A Daily Watch for the Sophisticated Man

With a classic and elegant aura reminiscent of 1950s Swiss watches, and a surprisingly accessible price point, Baume & Mercier, a venerable brand founded in 1830, has been steadily gaining fans since the renewal of its collection began in 2011.

The Clifton, a collection of round standard watches introduced in 2013, perfectly met the demand for elegant classicism and achieved global success. In 2014, this model line was further enhanced. The collection's pinnacle, a high-precision model featuring the first complication, a flying tourbillon, and the first ladies' models, were newly added to the lineup.



Among these, the Clifton Automatic Retrograde Date is the one we recommend as a daily watch for the sophisticated man. It features a mechanism that displays the date with a hand at the 3 o'clock position and the day of the week at the 9 o'clock position, with the date display at 3 o'clock being retrograde (reciprocating).

It's wonderful and surprising that such a practical and characterful mechanical complication can be enjoyed for under 600,000 yen.