The Baume & Mercier Clifton collection is divided in to two styles, the Baumatic and the Club. Today we are looking at the Clifton Baumatic range, currently consisting of 5 different models. The German watch makers pride themselves on quality and reliability, and have gained a reputation for creating such products, over the last 188 years!
With such experience and prowess in the industry, you can be guaranteed to be buying a quality assured timepiece from Baume & Mercier. The range we look at today consists of only gents watches, however they also produce some fantastic ladies models too! Just click here to take a look at the full range!
The Clifton Baumatic 10398
First up is the BM0A10398, which is one of the bolder options in the Clifton range! This model offers a simple, clean aesthetic, perfectly pairing the white dial with the appeal of it’s blue alligator strap. With a 40mm stainless steel case, this model offers a comfortable and well balanced wear.
The sleek polished steel bezel surrounds the balanced, and clean dial. With polished hour markers, rhodium plated hands, and a 3 o’clock date function, this model offers class and style, hand in hand. Featuring the Baumatic movement that you can read all about below, the sapphire crystal case back offers a view into the internal workings of this fantastic watch.
The Clifton Baumatic 10401
An easy to read display, sat on a crisp white dial makes for quick and easy time telling with the BM0A10401. Slender, riveted rose gold hour markers are placed on this white dial, and a date display is located at the 3 o’clock position. This is all protected by domed sapphire crystal glass, which sits perfectly around the ideally proportioned curves of the 40mm two-tone polished/satin case. This design makes for added class and luxury, something that a touch of rose gold always provides!
Again, these watches feature a view in to the movement inside, and allow to see the inner workings of the watch. This particular model comes fitted with a brown leather strap, but thanks to it’s quick release design, it is quick and easy to completely change the look of your watch!
The Clifton Baumatic 10436
One of the more classic and timeless designs is the BM0A10436. it is almost impossible to go wrong with this watch. It’s black alligator leather strap, paired with the clean white dial make it perfect for any kind of occasion. Especially paired with a tuxedo! most certainly a sophisticated gentlemen’s wristwatch.
With both hour and minute time markers, as well as the 3 o’clock date display, this watch provides you with function as well as form. The polished steel case surrounds this models sapphire crystal glass, and case back, where you get a view of the COSC Certified automatic movement.
The Clifton Baumatic 10400
The only model from the Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic range on a stainless steel bracelet is the BM0A10400. A large amount of people prefer this style over a leather strap, and it comes down to personal preference as to which you go for!
With it’s 40mm case and vibrant white dial this model is the epitome of the modern urban-chic aesthetic. The iconic date aperture remains at 3 o’clock, and the steel markers make for a pleasant time-telling experience. The metal bracelet fitted to this watch is powerful, yet luxuriously comfortable, and comes with a triple folding clasp for increased security!
The Clifton Baumatic 10399
Last but not least is the BM0A10399 in black! This is arguably the most subtle and ‘under the radar’ model,thanks to it’s slick, all black style. The black dial, paired with the black alligator leather also makes for a very classy, luxurious look too!
A refined aesthetic that works really well, and is possibly the easiest to read of all the models, thanks to the silver indexes over the black dial. Thanks to it’s stainless steel bezel and rhodium-plated hands sweeping the dial, this is a fitting timepiece for the modern professional who lives by his own code.
The Baume & Mercier Baumatic Movement
The self winding Baumatic movement of the Baume & Mercier Clifton has been created to ensure optimal reliability. Firstly, this movement offers a fantastic 120 day of autonomy, meaning that it has a power reserve of 5 days. This is double the amount that many of the top brands have! Not only this, but the Baumatic movement is also extremely precise too, with chronometric precision of -4/+6 seconds per day for the COSC Certified models.
These pieces have been designed to resist the main magnetic fields of every day life, which helps to keep the watch even more accurate, and for longer too! The watch makers behind the Baumatic self-winding movement have stated that these models only require maintenance service once every seven years. Comparing this to the three to five years for traditional watches, it just proves the level of quality and reliability that these models have been created to! Any high watchmaking aficionado will appreciate these remarkable achievements.
