{"id":35778,"date":"2019-12-18T17:02:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/non-classe-en-en\/baume-mercier-phifty-fifty.html"},"modified":"2019-12-18T17:04:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T15:04:20","slug":"baume-mercier-phifty-fifty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/nouveaute-en-n-en\/focus-2\/baume-mercier-phifty-fifty.html","title":{"rendered":"BAUME &#038; MERCIER &#8211; Phifty-fifty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>While the aesthetic qualities of Baume &amp; Mercier <\/b><\/span>models have always appealed to devotees of classic and elegant watches, their technical content has recently taken a more distinctively horological turn with the Baumatic line of calibers. Designed for the brand bearing the Greek symbol Phi synonymous with perfection, this slim self-winding movement, which guarantees a five-day power reserve, is also chronometer-certified by the COSC. This added value in terms of performance and reliability thereby reinforces confidence among enthusiasts of affordable and tasteful watch creations, who appreciate them for what can be seen on both sides. All the more so here with this movement\u2019s <i>C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve <\/i>motif and gold oscillating weight generously visible through the gold caseback. On the dial side, the readability and functionality of the Clifton Baumatic are ideally served by the alternating black and gold colors of the hands and indications standing out against the creamy white background of this undeniably appealing timepiece. A shining example of the benefits of simplicity.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Clifton Baumatic <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">CASE : <\/span>pink gold, polished\/satin-finished, sapphire crystal caseback, water-resistant to 30m <span class=\"s1\">DIAMETER : <\/span>39mm <span class=\"s1\">MOVEMENT : <\/span>mechanical self-winding (Baumatic BM13-1975A caliber, 120h power reserve), gold rotor, C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve motif <span class=\"s1\">FUNCTIONS : <\/span>hours, minutes, seconds, date\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">DIAL : <\/span>porcelain-type finish, riveted hour-markers, faceted hands\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">STRAP : <\/span>black alligator leather with tool-free interchangeability, folding clasp<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the aesthetic qualities of Baume &amp; Mercier models have always appealed to devotees of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":35775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80,1663],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35778"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35781,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35778\/revisions\/35781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}