Customer Reviews

Baume & Mercier Women's 8792 Diamant Diamond Watch

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I gave this watch (the Baum & Mercier Women's MOA08792 Diamant Diamond Watch) to my wife for Christmas and she was blown away by it. Loves it! We already own two Baum & Mercier watches between us, but my wife's was a Hampton's model with a leather strap band, which is great for casual wear. Her new one is for formal wear. HOWEVER, be aware that Amazon is NOT an authorized Baum & Mercier (B&M) dealer, and hence the (2-year) factory warranty will not be honored by a B&M dealer. (Amazon obtains their B&M watches from a 3rd party.) Amazon does replace the factory warranty with their own (2-year) warranty on the internal mechanism only. BUT, given the huge discount that Amazon was offering - about 70% off the list price, which was the difference between affordable and untouchable - I was willing to gamble on the inferior warranty, and potential inconvenience of having to return it to Amazon if a problem develops. We have never had a problem with either of our B&M watches, and they are both about 20 years old.

Now comes the sticky part: the watch needs to have 2 links removed to fit my wife's wrist. Although I'm usually a do-it-yourselfer, I'm not willing to tamper with this watch. So we'll have to take it into the local B&M dealer to have that adjustment made, which will be a bit embarrasing since we have purchased other products there and the staff knows us.

One other annoyance: Amazon sent me an e-mail featuring this same watch several weeks after I made the purchase, but they had knocked another $250 off their price. Amazon's price policy in this case is "tough luck - you got a bargain anyway," which I did.

After a year of trying to decide on a luxury watch, I decided on the 8792 Diamant Diamond Baume & Mercier. It arrived the very next morning in prestine condition, with all packaging and identification card included. It is magnificent! A perfect classic size.

I took it to my very good friend, who owns a luxury jewlery store and is an authorized baume & mercier dealer, and he literally gasped when I showed it to him! He sized it for me and verified that it was an authentic. He said he had the same one in his store and it sold immediately....but for triple what I paid for it.

Hopefully there are no problems down the road with this watch, but so far it has been a perfect experience.

This is the most breathtaking watch I have ever seen! The picture online does not do it justice. I was so happy to get this item for the price I paid on Amazon. It was a great deal!