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Baume & Mercier
Riviera
Compare this collectionRiviera
1973
Distinctive twelve-sided bezel sport watch, originally one of the first steel luxury sport watches.
- Category
- Sport
- Designers
- Gérald Genta (original 1973 design)
- Case materials
- Stainless steel
- Sizes
- 36–43mm
- Dial
- Wave-textured dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire crystal
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated steel bracelet or rubber strap
- Movements
- Baume & Mercier BM12-1975A (ETA-based)
- Movement type
- Automatic mechanical
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Complications
- Date · Chronograph (select models)
- Key references
- M0A10617
- Price band
- $2,200–$3,900
The house
Baume & Mercier
Baume & Mercier positions itself as an accessible entry point into Swiss luxury watchmaking, emphasizing clean classical design across its Clifton and Riviera lines.
- Founded
- 1830
- Founder
- Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Signature materials
- Stainless steel, gold-capped steel, sapphire crystal
- Signature movements
- ETA/Sellita-based calibres with in-house modules
- Notable designers
- In-house design studio