Beautiful vintage aesthetic. And I love that they didn’t force a date window onto the dial. Really wish that they also offered it on an oyster or jubilee bracelet.
A really handsome watch. Pity this model is out of production but, if this is representative of Baltic's usual quality, a company to be taken seriously. Nice review as always. Cheers
I contacted them in August and asked about the availability of this model. The told me that all the colour variants should be available again in November. I‘m pretty sure that I will order one!
Absolutely stunning. I can never get hooked to most dive watches (big, bulky and flashy). This one, however, immediately left me in awe. Such a classical-looking time piece. If it had a date complication it would have made the perfect everyday watch.
Hello Ivan. Thanks for the great review of MY Aquascaphe exactly as you presented here. I ordered fairly early and received mine a few weeks ago. So happy I took the plunge on this beauty. Looks so much better when handled than a video can show. I'm enjoying mine immensely and will source a few high-quality rubber dive straps for a more slightly casual look. Has become quite a conversation piece, receiving many compliments. A happy Perth Aquascaphe owner Thanks for the review.
Love the review. Just discovered the watch and now begin the process of deleting gratification to see if it is still irresistible after a few weeks, possibly months. If I am still pining over it, I will own it. Cheers mate
Here at BALTIC, we want to be transparent about our production, and avoid contributing to the ambiguity that has been the bane of the horology industry for over 20 years. We manufacture all of our watch components in three different regions: The case housing parts and movements come from specialty manufacturers in Hong Kong. The straps are all sourced and manufactured in France. Our other accessories are made in Italy. Once the various components are manufactured, we send them to our atelier in Besançon, France to be assembled and adjusted. We are proud to partner with some of the best manufacturers in horology and to provide the best quality on the market at this price range.
Great review as always, and a great looking watch. I picked up a Lorier Neptune Gilt Dial a couple of weeks ago which has a very similar aesthetic to this one. I reckon the Lorier may be the slightly better value proposition as it is half the price of the Baltic, but it would be a very interesting shootout between the two. The Baltic obviously has the better movement and crystal, but the Lorier seems to have a better bracelet and maybe even better finishing. Interestingly both Lorier and Baltic are sold out of these models, so this vintage size and aesthetic is clearly very desirable.
Thanks Jarrod... yeah you're right about that Lorier. It's also a wee bit thicker so a little less "refined" there I guess. I would love to compare these two on a head to head!
Nice review, very much love this watch. That blue is something else. At the risk of creating a stampede and possibly missing out, I can confirm after contacting Baltic, they told me it will be available again towards the end of the year, but no date was given. Please form an orderly line behind me 😁
I have the cream on black dial, very nice piece, wears perfect on my 6.5” wrist. Simple ordering process, arrived in 5 days from France to west coast of Canada. The steel bracelet is very classy, but the rubber tropic strap suits the watch perhaps more than any other option. Keeps time exceedingly well…a minute over a couple of weeks usually.
Beautiful watch. Glad they went with no date and the no date version of the movement, so no ghost position. Glad also that they chose the Miyota 9000 series, which is comparable to 2824, and not the inferior 8000 that they used on their dress watch.
Thanks for that... yeah I think no date was clearly the way to go here, and the 9000 series is a good choice, although many would still consider an ETA to be a step (or half step) ahead it would seem.
@@PerthWAtch The 9000 series unfortunately carries some stigma from its budgety younger brother, but in tests it's entirely equivalent to the 2824. Miyota/Citizen knows a lot about building movements, but need to do some marketing on their newer movements.
@@PerthWAtch Yes, Miyota is having to live down the "budget" reputation they created with the 8000 movements. But except for bidirectional winding the 9000s are completely comparable to the common ETA movements.
Great quality piece! Love the bracelet the most. Wish the caseback has either a deeper etching or maybe raised logo instead, but not a deal breaker. Thanks Ivan.
Just pulled the trigger on this a couple days ago. I've been eyeballing it for a while. I resisted temptation as long as I could. Great video. Keep it up.
Great review. Seems like a nice watch. Reminds me a little of the EMG/HKED Nemo. I was looking at some vintage dive watches and a lot of them had clasps worse than this. It seems it was common to have several micro-adjust holes on a pressed clasp, and the swing arm was pressed as well. Gen very expensive watches did it this way (Rolex and Omega)
Thanks for that, yeah it does have similarities to the Nemo. You're right, many older Divers had crappy clasps like that... it's just that Baltic obviously chose to feature modern updates (eg. The Dome sapphire) so I figure they should've done better with that part.
Hi Ivan. thanks for a great review. Honestly, I love this watch!. very well made and has a lot of nice vintage characteristics of few different famous watches. Specially, I really like the bracelet. Obviously it is a direct copy of 1960s Omega Seamaster rice bead bracelet. Baltic even copied the clasp design with 7 holes. (I just sold 1963 Omega Seamaster with this rice bead bracelet from my vintage collect about a month ago, and got 5 times more money than what I had paid for 20 years ago...nice investment!) Anyway, you said that this is not available anymore, but I would love to buy one of these watches. It certainly look great. I'd better look around where I can get one. thanks Ivan for another super good review and have a wonderful day/night! PS: Hi Ivan. to your facebook, I just sent a couple of photos of my previous Omega seamaster. then, you will know exactly what I mean by the bracelet and clasp.
Thank you very much for pointing out that vintage Omega bracelet, a piece of info that's rather difficult to come by unless you have seen it yourself! Unfortunately at present this is sold out, but I do hope they more runs because it is obviously popular and successful!
Thanks Sam... yeah you're right, the clasp does match the vintage aesthetic, but I do wish they improved on it... as it is it's the weakest bit of the watch IMO.
Awesome looking watch. Actually like it better than my Oris. I've noticed that a lot watches I've bought have rough edges. I just file and polish them perfect.
Lovely watch, buy a tad expensive for what it is. A RLG with the same movement is $200 less, and would suggest it is as good, if not better. Just bought a CW super compressor, love to see your review on it
Recently purchased this, same spec. My only real complaint is the clasp for the rice and beads strap, they cheap skated on. As is the first point of contact you reach for when opening and closing, its quite noticeable. Compared to my Steinhart ocean 39mm which cost about half of this. I cant see the extra value or quality here, but it is a nice looking watch, but at the prices now being charged for this, if you include local taxes, you can get similar with an eta movement elsewhere.
Yeah totally agree regarding the clasp and disappointing that they didn’t address that in the more recent runs! Taking the sample of Steinhart or Glycine, you can get Swiss movement for considerably cheaper!
@@Televisiontechnologynot really the same price though, is it? Here in Italy the Oris - which I love - is almost twice the price of the Baltic considering the bracelet version.
@@paolosoddu9642 I hear you - it's difficult! There are a few other microbrands which offer a good solid watch.. There's the Jaws watch - the Alsta Nautoscaph - which is a similar price to the Baltic - Also Lorier watches do a similar style to the Baltic at good value. Also Steinhart watches - the divers ones are worth a look, they have a couple of vintage options and have the swiss movements at a good price.
Available again. Lovely watch. Only negatives are the stamped clasp and rather standard Miyota movement. I am not sure if the price is quite justified.
I get close to ordering this watch because I love the vintage looks but cannot get past Baltic's poor choice in movement. With the 9039 Citizen/Miyota basicly took the 8215 and made it high beat and hackable but missed on the the most important needed improvement and that is the unidirectional winding rotor mechanism. These things sound noisy and cheep when winding the wrong way. Even the Seiko NH35 has bidirectional winding. The Miyota 9039 is basicly the same 8215 that was installed in the first version of the cheep Invicta pro divers before Invicta switch to Seiko.
I agree that they really should’ve gone with Sellita or other Swiss movement. However the 9015 Miyotas are not simply a modification of the 8215. And yes, the rotors are noisy when free spinning the non-winding direction (same as in Swiss Valjoux 7750 chronograph movements).
@@PerthWAtch yes the 7750 also winds only in one direction also. Good point. I'd say one plus with the 9039 is with it not having the ghost date position as the eta/ Sellita sw200 would have. The fix would be to remove the three position set bridge and replace it with the 2801 set bridge but of course that would add extra cost and work.
Lume problem/question: I just received my aquascaphe. The lume on the dial is extremely weak, in marked contrast to the hands and bezel, which are normal and good brightness. Is there any issue with yours? The lume shots you have in your review are great, as is the photo in the Worn & Wound review. I emailed Baltic, and they absurdly and somewhat curtly said that it wasn't a defect, and that you need black light to have the dial lume be bright, and they claimed that W&W used blacklight. Did you do anything atypical for your lume shot? Thanks in advance! I'm going to have to decide how much to fight this. (BTW, I absolutely love everything else about the watch and beads of rice bracelet!)
The lume on the bezel is not fantastic, but that's actually quite normal for bezel lume, it almost is never as good as the hands and dial (a result of less lume application). I don't do anything special with my lume shots, I just use a very bright LED torch to charge it up before taking the photos. The charging bit is more to do with the total output of your light source rather than just the wavelengths... black light is cool to use and all, but if it's a weak torch it ain't gonna be as good as strong normal light.
@@PerthWAtchFirst of all, thank you for your reviews, they are wonderful! Thank you so much for your reply! So strange, that's the opposite of mine. The bezel lume is normal and good, but the all of the dial lume (the 12 and the hour mark, as well as the cut out triangles) is what is extremely dim for me.
Yes mine is 17cm, although could be a mm or two either way. I think 47mm fits absolutely fine, don’t let the potential camera angle distortion discourage you... I reckon best to grab a similar sized watch to try on yourself.
@@PerthWAtch First of all, thank you for replying this so quickly. Great review of that watch also. I was just worried because my 16,5cm (or 6,5") wrist has been excellent for sk007/009 divers, for lug-to-lug just around 46mm or so. But after I've watched that part of that video several times and become more aware of the presence of the watch on the wrist, I'm sure I'm intrested in that. And if if i manage to get it in a new release soon, I would always get my money back somewhere if it does not fit :) Thanks!
Nope, very very few European watches I have come across go through ISO compliant testing. For info on lume and other things, please check out the video :)
Here at BALTIC, we want to be transparent about our production, and avoid contributing to the ambiguity that has been the bane of the horology industry for over 20 years. We manufacture all of our watch components in three different regions: The case housing parts and movements come from specialty manufacturers in Hong Kong. The straps are all sourced and manufactured in France. Our other accessories are made in Italy. Once the various components are manufactured, we send them to our atelier in Besançon, France to be assembled and adjusted. We are proud to partner with some of the best manufacturers in horology and to provide the best quality on the market at this price range.
I think there's some real substance behind it... will be keen to see how the brand grows and develops. We expect more from newer players... if Seiko put out something like this for $500 the price probably wouldn't even be discussed...
@@PerthWAtchI went to look for one as soon as I have seen this review but 1200 US. had me hanging my head, not out of reach just not expecting Miyota movement. im trying not to be a watch snob.
Beautiful vintage aesthetic. And I love that they didn’t force a date window onto the dial. Really wish that they also offered it on an oyster or jubilee bracelet.
Thanks for that - I think it's gonna be worth keeping a close eye on Baltic. Probably a matter of time before other bracelet options become available!
A really handsome watch. Pity this model is out of production but, if this is representative of Baltic's usual quality, a company to be taken seriously. Nice review as always. Cheers
Thank you - yeah, I do think it's worth keeping an eye out on this French outfit! :)
I contacted them in August and asked about the availability of this model. The told me that all the colour variants should be available again in November.
I‘m pretty sure that I will order one!
Ooh how tempting!
Piers Lort-Phillips its selling now u can buy in their website
Absolutely stunning. I can never get hooked to most dive watches (big, bulky and flashy). This one, however, immediately left me in awe. Such a classical-looking time piece. If it had a date complication it would have made the perfect everyday watch.
Thanks for the thoughts - wow you really like it! I do think it’s gorgeous - can’t remember if they make a date version....?
@@PerthWAtch Would be awesome! Didn't spot it on their website.
Nice! Still not tired of the smaller vintage inspired divers...great review as always!
Thank you very much Willard, glad you enjoyed this :)
Hello Ivan. Thanks for the great review of MY Aquascaphe exactly as you presented here.
I ordered fairly early and received mine a few weeks ago. So happy I took the plunge on this beauty. Looks so much better when handled than a video can show. I'm enjoying mine immensely and will source a few high-quality rubber dive straps for a more slightly casual look. Has become quite a conversation piece, receiving many compliments.
A happy Perth Aquascaphe owner
Thanks for the review.
Thanks for sharing your experience Jarrad, glad to hear you are loving it! :)
Love the review. Just discovered the watch and now begin the process of deleting gratification to see if it is still irresistible after a few weeks, possibly months. If I am still pining over it, I will own it. Cheers mate
Ah that is most disciplined of you!
Thanks for showing this watch! I agree, it's an amazing piece!
Thanks for that man :)
@@PerthWAtch Pls check your gmail inbox. Thanks
Here at BALTIC, we want to be transparent about our production, and avoid contributing to the ambiguity that has been the bane of the horology industry for over 20 years. We manufacture all of our watch components in three different regions:
The case housing parts and movements come from specialty manufacturers in Hong Kong.
The straps are all sourced and manufactured in France.
Our other accessories are made in Italy.
Once the various components are manufactured, we send them to our atelier in Besançon, France to be assembled and adjusted. We are proud to partner with some of the best manufacturers in horology and to provide the best quality on the market at this price range.
Thank you for sharing those details - it is good to know!
Great review as always, and a great looking watch. I picked up a Lorier Neptune Gilt Dial a couple of weeks ago which has a very similar aesthetic to this one. I reckon the Lorier may be the slightly better value proposition as it is half the price of the Baltic, but it would be a very interesting shootout between the two. The Baltic obviously has the better movement and crystal, but the Lorier seems to have a better bracelet and maybe even better finishing. Interestingly both Lorier and Baltic are sold out of these models, so this vintage size and aesthetic is clearly very desirable.
Thanks Jarrod... yeah you're right about that Lorier. It's also a wee bit thicker so a little less "refined" there I guess. I would love to compare these two on a head to head!
Nice review, very much love this watch. That blue is something else.
At the risk of creating a stampede and possibly missing out, I can confirm after contacting Baltic, they told me it will be available again towards the end of the year, but no date was given. Please form an orderly line behind me 😁
Haha very good, thank you for taking that initiative to contact them - hopefully it comes to pass! :)
Got mine today. Baltic added twin push button release on the clasp.
Very good watch.
Nice!
I have the cream on black dial, very nice piece, wears perfect on my 6.5” wrist. Simple ordering process, arrived in 5 days from France to west coast of Canada. The steel bracelet is very classy, but the rubber tropic strap suits the watch perhaps more than any other option. Keeps time exceedingly well…a minute over a couple of weeks usually.
Nice one, glad to hear you’ve had great experience!
Do you mind if I asked how much it cost you in cad with duty and taxes etc. I’m in Vancouver and I’m curious about how much it’ll work out to all in.
@@altamushg it was $1243 CDN all in
Great VLOG, been travelling so behind on watching some content. I am a HUGE fan of BALTIC though Ivan, a great review as always.
Thanks man, yeah this is a very nice little watch indeed! :)
Finaly a video review of the watch in blue gilt. Might be my next purchase.
Thanks for that - hope you found this helpful! :)
@@PerthWAtch Very much so. Not a fan of the BOR bracelet but the rubber strap looks very nice. Will visit the shop next time in Paris.
Beautiful watch. Glad they went with no date and the no date version of the movement, so no ghost position. Glad also that they chose the Miyota 9000 series, which is comparable to 2824, and not the inferior 8000 that they used on their dress watch.
Thanks for that... yeah I think no date was clearly the way to go here, and the 9000 series is a good choice, although many would still consider an ETA to be a step (or half step) ahead it would seem.
@@PerthWAtch The 9000 series unfortunately carries some stigma from its budgety younger brother, but in tests it's entirely equivalent to the 2824. Miyota/Citizen knows a lot about building movements, but need to do some marketing on their newer movements.
@@PerthWAtch Yes, Miyota is having to live down the "budget" reputation they created with the 8000 movements.
But except for bidirectional winding the 9000s are completely comparable to the common ETA movements.
Blue one is a great looking watch an I'm really liking that style bracelet.
Thanks - yeah it's a pretty great little package! :)
Great quality piece! Love the bracelet the most. Wish the caseback has either a deeper etching or maybe raised logo instead, but not a deal breaker. Thanks Ivan.
Thanks Ray - yeah indeed, the case back etching is pretty shallow, but perhaps that's the vintage aesthetic :)
Thanks for showing with indirect lighting. I hear it looks more black indoors.
Most welcome - glad it was helpful :)
Reminds me a little of the LORIER Neptune! I love it!
Thank you for that! :)
I consider Baltic to be a direct competitor to Laurier.
Just pulled the trigger on this a couple days ago. I've been eyeballing it for a while. I resisted temptation as long as I could.
Great video. Keep it up.
Thanks mate - enjoy the watch! :)
Looks like a nice blancpain 50 fathoms homage. I think for the price, I would like an ETA not a miyota movement.
Kind of in a loose way I guess. Yeah not having a Swiss movement was a deal breaker for some...
A Swiss movement would have justified the cost, pity.
Great review. Seems like a nice watch. Reminds me a little of the EMG/HKED Nemo.
I was looking at some vintage dive watches and a lot of them had clasps worse than this. It seems it was common to have several micro-adjust holes on a pressed clasp, and the swing arm was pressed as well. Gen very expensive watches did it this way (Rolex and Omega)
Thanks for that, yeah it does have similarities to the Nemo. You're right, many older Divers had crappy clasps like that... it's just that Baltic obviously chose to feature modern updates (eg. The Dome sapphire) so I figure they should've done better with that part.
Perth WAtch I have a Nemo, it actually got the clasp right. It’s a double foldover with double triggers, a milled swingarm and 7 micro-adjust holes.
The success and reputation of this watch/brand is fully deserved✨
Why?
Such a gorgeous watch!! This is on my wish list. Thanks for the review.
Most welcome Ramon - let us know where you get one from if you do manage to successfully procure one! :)
Hi Ivan. thanks for a great review. Honestly, I love this watch!. very well made and has a lot of nice vintage characteristics of few different famous watches. Specially, I really like the bracelet. Obviously it is a direct copy of 1960s Omega Seamaster rice bead bracelet. Baltic even copied the clasp design with 7 holes. (I just sold 1963 Omega Seamaster with this rice bead bracelet from my vintage collect about a month ago, and got 5 times more money than what I had paid for 20 years ago...nice investment!) Anyway, you said that this is not available anymore, but I would love to buy one of these watches. It certainly look great. I'd better look around where I can get one.
thanks Ivan for another super good review and have a wonderful day/night!
PS: Hi Ivan. to your facebook, I just sent a couple of photos of my previous Omega seamaster. then, you will know exactly what I mean by the bracelet and clasp.
Thank you very much for pointing out that vintage Omega bracelet, a piece of info that's rather difficult to come by unless you have seen it yourself! Unfortunately at present this is sold out, but I do hope they more runs because it is obviously popular and successful!
Nice looking piece, certainly nailed the vintage aesthetic. Good review Cheers from Cambridge, England 👍
Thank you - salutations to you from Perth Australia! :)
As of February 24 2020 the watch is available on the Baltic website
Awesome, thanks for the update! :)
bravo for this report.I wear this watch and made a video (unboxing Baltic aquascaphe Splash) where i dive and i play the piano with it !
Haha interesting… not sure how playing the piano shows it’s functionality though!
Looks great Ivan. I like the different bracelet too and actually like the clasp - its not overly chunky and fits with the vintage vibe. Nice one 👍
Thanks Sam... yeah you're right, the clasp does match the vintage aesthetic, but I do wish they improved on it... as it is it's the weakest bit of the watch IMO.
just got mine a couple of day ago and i'ts absolutely amazing
Glad you’re loving it!
Awesome looking watch. Actually like it better than my Oris. I've noticed that a lot watches I've bought have rough edges. I just file and polish them perfect.
Some have rougher edges than others it would seem ;)
Nice Review and really beautiful watch. Im not Sure about the Bracelet. This could be my next watch, if they produce it again.
Thanks for that - IIRC some other viewers have checked and they may be doing more runs in future...
Lovely watch, buy a tad expensive for what it is. A RLG with the same movement is $200 less, and would suggest it is as good, if not better. Just bought a CW super compressor, love to see your review on it
Yeah you’re definitely not alone in feeling that way! The CW super compressor is interesting for sure!
That really is beautiful! I have a black/cream version. Also did a video about it.
Nice :)
Nice watch , it compares to the Lorier Neptune in many ways except for price. I do like the sandwich dial!
Yeah it's quite similar... if I'm not mistaken the Lorier is a bit thicker and does not have sapphire?
Perth WAtch Lorier Neptune is pretty thick, yeah. And it has a very, very domed and beautiful acrylic crystal.
According to website case is 12mm thick not including domed crystal. And crystal is acrylic yes - still very beautiful!
I thought I read >14mm on the website...
@@PerthWAtch From Website " 12mm case thickness (not incl. crystal)"
Ivan that IS AWESOME a real stunner. Brilliant review mate 👍👍
Thanks for that, glad you found it of interest! :)
Now that watch i like very much. even bracelet is gorgeous. thank you.
Thanks Sebastian! :)
Thanks Ivan, nice one!
Thanks dude! :)
I got this watch with the tropical strap. The photos don’t do this justice to this watch.
Indeed... video is much better :)
Recently purchased this, same spec. My only real complaint is the clasp for the rice and beads strap, they cheap skated on. As is the first point of contact you reach for when opening and closing, its quite noticeable. Compared to my Steinhart ocean 39mm which cost about half of this. I cant see the extra value or quality here, but it is a nice looking watch, but at the prices now being charged for this, if you include local taxes, you can get similar with an eta movement elsewhere.
Yeah totally agree regarding the clasp and disappointing that they didn’t address that in the more recent runs! Taking the sample of Steinhart or Glycine, you can get Swiss movement for considerably cheaper!
I'm interested in what you consider similar to this, thank you
Paolo Soddu one problem was that is was unusually reflective. Recommend looking at the oris 65 bronze bezel. 40mm
@@Televisiontechnologynot really the same price though, is it? Here in Italy the Oris - which I love - is almost twice the price of the Baltic considering the bracelet version.
@@paolosoddu9642 I hear you - it's difficult! There are a few other microbrands which offer a good solid watch.. There's the Jaws watch - the Alsta Nautoscaph - which is a similar price to the Baltic - Also Lorier watches do a similar style to the Baltic at good value. Also Steinhart watches - the divers ones are worth a look, they have a couple of vintage options and have the swiss movements at a good price.
I own one of the earliest aquascaphes for about 2 years now and I am really happy with it. I also made a review about that watch on my channel.
Miyota movement also?
Great unboxing & first impressions, thanks!
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video :)
Love those pencil hands. I can't abide the Rolex/ Tudor 'carbuncle' hands.
I get what you mean!
Hi Ivan, thanks for another excellent review
Thanks Bruce! :)
Available again. Lovely watch. Only negatives are the stamped clasp and rather standard Miyota movement. I am not sure if the price is quite justified.
Yep, agree with that!
Pressed clasp? It looks solid milled to me no?
Miyota 9039 is thin and no date, plus it is a reliable movement better than eta 2824.
Nope, definitely pressed metal clasp housing
@@PerthWAtch hmm I having one now
Pressed clasp yes but it doesn't feel cheap at all.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Lovely watch, very nice review
Thanks man 👍
A handsome & nicely sized watch. I like it.
Thanks for that :)
I get close to ordering this watch because I love the vintage looks but cannot get past Baltic's poor choice in movement. With the 9039 Citizen/Miyota basicly took the 8215 and made it high beat and hackable but missed on the the most important needed improvement and that is the unidirectional winding rotor mechanism. These things sound noisy and cheep when winding the wrong way. Even the Seiko NH35 has bidirectional winding. The Miyota 9039 is basicly the same 8215 that was installed in the first version of the cheep Invicta pro divers before Invicta switch to Seiko.
I agree that they really should’ve gone with Sellita or other Swiss movement. However the 9015 Miyotas are not simply a modification of the 8215. And yes, the rotors are noisy when free spinning the non-winding direction (same as in Swiss Valjoux 7750 chronograph movements).
@@PerthWAtch yes the 7750 also winds only in one direction also. Good point. I'd say one plus with the 9039 is with it not having the ghost date position as the eta/ Sellita sw200 would have. The fix would be to remove the three position set bridge and replace it with the 2801 set bridge but of course that would add extra cost and work.
I didn’t say SW200… that would be a lazy cost cut. I would expect the SW210.
I really like this watch, the only think that stop me it's Myota caliber :(
Yeah, should be Swiss
Thumbs up for the Bach intro.
Thanks :)
Lume problem/question: I just received my aquascaphe. The lume on the dial is extremely weak, in marked contrast to the hands and bezel, which are normal and good brightness. Is there any issue with yours? The lume shots you have in your review are great, as is the photo in the Worn & Wound review. I emailed Baltic, and they absurdly and somewhat curtly said that it wasn't a defect, and that you need black light to have the dial lume be bright, and they claimed that W&W used blacklight. Did you do anything atypical for your lume shot? Thanks in advance! I'm going to have to decide how much to fight this. (BTW, I absolutely love everything else about the watch and beads of rice bracelet!)
The lume on the bezel is not fantastic, but that's actually quite normal for bezel lume, it almost is never as good as the hands and dial (a result of less lume application). I don't do anything special with my lume shots, I just use a very bright LED torch to charge it up before taking the photos. The charging bit is more to do with the total output of your light source rather than just the wavelengths... black light is cool to use and all, but if it's a weak torch it ain't gonna be as good as strong normal light.
@@PerthWAtchFirst of all, thank you for your reviews, they are wonderful! Thank you so much for your reply! So strange, that's the opposite of mine. The bezel lume is normal and good, but the all of the dial lume (the 12 and the hour mark, as well as the cut out triangles) is what is extremely dim for me.
Most welcome - all the best to you! :)
I like that watch!
So do I! :)
The pressed metal clasp is quite poor. I was very disappointed with it when I ordered the bracelet as an accessory for my Baltic Bicompax.
Yeah, I agree... it is the weakest part of the entire package here.
Ever consider to review British Farer in near future?
Never heard of it... will need to take a look.
@@PerthWAtch check it out, fun stuff that you won’t disappoint!
A fine watch
I agree! :)
17cm wrist? Are you sure? :D That 47mm lug to lug looks kinda big on that. I have 16,5cm wrist. Not sure if going to buy that piece anymore :(
Yes mine is 17cm, although could be a mm or two either way. I think 47mm fits absolutely fine, don’t let the potential camera angle distortion discourage you... I reckon best to grab a similar sized watch to try on yourself.
@@PerthWAtch First of all, thank you for replying this so quickly. Great review of that watch also. I was just worried because my 16,5cm (or 6,5") wrist has been excellent for sk007/009 divers, for lug-to-lug just around 46mm or so. But after I've watched that part of that video several times and become more aware of the presence of the watch on the wrist, I'm sure I'm intrested in that. And if if i manage to get it in a new release soon, I would always get my money back somewhere if it does not fit :) Thanks!
Most welcome - all the best with the "quest" :)
These Watches are still available,
Yeah they come and go
Does this movement come with the wobble?
What?
Superb
Thanks :)
How does the lume compare to say an skx?
No comparison... the lume is ok but Seiko blows it away.
Is it iso rated?what about the lume?
Nope, very very few European watches I have come across go through ISO compliant testing.
For info on lume and other things, please check out the video :)
Why do you think this watch did so well in AUS? I see a lot of AU videos and watches for sale from that way
Not sure mate, maybe it was offered at a reasonable local price as compared to its competitors?
Is the 9039 rotor as loud as 8215?
I think not... but you still get the unidirectional free spin noise.
Elegant
Yes! :)
Baltic watch how much the price bro
Check out the video for this info and much more ;)
Where is it made?
Can’t remember - what did I say in video?
France
Nice!
Made by what country?
Can’t remember - check out video for more info!
Made in France.
Here at BALTIC, we want to be transparent about our production, and avoid contributing to the ambiguity that has been the bane of the horology industry for over 20 years. We manufacture all of our watch components in three different regions:
The case housing parts and movements come from specialty manufacturers in Hong Kong.
The straps are all sourced and manufactured in France.
Our other accessories are made in Italy.
Once the various components are manufactured, we send them to our atelier in Besançon, France to be assembled and adjusted. We are proud to partner with some of the best manufacturers in horology and to provide the best quality on the market at this price range.
Product not available, what a pity.
Yeah... here's hoping they make more runs!
amazing looking watch but i can't justify its price
I think there's some real substance behind it... will be keen to see how the brand grows and develops. We expect more from newer players... if Seiko put out something like this for $500 the price probably wouldn't even be discussed...
@@PerthWAtchI went to look for one as soon as I have seen this review but 1200 US. had me hanging my head, not out of reach just not expecting Miyota movement. im trying not to be a watch snob.
Holy moly, $1200!? I'm surprised... here's hoping they do more runs!!
Perth WAtch they r doin it now ita available in theit website
I once bought a watch with the Miyota 9015 movement and I did not like the constant spinning of the rota. Does this movement suffer from the same?
What do you mean by “constant spinning”? Surely it only spins when you move the watch...
39MM case not 38
Did I say 38mm?
nice .... but the bezel is a little plain for me
... I like the strap but it's a little clumsy the way it joins the watch
Thank you as always Pablo - I guess the bezel is kinda taking heavy inspiration from plain vintage style?
B like Brietling logo.
Quite different I thought...
Oof $650USD is a bit too steep
Yeah you’re not alone in feeling that sentiment, that’s for sure!
$750?
Is it??
looks like a Rado Captian Cook/Oris 65 for cheaper.
Oris 65? Well I guess, in a very very loose way...
:)
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God....these Vincero ads....go away
Yeah! Go away!! ;)