Collection William Baume
The William Baume collection is a tribute to time and its measurement. Through three outstanding Haute Horlogerie timepieces, it evokes the tradition of one of the ten oldest Swiss watch brands, Baume & Mercier, which dates back to 1830. A know-how embodied by William Baume, the man who forged the modern destiny of the brand and guided it to the point of obtaining the suprême watchmaking quality certification: the Poinçon de Genève or Geneva Hallmark.
William Baume Ultra-thin
Ultra-thin watches have always been synonymous with superior elegance and extreme technical sophistication. From 1920 onwards, Baume & Mercier began to specialize in ultra-thin watches, and in 1965 the brand caused a sensation with the thinnest automatic watch of the era. Mechanical hand-wound movement just 2 mm thick. 41 mm red gold case, dial with “vieux panier” guilloché motif, hand-sewn alligator leather strap. Limited, numbered edition of 178.
William Baume Retrorgrade
The retrograde seconds display divides time into two. Its large hand counts off 30 seconds over a graduated arc of a circle, before returning instantly to its starting point to measure the 30 following seconds. This model also displays a Large Date function appearing through a double window at 12 o’clock. Mechanical self-winding movement visible through the transparent case-back. 41 mm red gold case, dial with “vieux panier” guilloché motif, hand-sewn alligator leather strap. Limited, numbered edition of 178.
William Baume Tourbillon
The tourbillon defies gravity. This most prestigious and trickiest to make of all watch complications features a rotating carriage designed to compensate for the effects of gravity on the precision of a watch. In 1892, Baume beat the absolute record for precision in the Kew Observatory chronometry competition with a tourbillon chronometer. Mechanical hand-wound movement, tourbillon at 9 o’clock and small seconds at 6 o’clock. 43 mm red gold case, dial with “vieux panier” guilloché motif, hand-sewn alligator leather strap. Exceptional model issued in a limited, numbered edition of 10.
William Baume – ultra-thin
Collection: William Baume, limited edition to 178 pieces
Reference: M0A0 8794
Movement: WB-T 001 manual, decorated and ultra-thin
Gold weight: 50 gr
Case: Shape: round. Size: XL (41mm), thickness 5.8mm. 18K red gold case. 18K red gold crown
Dial: Opaline silvered. « Vieux panier » guilloché décor. 18K red gold indexes and hands
Water resistance: 30 m
Strap: Hand-stitched brown alligator strap, square scales and tone on tone stitching
Buckle: Pin, 18K red gold
William Baume – retrograde second
Collection: William Baume, limited edition to 178 pieces
Reference: M0A0 8795
Movement: LP3533 Automatic, decorated
Gold weight: 60 gr
Functions: Big date at 12 o’clock and retrograde second at 6 o’clock
Case: Shape round. Size XL (41mm). 18K red gold case. 18K red gold crown. Sapphire crystal case back
Dial: Opaline silvered. “Vieux panier” guilloché décor. 18K red gold indexes and hands
Water resistance: 30 m
Strap: Hand-stitched brown alligator strap, square scales and tone on tone stitching
Buckle: Pin, 18K red gold
William Baume – tourbillon
Collection: William Baume, limited edition to 10 pieces
Reference: M0A0 8796
Movement: WB-T 002, manual, decorated
Gold weight: 85 gr
Functions:Tourbillon at 9 o’clock and small seconds counter at 6 o’clock
Case: Shape: round. Size: XXL (43mm). 18K red gold case. 18K red gold crown. Sapphire crystal case back
Dial:Opaline silvered. “Vieux panier” guilloché décor. 18K red gold indexes and hands
Water resistance:30 m
Strap:Hand-stitched brown alligator strap, square scales and tone on tone stitching
Buckle:Pin, 18K red gold ■
