subject: The Major Collections From Baume And Mercier [print this page] Baume and Mercier is one of the fastest growing watch making brands in United States. The company is currently a part of the Richemont group along with many other prestigious brands. The company was founded 175 years back in the year 1830 by Baume brothers, Pierre-Joseph-Celestine Baume and Louis Victor Baume. The company is now represented in more than 75 countries and has important markets in countries like Italy, France, Europe and Spain. The company was first known as Freres Baume and is now one of the topmost watch making companies in the world. Since, the foundation of the company, the goal of the company was to manufacture high quality traditional timepieces. The passion for perfection of the workers makes the company one of the most renowned companies in the world.
Baume and Mercier Watches are a breakthrough in watch making inventions. These watches make use of innovations to create these technically advanced timepieces. Joseph Celestin expanded the business of the company and established a branch in London and named it Baume brothers. The company rapidly expanded and set up Branches all over the world such as in India, Burma, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. In 1876, the second generation of the Baume family took over the company. During this period, the company gained a high reputation and was famous for their simple chronographs, complication models, calendars and minute repeaters. The company was managed by the two brothers, sons of the co founders, Alcide Baume, who headed the production department in the Les Bois and Arthur Baume from London, who handled the marketing operations. Baume and Mercier soon established more branches at Geneva and Philadelphia.
The company has added to its credibility some of the most popular collection of timepieces.
1. Classima Collection: The classima collection is a collection of aristocratic watches for classy individuals. These watches are perfect harmonies of classical luxuries with perfection. The creativity of the designs and elegance of these timepieces make them one of the most popular collections. The Classima watches make use of gold and shiny stainless steel. They are popular for their precision and high class functionality.
2. Hampton Collection: The Hampton collection features refined watches known for their stylish looks. These watches have conventional square and rectangular cases and reflect simple yet innovative designing.
3. Rivera collection: The most innovative collections of the Baume Watches are the Rivera Collection. These artistic watches give an entirely new direction to traditional timekeeping. These watches feature twelve ends for twelve hours, thus giving a unique dodecagonal shape for the case. The precise functionality and the accuracy of these watches make them the most desirable watches from the company.
