Baume & Mercier

[jimfrance]

Thoughts on these as i have a major fad going, the capeland with the blue hands is a bit pricey but they do a classic looking twintime, model 8462............lovely looking but are they any good ?

[Arrive Alive]

A Norwegian friend swears by his Capeland chronograph. It has been around the world by air, land and sea. B&M seem to be reliable and decent quality and some of them look lovely. They are these days I believe a sub brand of Cartier. Today I bought my wife a used Hampton - total bargain. Best bought used but there are currently some new bargains on amazon.

[Justayellowbadge]

Definitely a used buy.

I've had a few, and all have been well made, nicely designed things.

No significant resale value though, they seem to be a brand lacking any real identity.

[Pesty]

I'm wearing my capeland xxl today.

I love it to bits. Ive not seen anything like it anywhere. Its so nicely made I can;t belive they didnt fly out the shops.

I have a real hankering for one of these next

[Pesty]

An 8462

recently sold on WUS for $900

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/sold-baume-mercie...

Edited by Pesty on Wednesday 16th November 23:51

[jules_s]

Justayellowbadge said:

Definitely a used buy.

I've had a few, and all have been well made, nicely designed things.

No significant resale value though, they seem to be a brand lacking any real identity.

I bought my missus a new/not worn B&M dress watch last year.

Admittedly I knew it was around 7-10 years old but had been boxed etc.

I guess that's risky and par for the course, but it turned into a £600 disaster. It's now in the safe

Lovely design though...

[jimfrance]

That's the kiddy Pesty, looks like lightly used is the way to go.