Amid the constant stream of pre-SIHH novelties that have floated across our desks over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a theme of innovation and development that is sometimes lacking at the annual industry fairs. That isn?t to say we aren?t in one of the most experimental times in horological history, because, by-and-large, we are ? but after looking at some of the recent announcements we’ve covered such as the Greubel Forsey Foudroyante Jumping Seconds, you?ll see what I mean. That?s why it?s good to see Baume & Mercier embrace this theme with the release of the new chronometer-certified Baumatic.
Boasting a five-day power reserve, the Baumatic quickly claims the title as the most technically-advanced timepiece in the brand?s current stable while maintaining Baume & Mercier’s reputation as Richemont’s most accessible manufacture. This isn’t the first time that Baume & Mercier has been used as a breeding ground for new technology within Richemont, after all, last year it was the first brand within the conglomerate to offer a timepiece that utilized a silicon balance spring with the Clifton Manual 1830. However, this time around, the Baumatic has a newly developed, self-winding, in-house movement that ups the ante with a silicon anchor and escape wheel while the balance spring uses the same Twinspir construction that was found in the Clifton Manual 1830. The Twinspir technology combines two separate cores of silicon that are bound by ...