BAUME & MERCIER Calatrava Jumbo – 1950 NOS

Here we have a Baume & Mercier Calatrava Jumbo, designed with the understated elegance of the Bauhaus movement, reappeared as if frozen in time. Crafted nearly 80 years ago, these remarkable New Old Stock (NOS) timepieces have never been worn, sold, or even removed from their pristine state. Now, after decades of waiting, they are ready to fulfill the purpose for which they were made: to evoke emotion in the heart of a true connoisseur. What makes these watches even more extraordinary is the original purple-pink protective coating still adorning their casebacks—a vivid remnant of their untouched origin. This coating, applied to shield the casebacks from scratches before sale, is irrefutable proof that these watches were never sold or worn. It connects us directly to the moment they left the workshop, preserved exactly as they were meant to be delivered to their first owner. For eight decades, these timepieces have waited for the right hands to bring them to life, their beauty and craftsmanship hidden from the world. Watches are meant to do more than measure time; they are created to inspire, to connect, and to stir emotion. These two pieces, with their clean lines and timeless design, will now, at last, fulfill that purpose. These watches, untouched for decades, will finally create the emotion and joy they were destined to inspire, proving that even after 80 years, time can still find its rightful moment.