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Baume & Mercier Hampton 35mm Ladies Watch Stainless Steel
Ref. BM0A10474
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Stepping up in Baume & Mercier's range
The Hampton has been Baume & Mercier's rectangular dress watch since the 1990s, its proportions drawn from the art deco wristwatch rather than from the round sporting case that dominates most catalogues. This reference sits comfortably within that tradition: a case measuring 34.9mm by 22.2mm keeps the elongated silhouette that makes the Hampton read as something closer to a bracelet than an instrument. The mother-of-pearl dial shifts in colour with the light, and the grey minute track that runs around its edge gives it just enough structure to read clearly without breaking the mood. Four Top Wesselton brilliant-cut diamonds — two at six o'clock, two at twelve — are set with enough restraint that they feel considered rather than decorative. Rhodium-plated sword hands and riveted indexes complete the dial without crowding it. The bracelet runs to three rows of polished and satin-finished steel, alternating surfaces that catch and absorb light differently along the wrist. At under 7mm thick, the whole thing disappears beneath a cuff with ease.
- Reference
- BM0A10474
- Brand
- Baume & Mercier
- Case size
- 35mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- MHH057
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Origin
- Swiss made
- Gem set
- Yes
Learn more about Baume & Mercier
The Baume brothers opened a watchmaking business in Les Bois in the Swiss Jura in 1830, and built a substantial export operation through a London office. The company won significant honours at nineteenth-century observatory trials, including a record for a chronograph tourbillon at Kew that stood for years.
The modern company dates from 1918, when William Baume partnered with Paul Mercier in Geneva. Mercier brought design sensibility, and the house's Art Deco pieces of the 1920s — shaped cases, jewelled dials, and the Phi emblem representing the golden ratio — established a decorative direction it has largely kept.
Baume & Mercier was among the founding members of the Geneva Seal system and produced complications including minute repeaters and perpetual calendars in its earlier decades.
Its modern position is deliberately accessible: classical Swiss watchmaking at prices below the group's luxury tier, with the Clifton, Riviera, and Hampton collections covering round dress watches, integrated-bracelet sports watches, and rectangular Art Deco shapes respectively. The Riviera, introduced in 1973, was among the first steel luxury sports watches with an integrated bracelet, arriving a year after the Royal Oak.
The house has been part of Richemont since the group's formation, and produces around two hundred thousand watches annually.
- 1830
- The Baume brothers begin watchmaking in Les Bois.
- 1892
- A Kew observatory record is set with a chronograph tourbillon.
- 1918
- William Baume and Paul Mercier partner in Geneva.
- 1973
- The twelve-sided Riviera launches.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (3,465), Back in Stock (3,377), Watches Under 37mm (1,856), Women's Watches (1,753) and Rectangular & Square Watches (491).
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 35mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Sits in the lower half of Baume & Mercier's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Baume & Mercier Hampton alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | BM0A10474 | R30233942 | 5385-STS-00653 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,100 | £2,250 | £1,895 |
| Case size | 35mm | 35mm | 34mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's, though at 35mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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