TIMEPIECES: Baume et Mercier Capeland 10006
Beautiful. Baume et Mercier Capeland image from http://www.baume-et-mercier.com/collection-Capeland/Capeland-10006.
True story – when I first graduated from college and got my first real job the first thing I bought was… a watch.
Probably the dumbest thing for me to do financially (since I financed it), but I didn’t care. I had loved high end watches since I was in high school and the moment I had even a remote chance to buy myself one, I took it.
The watch? It was a steel Baume et Mercier Capeland with a chronograph, black face and steel bracelet.
It was beautiful.
When I saw it in the display at the jewelry store in the mall, I knew I had to have it. It was something I wore with pride every day and made me feel nothing short of awesome.
This was about 11 years ago and since then the Baume et Mercier Capelands have gone through a bevvy of facelifts, none of which I found appealing.
Fortunately for us, Baume et Mercier’s most recent version of the Capeland - especially the 10006 model with a flyback, white face and blue steel (woot!) dials - is the business.
The Baume et Mercier Capeland (10006) chilling. Image from http://www.baume-et-mercier.com/collection-Capeland/Capeland-10006.
It has a classic design with arabic numbers and markings (of which most people will probably never use) that harks back to the 1950′s.
I especially love the white contrast stitching on the leather strap. It adds that certain je ne sais quoi to the entire package.
With this new Baume et Mercier Capeland 10006, I guess things have come full circle.
And if you’re wondering what happened to my original Baume Capeland? I gave it to my father-in-law.
He is now the caretaker for the watch and it still looks awesome. Maybe it will go to my kids someday.
For more information about the Baume et Mercier Capeland, model 10006 you can check out the official Baume et Mercier site at http://www.baume-et-mercier.com/collection-Capeland/Capeland-10006.
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