Baume & Mercier Classima Executives Magnum XXL Chronograph

With its new Baume & Mercier Classima Executives Magnum XXL Chronograph watch, the Swiss brand introduces yet another timepiece that, although being dressy and elegant, lacks its own face.

It is no use ranting about how current mass-production watches are faceless and overpriced, since you can see the same situation repeated over and over again on just about any market, from cars to TV-sets to music to cinema to, ahem, product-oriented weblogs.

Unlike a lot of competing products, the watch doesn’t pretend to be what it is definitely not. The Classima Executives Magnum XXL Chronograph boldly says that it belongs to the mass product market and feels good about it.

Its 44 mm case combines polished and satin finished surfaces and provides more than enough living space for its ETA Valjoux 7753 automatic movement. Featuring a standard tri-compax dial layout, the watch sports a highly-legible, well-balanced dial, which is slightly spoiled with B&M’s trademark hour and minute hands. Giving Baume & Mercier its due, the hands feature generous amount of SuperLuminova luminescent substance guaranteeing superb readability even at night and, perhaps, even underwater.

I mean, the new Baume & Mercier Classima Executives Magnum XXL Chronograph comes with a black rubber strap with adjustable triple folding buckle, and with a water resistance rating of 200 meters so you can use it while scuba diving.

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Baume & Mercier Classima Executives Magnum XXL Chronograph watch specification

Price range: N/A, around €2000
Movement: ETA Valjoux 7753, automatic, 27 jewels, 28,800 vph
Complications: Date, chronograph
Power reserve: 46 hours
Case material: Stainless steel
Bezel material: Stainless steel
Case shape: Round
Transparent case back: N/A
Case size: 44 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black
Numerals: Arabic
Hands: Steel
Strap: Black vulcanized rubber
Crystal: Sapphire, AR-coated
Water resistance: 200 meters