Since its production ceased almost 10yrs ago, the Swiss brand have shied away from dive watches, which is a pity because a reissue of either the aforementioned divers would likely be met with some hysteria.
Until that day, we’ll have to make do with this – the Baume & Mercier Clifton Club, a diver of sorts designed for the ‘’gentle sportsman’’!
The Clifton Club family consists of 5 members each with their own look – choose from 10378 with its Blue Sun satin-finished dial, blue bezel, delivered on a steel bracelet.
10337 with its steel case and bezel, black Olpaline dial; delivered on an orange trimmed black calfskin strap.
10338 with its steel case, black bezel, white dial; also delivered on an orange trimmed black calfskin strap.
10339 with its matte black case, Black Opaline dial, black bezel and Vulcanized black rubber diver’s strap or 10340 also with a Black Oplaine dial but with a steel case and bracelet.
Basic spec. of the Clifton Club includes: a 42mm x 10.3mm Stainless steel case in an alternating brushed and polished finish.
All dials come with hands and markers are Rhodium-plated with C1 Super-LumiNova and are covered with a Sapphire glass with AR-treatment.
Diver’s features include: a unidirectional bezel, a screw-down case-back and crown and 100m of water-resistance.
Power comes from a Swiss made Sellita SW200 with 26 rubies, a beat rate of 28800.0vph/4.0hz and a power-reserve of 38hrs.
Thoughts? It’s no Capeland S XXL, but it looks alright, particularly the pops of orange form the seconds hand and the triangular 12hr bezel marker.
BTW the B&M Clifton Club family has a new a surprising member coming soon – check out the Clifton Club BRONZE.
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