Baume & Mercier has added to their Classima collection with a series of new watches inspired by fine British tailoring. A total of six new Classimas take what Baume refers to as their ?gentleman?s watch? and add straps sourced from Holland & Sherry, a Saville Row tailor that has been crafting bespoke garments since 1836. As much as we love straps around here, it?s rare that they are the main draw of a new watch release, so news of the Saville Row inspired lineup was somewhat surprising. At their core, regardless of the strap, the Classima remains an inoffensive and perfectly sensible entry level everyday watch from a large Swiss brand. 

The Classima Special Edition watches, as they?re known, all feature round dials and cases with gentle curves, and the dials stick to a simple format of large Arabic numerals at the cardinal positions. Two smaller quartz models in 39mm cases have gold plated accents on the hands and hour markers against silver and gray dials, and the collection jumps to 42mm for silver and purple dials, with teal and white accents, respectively. The only models running on an automatic movement are 42mm variants consisting of a silver dial with teal accents and a ?peacock blue? dial with silver accents. All of the watches have subtle patterns that seem to take inspiration from men?s suiting, which make these dials somewhat distinct from the typical sunray finishes you might normally find on a watch like this.  A nice touch on the part of Ba...