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Baume & Mercier Hampton 35mm X 22mm Ladies Watch White
Ref. BMM0A10473
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Stepping up in Baume & Mercier's range
The Hampton name has belonged to Baume & Mercier since the 1990s, but its proportions and geometry reach back to the Art Deco watches the Geneva maison produced in the 1940s — rectangular cases with softened corners, an opaline dial, Arabic numerals kept spare and unhurried. This version carries those decisions forward without revision. At under seven millimetres thick, the case lies flat against the wrist in a way that suits the form: a rectangular watch that stacks height tends to look borrowed from a man's drawer, and this one does not. The three-row bracelet alternates polished and satin-finished links, which gives the steel some movement in light without reading as flashy, and the triple-folding clasp holds the bracelet correctly against the wrist rather than leaving it to shift. The bracelet accepts strap changes without tools, which is an unusual provision at this scale and worth knowing about — the case suits leather as well as it does steel, and the option is there from the first day of ownership.
- Reference
- BMM0A10473
- Brand
- Baume & Mercier
- Collection
- Hampton
- Case size
- 35mm
- Case thickness
- 6.92mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- MHH057
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Origin
- Swiss made
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 (2,624), Watches Under 37mm (1,363), Women's Watches (1,251), Silver Dial Watches (600) and Rectangular & Square Watches (355).
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 35mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- 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
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| Specification | BMM0A10473 | R30233942 | MWW06T000141 |
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| Price | £1,800 | £2,250 | £1,699 |
| Case size | 35mm | 35mm | 33mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
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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.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Is 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 new, at £1,800. There is nothing to compare it against today.
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