Satisfy your need for speed and style with this Baume & Mercier Hampton automatic chronograph watch for men (model 8344). In addition to a powerfully precise chronograph (with 30 minute register and small seconds subdials), the white dial also features tachymeter readings, which can be used to measure time over distance. This wide, rectangular watch case is made from high grade stainless steel and it measures 42mm wide (1.65 inches) with lugs. It's topped by a domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. Other features include a brown alligator leather strap with white contrast stitching, black Dauphine hands (with seconds hand), and water resistance to 30 meters (100 feet). Baume & Mercier has a rich history in storied tradition of Swiss watchmaking, now over 170 years. In 1830, brothers Louis Victor and Pierre-Joseph-Celestin Baume established the Baume Freres Watch firm in the Swiss Jura region--the heart of the Swiss watch industry. As business flourished in Europe a grandson of the founder, William Baume met Paul Mercier, a great lover of the arts and in 1918 they created a business partnership. The contrast of the rigorous, precise Baume with the artistic, free thinking Mercier fused form and function to create the traditions of perfection, quality, and luxury that still exist today.