Return and Exchange
(a) Right to Cancel
You have the right to cancel the contract created by our written order confirmation without giving any reason fourteen (14) days from the day on which you acquire, or someone you nominate (other than the carrier) acquires, physical possession of the products in your order. If you are a customer based in the European Union or the European Economic Area and have made a purchase via the Sales Channels, this is considered to be your statutory right to withdraw from the contract. To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to withdraw before the withdrawal period has expired.
To cancel the contract and return your product(s), you can contact our Client Relations Centre and follow the instructions that will be given to you, or you can send us in writing an unequivocal statement such as a letter or e-mail to: Baume & Mercier, RLG Europe BV (Swiss Branch), PO Box 2967, NL-1000 CZ Amsterdam, Netherlands, or eboutique.eu@baume-et-mercier.com. Alternatively, you may cancel using the Model Cancellation Form, but it is not obligatory.
(b) Return Process
Products that have been purchased through the Sales Channels may only be returned to our Baume & Mercier e-boutique distribution centre at the address of our Returns Department, as provided in our FAQs section through our Client Relations Centre, in accordance with these Conditions of Sale.
Products that have not been purchased through the Sales Channels may NOT be returned to our e-boutique distribution centre.
To return a product to our e-boutique distribution centre, you must follow the steps mentioned below:
(i) Call the Client Relations Centre.
(ii) You may choose (a) to use our pick-up service and agree on a pick-up date with our logistics partner, or (b) a parcel drop-off at any of our logistics partner’s network locations within the eligible return period. You may be asked at this stage to provide information about the product for us to make a first assessment of the condition of this product;
(iii) The Client Relations Centre will send you a return form by e-mail or ask you to complete the return form that was enclosed with your product delivery;
(iv) Please fill out the required information on the return form and sign it;
(v) You must include in the delivery package, the completed return form along with the product, all its accessories, any free items you received as part of your order, the Service Guide, the Warranty Card and all other documents, in their original box;
(vi) Please seal the delivery package and affix the pre-paid airway bill received with your purchase; and
(vii) For our pick-up service, our logistics partner will pick-up the sealed delivery package on the agreed date. For our drop-off service, please drop-off the product at the agreed logistics partner’s network location.
Only merchandise received by our Baume & Mercier e-boutique distribution centre will be eligible for a refund or exchange.
Please refer to our FAQs or call the Client Relations Centre for further details. You may be asked to provide information about the products for us to make a first assessment of the condition of these products.
(c) Condition of Returned Products
We will verify that the returned product satisfies the conditions of the Returns and Exchanges Policy and, if so, then proceed with the applicable refund or exchange.
Our products must be returned in a new and unused state, in perfect condition, with all protective materials in place and tags and stickers attached to them (if applicable), as well as with the original Baume & Mercier box and delivery package, including all accessories and documents. For example, timepiece bracelets that have been adjusted at your request must be returned with the exact same number of links as in the original delivery package. We reserve our right not to accept any return if the product shows signs of wear, or has been used or altered from its original condition in any way or, as an alternative, may reduce the amount of any applicable refund or exchange accordingly.
If you have received free items as part of your order, they must be returned with the products.
All returns will be subject to strict Quality Control (“QC”) by us to ensure that the returned products satisfy these requirements. If the products do not meet QC standards, we will refuse the return, and the products will be returned to you. If the returned product satisfies QC, we will proceed with the applicable refund or exchange.
Failure to comply with these Conditions of Sale will entitle us to refuse the returned product and send it back to you, at your own cost.
(d) Products you cannot return or exchange
Orders for products that have been personalised in any way or otherwise made for you with bespoke specifications cannot be cancelled and such products cannot be returned to us for exchange or refund. This includes, without limitation, products that have been engraved.
(e) Refunds
You may return a product purchased through the Sales Channels for refund, provided that the return complies with these Conditions of Sale, in particular with (a) Right to Cancel and (b) Return Process above.
Only the buyer will be entitled to receive a refund of the purchase price. In no event will a person who has received the product as a gift (i.e. a “Gift Recipient”) be entitled to receive a refund. If you are a Gift Recipient and wish to return a product, please contact the Client Relations Centre to discuss your options.
If the return complies with these Conditions of Sale, we will use commercially reasonable endeavours to refund the purchase price to the buyer using the same means of payment as used by the buyer for the initial transaction within fourteen (14) days after receipt of the returned item by the Baume & Mercier e-boutique distribution centre. However, we may withhold the refund until we have either received the product back or the buyer has supplied evidence of having sent the product back, whichever is the earliest. Initial shipping charges will be refunded, except where you had originally opted for a non-standard delivery, in which cases the supplemental costs will be non-refundable.
(f) Exchanges
You may return a product purchased through the Sales Channels for exchange with another Baume & Mercier product, provided that the return complies with these Conditions of Sale, in particular with (a) Right to Cancel and (b) Return Process above.
In any event, the sale of the returned product will be cancelled and a new order for the product ordered must be placed.
Should a product be returned to the Baume & Mercier e-boutique distribution centre for exchange with a less expensive product, only the buyer of the returned product will be entitled to receive a refund of the price difference.
If a product is returned for exchange with a more expensive product, you will have to pay the price difference.