Baume et Mercier
In keeping with its watchword, which has today become the House motto, the Baume family laid the foundations for a family business that would go on to become Baume & Mercier. It all began in 1830 when Louis Joseph Baume opened a watchmaking counter in Les Bois, a village of the Canton of Berne in Swiss Jura. Four years later, his sons, Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume, registered the business under the name “Frères Baume, la Famille Louis Joseph.” Driven by their enthusiasm and skills, the company – and watchmaking in a larger sense – quickly developed through the creation of exceptional pieces featuring cutting-edge innovations.