Started As Frères Baume in 1830 in Geneva, by brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume, the manufacturer later partnered with Paul Mercier in 1918, getting to be the Baume & Mercier We all know today. All through a very hard period for that manufacturer, Baume & Mercier joined the Richemont team https://www.watchesworld.com/understanding-the-complex-world-of-chronometers/