Baume & Mercier Continues Partnership with Indian Motorcycles with Two New Watches
Back in August, Baume & Mercier announced a partnership with Indian Motorcycles. We saw the first result from this partnership back in November with the Clifton Club Burt Munro limited edition and at SIHH this week we got the latest update with two new chronographs, aptly named the Clifton Club Indian Legend Tribute Chief and Scout Limited Editions.
The Baume & Mercier Clifton Club Indian Legend Tribute Scout Limited Edition
Named after two of Indian Motorcycle’s most popular models, the Chief and the Scout both come in at 44 mm and are powered by the reliable Valjoux 7750 movement. The Scout has a partially open-worked black dial that differentiates itself from the Chief. These are masculine watches but you can tell a good bit of creativity went into their production. On the 19th day of each month, the date disc displays “1901” as a reference to the first year of production for Indian Motorcycles. This is a cool touch that demonstrates the level of commitment Baume & Mercier has to fleshing out this partnership. The Baume & Mercier Indian Legend Tribute Chief Limited Edition°
Overall, there are many design cues shared between the two watches. Riveted indexes, SuperLuminova-coated indices, and speedometer-style subdials can be found across both models. The biggest difference ? other than the Scout’s partially open-worked dial, meant to recall Indian’s midsize bike line ? is the dial and strap. The Scout opts for a Horween Leat...
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