Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Baume & Mercier Debuts Art Deco-Inspired Hampton Collection

The second watch within the refreshed Hampton collection is the new Automatic Date, which is a slightly larger version of the time-only Hampton Automatic, with the additions of a date window and small seconds subdial Inside each of the ladies' Hampton watches is a Swiss quartz movement dubbed the caliber MHH057 by the brand, which Baume & Mercier says has a seven-year reliability Each of the watches in the new Hampton collection takes obvious influence from the Art Deco period in watch design, though it doesn't seem the collection directly recalls any specific vintage model produced by the brand.

Looking at the updated collection and placing it in the context of other historical Art Deco-inspired designs, we can foremost see the apparent influence of what is often considered the most famous watch of the period, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso - which was actually not launched until 1931, even though the 1920s is often portrayed as the era most significantly influenced by Art Deco While the new Hampton collection is strongly influenced by a vintage school of watch design, we do note several modern elements While Baume & Mercier is the latest brand to release an Art Deco influenced watch, it certainly is not the only participant in the rising trend.

Want to learn more about modern Art Deco influenced watches? Read our story from April, "Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco," here! . Source