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Baume & Mercier Hampton Quartz 35mm X 22mm Ladies Watch White
Ref. M0A10751
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Stepping up in Baume & Mercier's range
The Hampton's rectangular case has been the house's signature silhouette since the 1990s, drawn from the proportions of a classic dress watch and kept largely unchanged because there has been no reason to alter it. At 22mm wide it sits narrow on the wrist, reading closer to a bracelet than most watches of this type. The opaline dial carries gilded Arabic numerals and sword-shaped hands, which together give it enough warmth to pull away from plain steel without requiring colour. The bracelet mixes polished and satin-finished links with pink gold-capped steel, so the two-tone effect is subtle rather than emphatic. The battery is rated to eight years, which means this watch will go a long time before it needs any attention at all.
- Reference
- M0A10751
- Brand
- Baume & Mercier
- Case size
- 35mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Rectangular
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Two-tone
- 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 6 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), Silver Dial Watches (792) and Two-Tone Watches (511).
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 35mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Baume & Mercier Hampton alternatives
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| Specification | M0A10751 | R30233942 | 5132-S2S-00966 |
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| Price | £3,050 | £2,250 | £3,195 |
| Case size | 35mm | 35mm | 32mm |
| 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.
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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