Baume et Mercier - Riviera 39 mm

Baume et Mercier launched 3 Riviera Baumatic models in a new 39mm size. The prices of the Riviera 39 start from €3,750. M0A10714 M0A10715 M0A10720

Immediately recognizable with its twelve-sided bezel, the Riviera was launched by Baume et Mercier in 1973, hence celebrating half a century this year.

The fifth generation of the model was launched in 2021 and it is now expanding the range with three new Baumatic versions in an unprecedented 39 mm size, for both men and women.

These Riviera 39 mm models are powered by the Baumatic manufacture movement showcased through the smoked sapphire dial that, thanks to its transparency, offers glimpses of the gear trains.

Beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), the BM13-1975A Calibre offers a remarkable power reserve of 5 days or 120 hours, a performance which is very rare to find in an automatic movement. 

Its silicon balance-spring is antimagnetic, three times lighter than the ordinary alloys used for hairspring, resistant to corrosion and less sensitive to small impacts and repeated vibrations.

Moreover, the high-performance escapement was designed with an unusual geometry to reduce losses relating to friction and improving the torque transmission between the components, thus ensuring a 30% higher autonomy.

The entire movement and its oscillating weight, enhanced by "Côtes de Genève" and snailed decorations, are on display through the transparent case back.

The first version, the Riviera M0A10714, is crafted in polished and satin-finished stainless steel, and it features a smoked blue sapphire dial with a transparent wave transfer decoration. It is mounted on an integrated interchangeable blue rubber and alligator strap with tone-on-tone overstitching. 

The second 39-mm model, the Riviera M0A10715, sports a smoked gray sapphire dial with a transparent wave transfer decoration and an integrated three-link steel bracelet.

The third variation, the Riviera M0A10720, is characterized by a sand-blasted titanium bezel with a central bezel ring in 5N gold-plated PVD steel, a smoked gray sapphire dial with a transparent wave transfer decoration, and an integrated gray rubber strap with a canvas texture. 

The dials ensure excellent readability, even in poor light conditions, thanks to large hands and applied rhodium-plated Roman numerals and indexes , all filled with white Super-LumiNova glowing in blue.

Each of the three models is water resistant to 10 ATM (100 metres / 330 feet) and equipped with the proprietary strap interchangeability system which makes it possible to change styles in a single click without the need for tools.  

The new Baume et Mercier Riviera 39 mm retails at Euro 3,990 / US$ 3,750 in steel with rubber/alligator strap (ref. M0A10714) or steel bracelet (ref. M0A10715) and Euro 4,250 / US$ 4,150 in steel with titanium bezel and rubber strap (ref. M0A10720). baume-et-mercier.com

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