Founded As Frères Baume in 1830 in Geneva, by brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume, the brand afterwards partnered with Paul Mercier in 1918, starting to be the Baume & Mercier We all know nowadays. In the course of a particularly hard period of time for the manufacturer, Baume & Mercier https://www.watchesworld.com/understanding-the-complex-world-of-chronometers/