Today's offering showcases this handsome and classic Baume & Mercier mens Golden Ellipse watch in mint original condition.

It features the renowned ellipse design that Patek Philippe helped popularize.

With its elegant and slender case and classic and clean white dial (face), it exudes timeless class. Powering the watch is a Swiss-made Baume & Mercier quartz movement that never needs to be wound.

It has 100% original parts down to the original band, buckle, and gold spring bars. The watch presents as mint condition - approximately a 9.7 out of 10 and still retains its original protective case back sticker!

Its 18K gold case presents as mint, protected by its factory sticker. Its dial and sapphire crystal are original and perfect. The original band is just short of like new.

A Master Watchmaker has performed any needed servicing and installed a new battery.

For the finishing touch we have meticulously detailed it while leaving its sticker on making it ready for immediate enjoyment.

Accompanying the watch are its cool original box and pouch.

Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. international warranty on the movement and its function and a custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity.

Photos of the inside available upon request.

Current retail price price for a similar mens 18K gold quartz Baume & Mercier watch (it currently only comes on an 18K gold bracelet): $21,000.00 USD + tax (on a bracelet, the only way it is offered).

Baume & Mercier:
Since 1830, the Swiss firm of Baume et Mercier has been producing very finest luxury timekeeping instruments. Their timepieces rank with those of Tag Heuer and other of the world's exclusive watch firms.

• Manufacturer: Baume & Mercier
• Country of origin: Switzerland
• Serial no.: 1,688,675
• Model: Ref. 17600
• Year built: c. 1990's
• Functions: Hours, Minutes
• Designed for: Men
• Case material: 18K gold
• Case condition: Mint with original protective sticker still on case back
• Dimensions: 27mm diameter (excluding crown) by 36.5mm long lug tip to tip
• Dial: White, signed Baume & Mercier, black painted Roman indexes, mint condition
• Hands: Original, gold "feuilles" topped with black
• Movement type: Swiss made quartz, Baume & Mercier
• Band: Original, signed Baume & Mercier with buckle, just short of like new with original gold plated buckle. We also stock a variety of others straps in various prints, skins, and colors. Please ask us if you're interested.
• Crystal type: Sapphire, mint condition
• Servicing: A Master Watchmaker has disassembled it down to its last screw and cleaned and oiled it making it ready for immediate enjoyment. Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an experienced team of watchmakers both of whom each have over forty years of experience and a large number of parts.
• Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system.
• Warranty: 1-year international warranty. Please email concierge@cotwatches.com for details.
• Box/Papers: BOX - Original box and pouch; PAPERS - Custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity
• Returns: 7 days full refund. 100% satisfaction guarantee

We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way unsatisfied with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price anytime within 7 days after the watch has been received. Our goal is to exceed our client's expectations throughout the buying experience.

All watches are packaged carefully and mailed double boxed in specially constructed, reinforced shipping boxes designed for high value items. All watches are sent fully insured with signature required. Most of our domestic shipping is done through FedEx. At times we will also use USPS Express Mail, and we can accommodate most requests for your preferred carrier. International shipments are sent USPS International Express Mail or FedEx.

The purchase price will be the declared value of the merchandise on any required customs forms. The payment of all customs duties, tariffs, and taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

Also note that water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We do not recommend getting a vintage watch wet, even one that was originally designed to be waterproof.

To get an idea of how this watch will look on the wrist, please use the Watch Sizing Guide