Baume & Mercier Capeland chronograph – Ref 65687 – SS – Cal ETA 7753 – Full Set 

Round Baume & Mercier Capeland chronograph with reference 65687 and brown dial with white roman numerals for each hour. The watch has a white outer tachymeter and red telemeter. Three sub dials for minutes at 3 o’clock, hours at 6 o’clock and seconds at 9 o’clock. At 4 o’clock comes the window for the date and engraved on the dial “Baume & Mercier – Geneve – Automatic”. It is a “Swiss Made” model. The crown comes with the “B&M” logo. It is a stainless-steel back case with engraved outside “Baume & Mercier – Capeland - Geneve 1830 – Stainless steel – Automatic - Swiss– 50M - 65687 - 5875590”. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber ETA 7753 and 27 jewels. The watch comes with a genuine leather Baume & Mercier strap (good condition) with B&M buckle. The width between lugs is 20mm. The watch comes with the box.

History

The company was founded in 1841 by Florentine A. Jones in the small town of Rummey in the United States. When he turned 14, Jones moved to Boston to work with watchmakers and then move again in 1868 to Schaffhausen. His goal was to make cheap pocket watches for the US market using the industrial techniques. In 1869, he signed a lease with Johann Heinrich Moser where 2 years later the first pocket watches were produced. 1875 was the year of the first company bankruptcy followed by a second bankruptcy in 1879. Then the company is acquired by the Swiss industrial family Rauschenbach. In 1978, Instek AG bought the company. In 2000, the company is sold again to the Richemont group. Calibers of the brand are mythical as the “Jones”, “Mega” or “Pellaton”. IWC brand is particularly known in the world of aviation with the model “Mark 11”. IWC has also worked with “Porsche Design” and today IWC is particularly famous for this “Portuguese” model.

Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber ETA 7753 with 27 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The power reserve is 42 hours. It is the base caliber of the ETA 7750. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 42mm


Length including lugs: 49mm