Baume et Mercier

The Baume & Mercier SA, headquartered in Bellevue is a Swiss watch manufacturer. That the Richemont Group subsidiary company develops, manufactures and markets women's and men's wrist watches in the luxury segment. 2006 Baume & Mercier generated a turnover of 190 million Swiss francs.

History

The company was founded in 1830 by brothers Louis Victor and Pierre -Joseph- Célestin Baume as the " Frères Baume " in Les Bois in the Swiss Jura. This came from an emigrant from the Franche -Comté family who in 1542 settled in Les Bois and there worked for generations in the watches of completion.

1847 Pierre -Joseph- Célestin Baume took up residence in London and founded in 1851 as a foreign location, the " Baume Brothers".

1880 took over the sons of Louis Victor, the company in its second generation. Alcide Eugene headed the house in Switzerland, Arthur Joseph 's house in London. In addition, they participated in the construction of the railway line, which connects La Chaux -de-Fonds with Saignelégier.

In 1912 Paul Tchereditchenko to Swiss citizenship and changed his name to Mercier. He was the son of a tsarist officer and a embroiderer in Worth. His business acumen drew the attention of the watchmaker de Haas up, there he was appointed commercial director of the company.

The encounter between William Baume, watchmaker and grandson of one of the two founders and Paul Mercier was built in 1920, the Baume & Mercier brand in Geneva.

During the 1920s, Baume & Mercier presented particularly numerous creations and established itself with bracelet or snap lid watches that were adorned with precious stones.

In 1993, the Baume & Mercier brand has been part of the Richemont Group, but remained largely independent in its manufacture.