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HANDS-ON: The Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic Cadran Bleu
Baume & Mercier's foray into the world of in-house movements resulted in one of the biggest value propositions of 2018, the Clifton Baumatic. Well, this year the simple steel watch with an impressive five-day power reserve was the subject of a stylish makeover, in the form of a blue dial. But not just any blue. The cadran bleu, as it's called, is a deep, dark graduated blue that veers strongly into black territory at its outer limits. It's not as…
IN-DEPTH: The Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic – the most important movement of 2018?
The story in a second: Classic on the outside, contemporary on the inside. Baume & Mercier are onto a winner here. I've always thought Baume & Mercier were at their best when they were playing with the classics. The Clifton, with its classical proportions, vintage inspiration and strong value offering, is a proposition that was hard to beat. But beat it they did, with the deceptively simple Clifton Baumatic, and its powerful movement. The case An elegantly proportioned case is…
VIDEO: Baume & Mercier 2017 collection overview and their athletic new shape
Anyone who's followed the SIHH 2017 releases will have noticed a few clear trends emerging – more entry level options, more yellow gold, that sort of thing. One trend that wasn't as remarked upon in all the excitement of the fair was the way several brands made significant changes to their marketing and identity. Baume & Mercier is a case in point. Over the past few years they've invested time and effort into building their image as a brand with a long and…
HANDS-ON: The sporty new Baume & Mercier Clifton Club
This year's SIHH sees Baume & Mercier release a new, sportier take on the Clifton – the Clifton Club. This collection of robust, three-handed timepieces is made for 'gentle sportsmen' – which, if I'm interpreting the PR video full of people on boards (surf and skate) and bikes (mountain and motorised) means it's a sporty go-anywhere-do-anything watch that would still fit quite neatly into your daily life. Presented in a range of dial and strap options, at its core this collection…
INTERVIEW: Baume & Mercier's Alexandre Peraldi on the past and present of the Clifton
We've spent a fair amount of digital ink this week talking about Baume & Mercier's Clifton collection, and how it's such a neat link to the Geneva-based brand's heritage. So we thought it was only appropriate to explore this history, and how they've honoured it, in a little more detail. And who better to explore it with than Alexandre Peraldi, Baume & Mercier's Design and Product Director. Time+Tide: Looking at the watch that inspires today's Clifton collection, the resemblance is…