introduced a ladies’ quartz watch, the Jade Promesse, at the show. It is set with a jade bezel as…
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New Release: Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963
This year at SIHH, Baume & Mercier introduced a number of new watches dedicated to ladies. However, they did have a very nice watch for gents to present as well: the Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963. Already last year Baume & Mercier introduced a Capeland Shelby Cobra watch, paying tribute to the famous…
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Reviewing Baume & Mercier Clifton Complete Calendar Hand-On
When Baume & Mercier’s CEO Alain Zimmerman introduced the new Clifton collection as “affordable luxury” to us at the SIHH in 2013, I was happy to learn that some brands still understood the importance of creating affordable timepieces. The Clifton collection started at approximately CHF 2500 Swiss Francs but due to the annual price increases…
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Baume & Mercier’s Clifton Complete Calendar A Moon for Every Man
Baume & Mercier has been making quality Swiss-made timepieces for the past 184 years and is well poised for another couple of centuries. The brand makes a constant effort to combine traditional styles with modern approaches, which has resulted in an amazing line up of watches. Among them: the Clifton Complete Calendar with its Anthracite…