At the heart of a century marked by extraordinary scientificand industrial progress, 
brothers Louis Victor and Pierre-Joseph-Célestin Baume founded the house of the same 
name and registered it as an agency in the Les Bois village, in the Swiss Jura Mountains.
There was only one slogan: "Accept only perfection, only manufacture watches of the highest quality". 
Link: www.baume-et-mercier.com