HANDS ON: The Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve

Felix Scholz

 

While it’s not a new piece (introduced at Watches and Wonders last year) the Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve is a stunning, stunning watch on the wrist. We were very excited to try this limited piece out, and the big watch looks and feels amazing on the wrist. While it’s above the Baume & Mercier price point, it is still a watch that epitomises the design of the Clifton and the history of the brand.

What’s noteworthy about this special 8-day Clifton is the movement –  it is powered by the IWC Calibre 59210, better known as the movement in the IWC Portofino 8-Day, and fellow Richmond company.

Australian Pricing- Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve

The Australian price is A$21,700, which as we said is well above what you’d normally expect from Baume & Mercier, but represents excellent value for a solid gold watch with this high-end movement.

Specifications

Collection: Clifton
Reference: M0A10195
Movement: Manufacture movement, manual
Circular-grained finished plate
Bridges adorned with « Côtes de Genève » decor, Phi logo
Blued-steel screws
Jewels: 30
Power reserve: 192 hours (8 days) with one barrel
Frequency: 4Hz
Movement adjusted to five positions

Functions: H/M, Small seconds, 8 days power-reserve indicator, date

Case: Round
Diameter: 45 mm
Thickness: 13.0 mm
Polished & satin-finished 18K red gold
Domed, Antiglare scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
Sapphire case back secured with screws
Engraving : limited edition, one out of 185

Dial: Domed opaline silver-colored
Riveted gilt Arabic numerals and indexes
Gilt and blued steel hands

Strap: Square scales black alligator
Buckle: 18K red gold pin buckle

Water-resistance: 5 ATM (approx. 50m)

Gold weight (guaranteed minimum): 52,29 gr