Product Description

Baume & Mercier Hampton series model 8749 mens watch, mechanical-automatic movement, 200m by 660ft water resistant, 34.1 by 45mm case size, deployment clasp, steel case, black dial, fixed bezel, steel strap, and date and world time functions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5973 in Watches
• Brand: Baume & Mercier
• Model: MOAO8749
• Band material: Rubber
• Bezel material: Titanium
• Case material: Titanium
• Clasp type: deployment-clasp-with-push-button
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: swiss-automatic
• Water-resistant to 660 feet

Features

• Quality Swiss Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Scratch-resistant-sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 34 mm
• Titanium case; Black dial; Date function
• Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
The Baume & Mercier Men's Hampton Square Titanium Watch showcases a superior titanium design and a silver-tone subdial for precise timekeeping. Hampton is Baume & Mercier's icon watch and refers to the Hampton's, situated on Long Island, off New York, where the way of life exudes harmony and serenity. Halfway between tradition and modernity, its slightly curved case hugs the wrist perfectly. Hamptons retro-contemporary design makes it a great classic of our time. Constructed with a titanium case, the timepiece includes a square titanium bezel, and a black rubber wristband secured with a push-button-deployment clasp. A scratch-resistant-sapphire window shields the black dial, which features silver-tone Arabic numeral hour markers, slim minute indexes, and luminous watch hands. The dial also includes a subdial at six o'clock and a date calendar at the 12 o'clock position. Featuring Swiss-automatic movement, the timepiece is water resistant to 660 feet (200 M).

About Baume & Mercier
Baume & Mercier has a rich history in storied tradition of Swiss watchmaking, now over 170 years. In 1830, brothers Louis Victor and Pierre-Joseph-Celestin Baume established the Baume Freres Watch firm in the Swiss Jura region--the heart of the Swiss watch industry. As business flourished in Europe a grandson of the founder, William Baume met Paul Mercier, a great lover of the arts and in 1918 they created a business partnership. The contrast of the rigorous, precise Baume with the artistic, free thinking Mercier fused form and function to create the traditions of perfection, quality, and luxury that still exist today.

In 1964, Baume & Mercier registered the Greek letter PHI as its brand logo, and it continues to be present on all Baume & Mercier designs. A symbol of the golden ratio and Leonard de Vinci's theory of proportion, it represents aesthetic elegance based on "divine proportions" that remain the brand's cardinal values.

the designers at Baume & Mercier utilize the goldmine of the company's over 175 years of watch-making history--from the oval of a crown to the graphics of a dial--to create the aesthetic contours of new timepieces. Inspired by a rectangular pink gold watch introduced by Baume & Mercier in 1960, the signature Hampton line of watches was created as a blend of watchmaking tradition and contemporary design. And the company still lives by the original slogan of the Baume brothers when they started Baume Freres: "Accept only perfection, only manufacture watches of the highest quality."

Customer Reviews

An Absolutely Beautiful Watch
This watch came within a few days of my order, and even though I had seen it in the flesh before purchase, I consider this watch just as beautiful after purchase as it looked in the showroom of the "World's Largest Watch Store" that dare not speak its name. (Yes, the Amazon price beat this unmentionable store by thousands.] I have a number of good looking watches, i.e., Bulgari, Tag, Tissot, but this one is just gorgeous. After wearing it a week or so, it keeps perfect time, feels hefty without being too hefty, and it seems to be of superior quality and workmanship. If you want a sporty/rubber strap timepiece that looks killer worn casually or with a suit, this is your watch.

Perfect Timing
This is the 2nd watch I've purchased from Perfect Timing in four months. I specifically chose this 2nd, more expensive, watch from Perfect Timing because the condition, quality, and timeliness of the 1st purchase was absolutey flawless. My Baume & Mercier Hampton XL Magnum arrived today, as promised. It is beautiful and quite apparent no one has ever worn it. I did, however, find this same watch offered through other internet sources at a slightly lower cost but, as noted above, chose to purchase again through Perfect Timing because of the trust they instilled in me in my 1st purchase. As for the watch, I looked at many different styles and brands over the last several months and selected the Baume & Mercier Hampton XL Magnum for its style, quality, comfort, and price. Perfect Timing handled this sale perfectly, as I expected they would.

Perfect Timing, Perfect Company...
I had carefully examined this watch at Tenshodo in Tokyo where the price, including tax, was \525,000 JPY. I wanted this watch, so I searched out the best price in Tokyo through the internet. The best price I found was through the World Watch Company in Setagaya-ku. Their cash only price, including tax, was \351,750 JPY. I then went to Amazon.com and found the identical watch through Perfect Timing for $2,839.99 USD, plus $59.95 USD for Amazon international shipping charges (Perfect Timing international shipping charges were about half, but for some reason, I could not order directly from them).

This is my third watch from Perfect Timing, so I had confidence in purchasing from them again. One day after I placed my order through Amazon, Perfect Timing e-mailed me to let me know that there may be duties and extra charges associated with this purchase. I confirmed with them that this was okay, and they shipped the next day. The following day, the watch arrived in Tokyo via UPS. Duties and taxes added another \9,100 JPY to the watch making the total price about \323,075 JPY. Comparing this to the best cash only price I could get in Tokyo from WWC, I saved about \28,675 JPY ($259.00 USD), and I added frequent flyer points to my credit card for this purchase. The watch was on my wrist within the same week after making a decision to purchase it at Tenshodo. It does pay to shop around.

My experience with Perfect Timing was once again...PERFECT. Their name is synonymous with their service, and I would highly recommend doing business with this company. For international orders, everything was perfectly packaged, including an international warranty card as well as a six months extension on this warranty offered directly from Perfect Timing.

It should be noted that there were other companies on the Amazon site offering the same watch at a lower price. However, my past experience with Perfect Timing, and that this was an international order, prompted me to pay a bit more to ensure perfect service again.