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		Baume & Mercier’s bold timingImage Gallery (9 Images)
					
						 
 
	
							Founding brothers Louis Victor and Célestin Baume
						
 
					
						 
 
	
							Daniel Braillard, chief operations officer Baume & Mercier
						
 
					
						 
 
	
							In 1830, brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume opened a comptoir horloger (watch dealership) in Les Bois, a village in the Swiss Jura.
						
 
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