Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic Date Display COSC Observatory Watch - Sophisticated

Posted by lifata on April 25th, 2023

Baume & Mercier's iconic Clifton series combines design aesthetics with reliable and superior watchmaking technology. At the 2020 Watches and Wonders Shanghai Haute Horlogerie Fair, Baume & Mercier brought many works to this series of watches. Like the week calendar moon phase model and moon phase calendar style, new colors are added to the calendar model, and the one that attracts me the most in this series of new products is the Clifton Baumatic date display COSC observatory watch. Lacquer gradient gray dial stainless steel bracelet style, so today I will introduce this watch in detail for you.

Baume & Mercier replica originated in 1830, when brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume opened a watch company in Les Bois, Switzerland. This Baume Brothers company is the predecessor of Baume & Mercier. The brothers have always been adhering to the watchmaking concept of "aestheticism, only making high-quality watches", and launched a series of outstanding watches that combined new technologies at the time, and have since established their reputation. Afterwards, the company developed rapidly and set its sights on the world, which facilitated the expansion of a large number of watch businesses in the UK. During this period, William Baume, the second-generation head of the company, cooperated with Paul Mercier. In 1918, the two officially founded the Baume & MercierBaume & Mercier brand in Geneva. Subsequently, many watches with balanced and unique shapes were launched, and their extraordinary craftsmanship and quality were also widely recognized. The Clifton series watches are the outstanding representative works among them.

This Clifton Baumatic date display COSC observatory High fake watch is made of stainless steel with a case diameter of 40 mm and a thickness of 11.3 mm. The case has been crafted to show polished and satin-finished finishes. The size of 40 mm is also very moderate, and it has a good control for thick and thin wrists.

The brand logo is engraved on the top of the crown on the other side of the watch. The Baume & Mercier brand logo is taken from the Greek letter Phi. The symmetrical balance represented by this letter is also the basis for the design of Baume & Mercier's modern traditional round watches. There are also non-slip pits on both sides of the crown so that the wearer can grasp and adjust the time.

The watch uses gray lacquer as the dial, and it also presents a gradient effect, from light to dark from the inside to the outside. This gray gradient effect also has a smoky texture, and the actual performance of the dial is very good. There is also a date display window with black background and white characters at 3 o'clock on the dial.

The trapezoidal rivet-style scale and the slender Alpha-shaped hands show clear and easy-to-read hour, minute, and second displays, and the hands are also very finely polished. The white crosshair logo in the center of the dial symbolizes precision performance, and this crosshair shape also makes the series of Replica Swiss Watches often called scopes by domestic watch friends. Under the observation of a macro lens, this watch can indeed be described as exquisite.

After admiring the front of the watch, let us appreciate the bottom of the watch. The watch adopts a transparent back design. Through the sapphire crystal glass case back fixed by screws, you can directly see the beauty of the movement of this beautifully decorated movement by Baume & Mercier. The watch is equipped with a brand-made Baumatic BM13 self-winding movement, and the splint bridge of the movement is polished with exquisite circular patterns. The sandblasted chassis is decorated with a snail pattern, and the two-way winding hollow rotor is polished with a traditional Geneva pattern, and the brand name and movement assembly information are engraved on it. This Baume & Mercier self-produced movement can vibrate at a frequency of 28,800 times per hour and has 21 built-in jewel bearings. While the travel time is accurate, it can also provide a power reserve of up to 5 days and a total of 120 hours.

The watch is equipped with a multi-bead stainless steel bracelet. The five links are frosted and polished respectively. The multi-bead steel chain is also in line with the formal temperament of the watch, ensuring elegance and comfort. The stainless steel bracelet is also equipped with a triple folding safety clasp. In addition, the gradient gray plate is also equipped with a belt watch to meet different wearing needs.