Such is the rich watch history that the Replica A Lange&Sohne watches William Baume Collection now celebrates by offering a contemporary expression of the haute horlogerie models that are an integral part of the Baume & Mercier heritage.William A.Baume (1885-1956)William Baume shaped the modern destiny of the Baume & Mercier brand by resolutely leading the "Frères Baume" company, founded in 1830 by his grandfather Louis Victor Baume and his great-uncle Célestin Baume, into the 20th century.An exceptionally talented watchmaker brimming with innovative ideas in the early 20th century, William Baume joined forces in 1918 with Paul Mercier to create the Baume & Mercier brand in Geneva.The new company brilliantly combined traditional and contemporary watch, drawing inspiration from the latest technical and aesthetic trends that it interpreted in Replica A Lange&Sohne watches 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 cosmopolitan aesthete and an astute businessman, admirably complemented William Baume's watch know-how.
(Click image for gallery - 11 photos)The new William Baume Collection is a tribute to time and its measurement.Through a splendid array of haute horlogerie models, it evokes the noble traditions of one of the oldest Swiss watch brands, Baume & Mercier.This time-honored expertise is admirably embodied by the figure of William Baume, the man who forged the company's contemporary destiny and was instrumental in earning it the prestigious Poinçon de Genève in 1921, the seal Replica A Lange&Sohne watches acknowledged as the highest watch quality certification.180 years of watch expertise by Baume & MercierIt was in 1830 that the "Frères Baume" watch comptoir horloger (watch dealership) was founded in Les Bois, a village in the Swiss Jura region.In 1918, the firm was renamed Baume & Mercier and relocated to Geneva, under the leadership of William Baume, representing the third generation of one of the most important watch Houses of the era.Right from the time of its founding, the Baume brand distinguished itself by the excellence and innovation of its timepieces.It won six gold medals in the World Fairs of Paris, London, Philadelphia and Replica A Lange&Sohne watches Geneva with its complication watches - tourbillons, minute repeaters, perpetual calendars - along with a number of prizes in the timing competitions held by the Kew Teddington Observatory near London, the most renowned of the period.It was there that in 1892, a keyless chronometer with tourbillon escapement by Baume won the absolute precision record that was to remain unequaled for ten years.
