Baltic MR Roulette Watch Review
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I was keen to get this silver dialled watch in from Baltic to give it a go, knowing in the back of my mind, I wonder how they are going to get around the legibility problem, being all silver dial and handset.
To my surprise this has been a superb watch with the legibility being a non-issue. Also an extremely attractive one at that.
Link to watch: baltic-watches...
Watch featured in this video: Baltic MR Roulette Silver
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Baltic is one of those brands that makes lookers. I love the look of their watches but there is always something technically that makes me wrinkle my nose. Water resistance, lack of sapphire crystal, movement functionality, etc. Appreciate their efforts!
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The Hermétique has sapphire and 150 M water resistance. But the crown may make you wrinkle your nose.
@@mitchapalooza9877 Admittedly, I’m persnickety…
The Aquascaphe Titanium & Mr Roulette are my favourites.
Really like the Mr Roulette though… considering buying it.
As always, great review. Also, my compliments, you have, without doubt, the finest photography on UA-cam.
Thanks for the feedback 🙏
Nice watch but 36mm is too small for me. And I agree with you that bezel leaves a lot to be desired for. I am still on the fence with Baltic.
Hello and thanks for this review Peter. This watch is surrely one of the best from Baltic since ... their really first one, the beautiful Aquascaphe. I agree all what you said about what more could be offered, even in another price range : sapphire, 39 mm, 10 ATM and quick release.
Got the hermetique. Very impressed
I do like it, but I think I’d prefer applied over printed numerals.
fun fact - this was actually a limited edition watch released as part of the A Collected Man collaboration some time ago.Glad they finally released this for the masses!
Pretty dial
Nice case
Good price
The rest is unappealing
I agree with your suggestions with one main addition
This movement is not good. I don’t care that it has a micro rotor. It’s noisy, unfinished and potentially long term unreliable. It’s not nice to look at either, sorry but to me looks really cheap, especially those rough bridges.
Replace with a slim reliable manual wind movement and stick the price up to a Farer and then you have a finished product worthy of purchase
For me
That’s a beautiful watch! I am 100% Team Bracelet. I also have a 7in wrist, and I also like the look of a smaller watch sometimes. Thanks for the great review as always.
Great review Pete as usual. I saw Baltic in the flesh at Time & Tide in Melbourne & was disappointed. The images on line looked great & I love vintage or vintage inspired watches but somehow these were underwhelming. I think that industrial style bezel is out of place on a dress watch especailly in a vintage style watch, 1950’s dress watches always had a slim elegant case where the dial was the focal point making a 35/36 mm watch wear a bit larger. This looks out of proportion to me with too thick a bezel. Each to their own 😊
Haven't seen the MR in person but just watching this, this is my first thought. The bezel, and the attention that it draws due to it being brushed seems like wasted space
A beautiful watch. Heselite does make one wary. You can’t be protecting a watch all the time.
I really like the vintage looks of Baltic watch. But the case size just turn me off.
Hope they can come out something like 40mm will be just nice for me
I love it... every gripe you've mentioned is not needed. It's exactly what it's supposed to be.
There are so many large watches it's ridiculous.
Bravo Baltic.
Edit: That bracelet is not a good choice. Nice vintage leather that tapers to 16mm would be more fitting.
But the bracelet is exactly what it’s supposed to be according to you. 😂
We are all watch designers ha ha. So here's my take. For me the bezel throws it out of kilter , ok it's nigh on impossible to guage sizes from a video or render , but as the bezel is polished on the o/d a polished shallow angle running up around half way then the rest brushed in my minds eye would look better, as it stands my eyes are drawn to a slab of bezel which detracts from the dial. Secondly the bracelet doesn't appear to have much taper , 20 /16 would perhaps suit it more. The case looks a little bit boxy at the lugs too , but that could be down to the bezel sticking out like a sore thumb. Wouldnt it be boring if we all agreed with everyones reviews !!. Good stuff though Peter. 🙂.
Totally agree about that bracelet, a nice taper would have been great.
I think the flat link bracelet does off a decent taper instead of this beads of rice 👍
@@PeterKotsa I had a butchers on Baltics website and nailed the flat link on , from the render it does appear to have more taper . Tough to tell but looks polished outer links and brushed centre to my old eyes. I couldn't find any info referring to any of the bracelets though. A few , but not many , watch companies provide this ( to us geeks ) vital piece information as if you are a Bracelet wearer it can be a make or break in buying the piece.
@@keithburford8589 well said..👍
I normally would like a bracelet, but a bit too monochrome for me. I really liked it on the blue strap.
I love the minimalist design of this watch, and the different textures. Hmm 🤔
Works really well in any lighting scenario 👍
Baltic has always been on my shortlist, but I have to buy one yet. Maybe in the next few months 😅 I really like their overall line up. They look unique and like good quality
simplistic beauty
The lack of sapphire crystal doesn't bother me as much as it should on this watch. My experience with hesalite has been better than mineral as you can easily remove scratches.
Baltic is making some awesone pieces, I just wish tbey wouid do more 40mm versions. Great presentation as always, my brother.
I hear many people ask for a 39 or 40mm variant all the time
As for me, I liked this at 36mm..it worked well
Thanks for sharing Alix 👍👍
Thank you for sharing Pete. I absolutely love the silver on a silver bracelet look, it's fantastic. I also like the 36mm case, don't mind the hesalite crystal, would prefer a brushed bracelet, would welcome a little more WR (100m ideal), don't mind the lack of a on-the-fly adjustable clasp, BUT the big concern to me is the movement's reliability. And I will say something that will make you think I'm crazy, but I would rather have a high precision ultra high frequency quartz movement, like those used by Bulova, over this one if those were the only choices.
Call me crazy 😊
Not crazy brother
Thanks for sharing 👍
@@PeterKotsa👍🙌
Yes! A fully brushed bracelet!
Another great video brother ❤
Thank you 🙏
I always thought the original MR01 would have been perfect (for me) with a brushed instead of polished bezel (I own it and have dabbled with the thought of getting mine brushed by a jeweler). I think Baltic may have heard this a lot too and listened to that feedback with this iteration. Kudos to them.
I think the case would look and wear better with an 18mm lug width. It would have a better balance and a better vintage vib.
They’ve got a great creative team at Baltic, and their customer service is very good. I got the bronze aquascaphe a while back, and although it doesn’t get a lot of wrist time, I like it a lot.
Ive got the bronze as well and the only thing I dislike form that watch is the rubber strap is not as soft as Id like it to be...
The watches look is superb 🔥
@@PeterKotsa well, now that you bring it up, with both straps they include I found the buckle really uncomfortable, and they were very patient with me as I complained. Finally, I found another leather strap (which also tapered from 20 to 16) attached the bronze buckle, and now I’m very happy with it. And the strap I got helps it feel a little beefier and more vintage.
A great looking watch. I'd choose the light grey leather strap from the available options.
Thanks for the nice review Peter. Love the dial, and especially the expansive rear view of the movement. Unlike many (most?) people watching this video, I don't give a rat's behind about hacking, and I'm fine with the 36 mm size. But for the price, vintage styling or not, I'd really like 100 m WR and sapphire.
Great video! Superb macros! I own the MR01 in blue and even though my wrist is 7¼ I don't have an issue with the size. That surprised me. It's probably partly due to the 20mm lug width. Same with this one. And I agree, the monochrome look (I believe that's the correct term) is so cool. The only thing that bothers me about my MR01 is that you can hear the rotor. When I hold it in my hand for some reason it feels a little cheap - light and rattly. In the watch box it looks kind of dull. But as soon as I put it on the wrist it's gorgeous! Such a strange experience...
I like the 6-9 balance
I love this one, well, I like it a great deal. I would happily wear one. Perhaps if they put a black handset against a Salmon Dial it would work nicely.
This watch makes me wonder why the silver dial/black markers (and black hands too) combo is not more widely available. It is the perfect mix of style and legibility in my opinion, looks great
on the humble Timex Marlin 34 (which still sells quite well from what I gather) and would equally suit an Omega Speedy Pro. Personally I'd love a titanium Longines Avigation BigEye seamlesly blending the case with the same material for the dial and 'clearing the stage' for the busy set of black hands and indices.
Baltic makes some really nice and original dress watches. I have had first hand experience with my brown Baltic Hermétique. They have a knack of making watches that are interesting to look at in the long run and I think this model is no different and I like the serene and bold looks of it. It is quite a feat to make a convincing design of a monochrome watch, only relying on different textures and printing for differentiation.
One question: Why did you choose the beads of rice bracelet over the flat link version? I think I would go with the latter because it looks more harmonious to me, the links being more similar to the hour sectors on the dial.
You’re probably right, I should have tried it with the flat link
Thanks for sharing 👍
I have to agree that this monotone suits the design wonderfully well. Arguably they should have provided a grey leather to match. I have to note though that I am not entirely convinced by this bracelet's look on this watch. All brushed? Perhaps. I like a polished accent though. But at any rate, I think it needs a different style and a better taper. The watch head itself is nicely done. A truly sharp bezel would give me some pause, as where one touches shouldn't be too noticeable, but the sharp look works well. In fact, I think this dial style works arguably better than the lauded MR01 where I have always felt that the numerals are disproportionately sized making the dial feel crowded. While I can get behind the monotone look, I don't feel particularly excited by this though. Indeed, for the money I'd expect and prefer sapphire and better WR (though perhaps 5atm would be fine too), and it's a pity that the movement doesn't hack. As per usual, though, Baltic doesn't disappoint, but they have yet to come up with something that immediately makes me desire one. Instead, they make many pieces I'd probably gladly wear but have not ended up buying.
Nicely said Benjamin 👍
Interesting observation on the sharp bezel. I feel its more refined if its sharp. I understand though. I think if the bezel wasn’t so horizontal and flat. I likely would have felt better if it was angled like a big chamfer.
Good point Jayson 👍
This one strangely feels out of place but also desirable to the watches feel and aesthetics.
Thats me with the watch on the wrist for a week
I think if I spent 6 months with this piece, maybe my findings would change?..who knows
I'm surprised the integration of the bracelet into the case isn't mentioned in your gripes. Doesn't look particularly well integrated with big gaps to the lug.
You're right, however I only really noticed it under very close scrutiny myself. The video closeups show it, but in real world application it wasn't an issue (maybe my 50+ year old eyes didn't pick it up 😊😂)
@@PeterKotsa that's very fair, thanks!
36mm Mens watches will age terribly. Cool watch tho
Great review Peter, I think it is spot on with the gripes though my one thing is in a dress watch like this (I consider it a dress watch) hacking would not matter as much to me. I would rather have a brushed crown just because that can be a scratch collector sticking out as it does heh 🙂
(also as a machinist in a previous life there should be no sharp edges on that at all, from any direction that is just poor QC IMHO 😉)
Nice
Great review as always Pete mate, just not my bag although I appreciate the design
The remarks about the bezel are ridiculous. It's not going to cut you. They would never ship a watch that would injure someone. Ha. This watch is a home run.
I wish they kept the polished bezel & case from the MR01
Well, this is a different watch, if your want a polished bezel, then buy the MR01, not rocket science.
39mm - that is a size of a Submariner. I don't need another Submariner copy.
Therese's Aquascaphe in that size already, waiting to be picked.
This movement is prone to having issues.
Its a good looking watch. I like the all silver look, but that's where the smiles stop for me. Its too small. I don't like polished bracelets. I like my seconds hand on the pinion, unless its in a chronograph register. No sapphire crystal, wow. Even Aliexpress watches have sapphire, for far less money. And, a movement (though running well) with no credentials. Thankfully it's not the only watch they make.
Such a gorgeous design 😍
People and their issues with 36mm watches, I own a explorer I 36ish and OP 36 and they wear better than any of the other 38-39-40 mm watches I have
Do they all come in open case back form?
As far as I’m aware
Why, oh why, keep the lousy 30m WR? Cause it's a "dress watch"? Oh cm'on, you call/make it so, could easily be NOT!
Pity, cause it's classy, but in a very contemporary way.
Anyways, cheers and thanks for the review Peter, be well mate.
You too brother 👍
'Wrist presence' @ 36mm, c'mon Pete, get real.
8:03
It’s a lot better than many 36mm watches I’ve owned in the past
I had a 36mm Explorer and it looked tiny on my wrist
This watch being ALL silver visually looks balanced
If this was a black dial I probably would not have felt the same 👍
Shame they dont want to use sapphire crystal.
I think hacking is far overrated. I never use it and why would I since mechanical watches are not accurate anyway?
A watch without colour 😢