Baume & Mercier Promesse

Baume & Mercier's women's dress line, and a quietly elegant one. The Promesse is built around a subtle trick of proportion: a round dial set slightly off-center within a softly oval case, which gives it a distinctive, feminine silhouette. It's usually 30 to 34mm, in steel or two-tone, frequently with a mother-of-pearl dial and diamond-set bezel, in quartz or automatic. A refined, jewelry-leaning watch for someone who wants understated Swiss elegance rather than a statement piece.