Since its founding in 1830, Baume & Mercier has shared and expressed the many moments in people's lives through its technical experience and design sensibility. Starting in June 2025, four new chronographs will be added to the Riviera collection. The four models combine modern and vintage styles.
Embodying the sporty chic of the French Riviera
The Riviera Collection's sporty chic style is inspired by the French Riviera, a summer resort town, and expresses its diverse charm. The 12-sided case and bezel create a powerful three-dimensional effect, while the bright dial with its delicate brilliance enhances the contrasting colors, evoking the plants, rocks, and sea of the Riviera and creating a bohemian chic atmosphere.
Riviera Chronograph Flyback
The hour and minute hands are finished with beige Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence), while the chronograph seconds hand is blued steel, creating a striking contrast. The counter hands are also blued steel. The counter balance of the seconds hand features a shining φ logo.
Automatic movement (La Joux-Perrée Cal. 8147). 27 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 42 hours. Stainless steel case (diameter 41mm, thickness 14.34mm). Water resistant to 100m. Limited to 73 pieces worldwide. Price: 1,403,000 yen (tax included). Scheduled for release at the end of June 2025.
This 73-piece limited edition model commemorates the 1973 launch of the Riviera collection and embodies the essence of the chronograph. Its flyback function allows the chronograph to be stopped, zeroed, and restarted by simply pressing the same second pusher (at 4 o'clock). In addition to the hours, minutes, small seconds, and date displays, it also features the rare functions of a telemeter and tachymeter. The vintage-inspired light gold-colored dial features a brushed finish, highlighting its precise lines and ensuring excellent readability. The rhodium-plated, riveted Roman numerals and indexes, which line the chronograph and subdials, as well as the delicate radial pattern of the telemeter and tachymeter, are filled with beige Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence).
Riviera Chronograph Date White & Black
Automatic (Valjoux Cal. 7753). 27 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 48 hours. Stainless steel case (diameter 41mm, thickness 13.94mm). 100m water resistant. 610,500 yen (tax included). Scheduled for release at the end of June 2025.
This 1950s-inspired Riviera showcases a bold, harmonious black-and-white contrast. Its chic and understated style perfectly expresses Baume & Mercier's free-spirited creativity. The white dial, decorated with a wave motif, is framed by a black border and echoes the azure-black counters. In contrast, the riveted Roman numerals and indexes, as well as the faceted hour and minute hands, are rhodium-plated and coated with white Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence), enhancing the two-tone effect. The chronograph seconds hand, with its counterweight adorned with the φ logo, is also rhodium-plated, as are the counter hands. The counter hand at 9 o'clock is coated with white Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence). The date is displayed in an aperture at 4:30 o'clock.
Riviera Chronograph Black Day Date
Automatic (Valjoux Cal. 7750). 25 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 48 hours. Stainless steel case (diameter 41mm, thickness 13.94mm). 100m water resistant. 610,500 yen (tax included). Scheduled for release at the end of June 2025.
This watch displays the time and calendar in a delicate manner, showcasing the design expertise of Baume & Mercier. The black dial features a dancing wave motif, black counters and borders, and the Roman numerals and indices, finished with rhodium and white Super-LumiNova (C1, blue luminescence), emerge in a shifting contrast. The rhodium-plated hour and minute hands are faceted and finished with white Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence). The counter hands are rhodium-plated, while the counter hand at 9 o'clock is finished with white Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence). The day and date are displayed in an aperture at 3 o'clock.
Riviera Chronograph Blue Day Date
Automatic (Valjoux Cal. 7750). 25 jewels. 28,800 vph. Power reserve approximately 48 hours. Stainless steel case (diameter 41mm, thickness 13.94mm). 100m water resistant. 610,500 yen (tax included). Scheduled for release at the end of June 2025.
This model is available in a 43mm blue version, but the proportions have now been revised to add a 41mm diameter, 13.94mm thick model to the collection. The delicate blue sun-satin-finished dial is decorated with a wave motif, while the counters and borders are colored azure. The riveted, rhodium-plated Roman numerals and indices are filled with white Super-LumiNova (C1, blue luminescence). The rhodium-plated faceted hour and minute hands, as well as the counter hand at 9 o'clock, are all filled with white Super-LumiNova (blue luminescence). The rhodium-plated counter hands and the day-date window at 3 o'clock are elegantly aligned, providing a beautiful and easy-to-read display.
Notable details
Finally, here are some notable details.
