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While Baume & Mercier may be best known for its entry-level luxury watches (usually under $5,000), every now and then it likes to pull out the big guns to show off what it can really do. The William Baume Collection, named after the brand’s contemporary paternal figure, features the manufacture’s line of haute horlogerie pieces, including two exclusive jumping hour watches. You’ve never seen a Baume & Mercier like this before, but something tells us you’ll want to see more of them. 90 Uniqueness First things first, there are only 40 of these watches going to be made. On top of that, you can be sure the first pieces will be going to collectors and other friends of the brand. The jump-hour movements display the hour in a “digital” readout, reading only one hour at a time. The minute register resides around the hour display and the seconds register sits at 6 o’clock. The Baume & Mercier William Baume Jumping Hour is a throwback to a bygone era of horology, and these limited-edition William Baumes are a modern twist. Read more 87 Durability Baume & Mercier has been around for 180 years and it’ll be around for at least another 180 -- it has a strong brand following (even among Ace baseball players), and since it is owned by the Richemont Group, it can rely on the resources of its bigger brothers to get by. In fact, it is safe to assume that some of the parts used in this $20,000 Baume & Mercier came from some of the more luxurious brands in the Richemont stable, like A. Lange & Sohne, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and IWC.

The new B&M CapeLand S XXL is housed in a 40mm titanium case with a steel bezel. The crystal is sapphire and the dial comes in yellow. The strap is rubber with a security clasp..Movement is an ETA 2892. The watch is water resistant to 1,000 meters.5/22/03