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Baume & Mercier: "Life is about moments" with the permission of Baume & Mercier Baume & Mercier has been around for 180 years since 1830. The motto of Maison d’Horlogerie remains - "Accept only perfection, only manufacture watches of the highest quality" ...  

I've always considered B&M to be a "best-bang-for-the-buck" brand, however they've been sleeping over the past few years. I've also noticed that B&M goes through approximately 5-year periods of heavy marketing, followed by roughly the same of redu... 

quite a different look with the red gold. Thanks for sharing. Nice job. Best, Tim

is beautiful! I think this confirms the gaining trend of vintage style watches becoming the next big thing, re: Montblanc, etc... The only thing is, why not just get a vintage watch, one asks oneself??? I am not a B and M fan, but I'd happily wear that mo... 

Mostel, Its more convenient to get a new 'vintage' watch The movement is working as new and the dials/hands are not restored. The crown is not a fake replecement. Other brands with new 'old' designs of chronographs are Breguet, AP, Zenith, Omega.... Regar... 

when i saw that rg capeland chrono. that is a beautiful piece and i'm incredibly pleased to see something like this come out of b&m. i hope they continue in this vein in years to come.

As someone pointed out, many brands are going back the vintage chronograph route. Breguet, AP, Omega, Zenith, PP etc but not at Baume & Mercier pricing...well, except maybe Zenith. Regards, MTF

in particular the SS version. Would you have information on the dial size? Regards Sam

samwan, For those who asked: Capeland Chronograph 42 mm diameter. Regards, MTF

..did they have to spoil such a beautiful looking watch as the new Capeland with a DATE display? - it absolutely destroys the vintage look. what a shame, they should have followed GO on the Sixties Chrono who avoided compromising the balance of the watch ... 

…and finally had the opportunity of buying this Hampton just a couple of months ago: I’m so happy with it! And think the Capeland Chrono would make a good companion This message has been edited by marcelo on 2011-01-13 07:19:13...  

Classima, nice&neat dial. I like it.

Ginny, Do you see many dealers in your region? It will be interesting to see how thier presence grows in the next year with this drive by Richemont Group. Regards, MTF