Baume & Mercier

[horrible jon]

Saw this today in a jewellers shop window in Spain.
As it was siesta time couldn't get a good look or idea of price, any thoughts?


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[PaulSim]

Saw this today in a jewellers shop window in Spain.
As it was siesta time couldn't get a good look or idea of price, any thoughts?


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Wait till end of siesta? Then go have a look

[horrible jon]

Unfortunately i cant get back until Monday so was just asking if anyone has any experience of this model.

[Puntsdog]

I saw one in Wempe in Berlin last week. It looked decent enough but reminded me of a few other watches. I didn't notice the price though.

[Mark lowman]

However nice it is buy it grey baume and mercier take a pounding on the grey market I remember Joma had something crazy like 75% off Rrp at one point.

[kaiserphoenix]

I saw this at the WoS on regents street, they seem to be doing a promotion with the actual cobra car inside the store. The watch is nice enough, if not somewhat quite large. Didn't tempt me to handle one and it the association with the car does nothing for me.

[seikopath]

I saw this at the WoS on regents street, they seem to be doing a promotion with the actual cobra car inside the store. The watch is nice enough, if not somewhat quite large. Didn't tempt me to handle one and it the association with the car does nothing for me.

It will be large if that is the actual car in the window

[kaiserphoenix]

It will be large if that is the actual car in the window

yeah have u been to regents street? the store is huge and the actual car is there


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[db011]

in France it retails at 4100 euro = 3500 pounds

[HectorHughMunro]

Lovely design and I'd wear it but it's a 7750 so overpriced for me. Also, the servicing costs on a Chrono are a hard blow if you're not completely committed.

The 7750 is a great movement but its place is in budget to mid priced watches.

[Mark lowman]

Lovely design and I'd wear it but it's a 7750 so overpriced for me. Also, the servicing costs on a Chrono are a hard blow if you're not completely committed.

The 7750 is a great movement but its place is in budget to mid priced watches.

Don't get your issue, the price point of this watch is standard territory for 7750. Breitling use the variant don't they? If I was buying a Chrono I'd want to know it wasn't fragile.
Mostly all Chrono's will be from some variant or other. Daytona for instance based on El Primero.

[Saint-Just]

Daytona for instance based on El Primero.

Are you saying this was the case for the first Daytonas, or that it is still based on EP?

[Dave+63]

Paul serviced my old 7750 for under £200 including a number of new components so it doesn't have to be expensive.

[Mark lowman]

Are you saying this was the case for the first Daytonas, or that it is still based on EP?

I heard whether this be true that they pinched the guy from Zenith who was effectively Mr Primero. So the replacement in house had his stamp all over it. I'm willing to be wrong on this though!

[horrible jon]

thanks for the replies and advice

[HectorHughMunro]

Are you saying this was the case for the first Daytonas, or that it is still based on EP?

The second generation Daytona were modified El Primero running at 28,800. The first iteration were Valjoux 72 (from memory and someone please correct me if wrong).

My problem with the 7750 is that this is a $450 movement (give or take) in a watch costing ten times that. I understand that the overall design matters but that's a balance I struggle with. With generic designs, you can't play the R&D card in justifying your price.

[horrible jon]

in France it retails at 4100 euro = 3500 pounds

€4400.00


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[Tinker]

You've got to like yellow ...

[Tony-GB]

Oh dear- not good. For a watch/car relationship, you can't beat the old Panerai's. There were fab.