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Baume & Mercier Classima 40mm Mens Watch Silver
Ref. BMM0A10854
Sits in Baume & Mercier’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Baume & Mercier watches we list, which start at £850.
Price range £850 to £2,900 across 12 Baume & Mercier watches in stock.The Classima line has always occupied a particular position in Baume & Mercier's range — dress watches that carry Geneva credentials without the theatre of complications. This 40mm reference continues that tradition through restraint: the silvery opaline dial carries a grain d'orge barleycorn texture, a detail borrowed from traditional horology that catches raking light in a way a plain brushed surface cannot, while ruthenium leaf hands and Roman numerals keep the reading clean. At 9mm thick, it sits flat enough under a shirt cuff to qualify as genuine dresswear, which at 40mm is not automatic. The five-row satin-polished bracelet is integrated rather than attached, giving the case and wrist a continuous line, and the triple folding clasp with security push-pieces holds that fit without play. The exhibition caseback opens onto the Sellita SW200 — a Swiss movement known less for spectacle than for decades of dependable service and straightforward maintenance, which for a watch worn daily is the more useful quality.
- Reference
- BMM0A10854
- Brand
- Baume & Mercier
- Collection
- Classima
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 9mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- Sellita SW200
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- 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 the Baume & Mercier Classima range (9), Stainless Steel Watches (3,398), Automatic Watches (1,752), Chronograph Watches (1,390) and Silver Dial Watches (762).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- 9mm is unusually slim for a 40mm case
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Baume & Mercier's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 38-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
Baume & Mercier Classima alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | BMM0A10854 | 01 754 7741 3165-07 8 20 01 | R27056162 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,850 | £1,840 | £1,700 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | 38 hours | 38 hours | 80 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
Your new watch
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?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 38 hours fully wound — so it will usually stop if you leave it off overnight.
What size strap does it take?
21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm 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 £1,850. There is nothing to compare it against today.
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