Baume & Mercier Clifton Automatic Big Date and Power Reserve is a elegant and refined watch that feels luxury without being ostentatious. It bigger than Baume & Mercier Clifton Retrograde Date. Baume & Mercier Clifton Automatic Big Date and Power Reserve features in a masculine and modern design. 
This Baume & Mercier Clifton comes with a very nicely finished and shaped case, in stainless steel and measuring 43mm – which is, in our opinion, as we already said in our previous review, 2mm too large. This solid diameter creates an interesting mix between a casual and dress watch – making it more versatile and usable in most conditions – however, it remains a bit too large to be purely elegant when worn, under cuffs, with a suit and tie. Still, the case is well executed, with an alternation of satined and polished surfaces – the polished bevel on the flank and that runs from a lug to another is especially refined and qualitative. This case is classical but also dynamic and modern.
Then comes the dial that again, doesn’t break the ceiling but that shows a discreet and refined elegance, suitable in every conditions – nice and warm silvery plate with a sunburst pattern, applied indexes and numeral gilded and, on this edition, two interesting indications. The first one is no especially useful as the Baume & Mercier Clifton features an automatic movement but a power reserve is always a welcomed feature that proves the mechanical attributes of a watch. The second one is a large date that is displayed by two separated discs. The gap between these two discs is here cleverly hidden, as a thin metallic circle passes in-between and around the date windows. The overall layout of this dial is again well balanced, elegant and discreet – even if it lacks a bit of boldness.
This new Baume & Mercier Clifton Automatic Big Date and Power Reserve is like the rest of the collection of the brand. It is a nice, elegant and discreet watch made to be worn on a daily basis and that could easily complete a small collection made of sports / dive watches.
