Baume et Mercier - Riviera Perpetual Calendar 10742

With the new Riviera Perpetual Calendar 10742, Baume et Mercier combines one the most fascinating complication with a sport-chic look. Price €19,500

With the new Riviera Perpetual Calendar 10742, Baume et Mercier combines one the most fascinating and traditional horological complications with the sport-chic aesthetic of the Riviera.

A perpetual calendar takes account of leap years and ensures automatic date correction whatever the number of days in a month (28, 29, 30 or 31). It requires one correction per century, since century years are not leap years. Hence, assuming that the watch has been kept fully wound, the calendar indications will not require any manual adjustment until the year 2100.

Inspired by a historic 1985 model featuring a full calendar, the new Riviera Perpetual Calendar comes in a 40 mm steel case that is just 11.8 mm thick and is strongly characterised by its twelve-sided bezel with four visible screws.

Surfaces are satin-brushed with polished chamfers to highlight the refined and dynamic design of the watch.

The integrated three-row stainless steel bracelet is reworked with decorative bevels on the central link. The triple folding buckle with security push-pieces secures it to the wrist.

Thanks to the proprietary Fast Strap interchangeability system, it is possible to quickly and easily change the bracelet with other straps in the Baume et Mercier range that are optionally available. 

Well-protected by a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, the gilded dial sports vertical sun-brushed finishes and snailed counters with a diamond-ground line surrounding each of them. The riveted indexes and the skeletonized hour and minute hands are rhodium-plated and complemented by the blued steel seconds hand with a PHI counter-weight, as well as polished and blued steel counter hands.

Offering a remarkable five-day power reserve, the Baumatic manufacture self-winding movement is equipped with a Dubois-Dépraz perpetual calendar module and a gold-plated oscillating weight that elegantly coordinates with the colour of the dial. The meticulous finishes, including circular-grained bridges and a sand-blasted and snailed baseplate can be appreciated through the transparent sapphire crystal caseback.

The Baume et Mercier Riviera Perpetual Calendar 10742 is a 50-piece individually numbered limited edition with a price of Euro 19,500 / US$ 19,550. baume-et-mercier.com