This mood of modernity and Replica Audemars Piguet watches open-mindedness doubtless inspired William Baume's decision to transfer the Frères Baume watch company from Les Bois to Geneva, in order to establish the Baume & Mercier brand in partnership with his associate Paul Mercier.William Baume Collection 2010The William Baume Collection is exclusively composed of models crafted in harmony with the purest watch tradition and housing complication movements. All models in the collection, which is annually renewed by limited editions, revive the brand's origins through haute horlogerie movements closely linked with its historical heritage.In 2010, Baume & Mercier is adding a new complication to the William Baume Collection with a Jumping Hours model featuring a silver-colored or black dial and boasting the extremely refined finishing and Replica Audemars Piguet watches retro-contemporary design that are characteristic of the William Baume Collection.Jumping Hour, the first "digital" watchJumping Hour is a complication that displays the hours in the form of numbers appearing through an aperture, instead of showing them with a hand.Jumping Hour models are thus referred to as the first "digital" watches in horological history.Printed on a rotating disk, the numbers instantly "jump" when the hour changes, while the minutes and seconds are generally indicated by hands.
The new company brilliantly combined traditional and contemporary watch, drawing inspiration from the latest technical and aesthetic trends that it interpreted in complete harmony with the rules of watch craftsmanship.Loyal to his forefathers' determination to "create only watches of the highest quality", William Baume perpetuated their expertise with passion and innovation, while giving a new dimension to their horological heritage through the contribution of Paul Mercier.The latter, a Replica Audemars Piguet watches cosmopolitan aesthete and an astute businessman, admirably complemented William Baume's watch know-how.At the heart of the 1920s, a period of dramatic change characterized by major technical breakthroughs and unprecedented creative effervescence, William Baume and Paul Mercier defined a brand philosophy that is as modern as ever: mastering watch and placing it the service of timeless design and elegance.Geneva, 1920 - "Capital of Nations"The 1920s in Geneva were a period of intense activity and openness towards the world.On November 15th 1920, Geneva welcomed delegates of the Assembly of the Replica Audemars Piguet watches newly constituted League of Nations, the first international organization in history and the forerunner of the UN.In 1920, so as to host delegates and diplomats from around the world, the "capital of nations" on the shores of Lake Léman acquired an "air field" that was to become Switzerland's first international airport.
