Baltic's New Field Watch - The Hermétique Tourer

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2025

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  • @marvinmarker
    @marvinmarker Рік тому +22

    Beautiful release. Personally I’ll take a 9000s miyota over a modified eta powermatic 80 any day. I just prefer higher beat movements shorter power reserve over slower beat with longer power reserve.

    • @TheAlucard900
      @TheAlucard900 Рік тому

      Interesting. May i know why?

    • @marvinmarker
      @marvinmarker Рік тому +10

      @@TheAlucard900 High beat movement, really well made, pretty good looking and no plastic parts.

    • @rcn5008
      @rcn5008 4 місяці тому

      @@marvinmarkerAlthough I agree with you on the beat rate and metal components, I do like the antimagnetic properties of some of the plastic components in the Swatch group modified movements.

  • @lupodisol
    @lupodisol Рік тому +8

    I love Baltic watches. I own two Baltics. Their accuracy is uncanny without chronometer ratings.

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  Рік тому

      They do a great job of that. This one is near spot on

  • @pilotwjf
    @pilotwjf Рік тому +8

    Beads of rice looks nice, but flat link is definitely the way to go. I actually love that crystal...adds a ton of character. Nice review

  • @kresimirpleic
    @kresimirpleic Рік тому +47

    Bruce, I completely disagree with you on the movement criticism. I would pick this Miyota 9 series over any Powermatic 80 movement (a butchered ETA really) any day of the week and twice on Sundays. And as for Seiko 6R35 - it is probably the worst movement in the world among serious watches right now, and I honestly can't believe you even made that comparison. This Miyota 9 is a fantastic, accurate and reliable movement, it can easily be serviced and regulated by your local watchmaker, and the price is totally fair.

    • @markloubser2433
      @markloubser2433 Рік тому +10

      Absolutely agree. Nh35 has rubbish timekeeping properties. I have two 9000 miyotas, great accuracy in all positions, movement looks good too.

    • @scottlauren3145
      @scottlauren3145 Рік тому +10

      I agree 100%. The Powermatic 80 certainly had its flaws and I would also take a 9 series over the 80 every time

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  Рік тому +3

      It's fine to disagree. I would take a powermatic over a 9015 personally. Though the point I was making was about the future of power reserve norms. Citizen owns LJP now and those have bumped reserves that are market driven. There is area for improvement. The 6r isn't the worst seiko movement. Lol by far that is the 4r

    • @roycedot
      @roycedot Рік тому +2

      One movement is -10 to +30 secs / day, one is -15 to +15, one has 42 hr reserve and the other has 80. The winner seems clear to me

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  Рік тому +1

      @ktakahara9145 yes they are

  • @omar10213245
    @omar10213245 Рік тому +28

    I'm telling you, 10 years from now, we're going to be talking about Baltic as one of the premier entry-level luxury watch brands (and they'll be a legitimate "brand" brand, and no longer thought of us a "micro"-brand)

    • @PerKolind
      @PerKolind Рік тому +2

      No

    • @omar10213245
      @omar10213245 Рік тому +3

      @@PerKolind yes

    • @yurymol
      @yurymol Рік тому +2

      CW has been at it since what, 2004, and they're still not there yet. It takes more time.

    • @omar10213245
      @omar10213245 Рік тому

      @@yurymol fair point. My point is, they're going to be an up-and-coming player in the watch game, and they're only going to get bigger and better as time does on

    • @lasses3887
      @lasses3887 Місяць тому

      @@yurymol you are so wrong. cw isn't longer considered a micro brand!

  • @Musashiryu
    @Musashiryu Рік тому +9

    Just want to make the point that I prefer 40 hours power reserve over 60+ hours. Automatic watches only go so far before they need servicing. I don't need 50% of that wear and tear happening while I'm not wearing the watch. Longer power reserves are a boon for big companies that charge high prices for servicing thewir own watches, but I don't see them as being consumer friendly. Big companies also spent years developing / telling us we wanted curved TV's, but that didn't pan out.

  • @WatchSniper
    @WatchSniper 3 місяці тому

    I love how it looks black depending on the lighting. You conviced me to get one!

  • @piotrszmidel
    @piotrszmidel Рік тому +1

    At 4:40 is it glue sticking from under the indices at 6:35 and 6:40?Also 2:25 indice tip seems to be crooked?😳

  • @spg5658
    @spg5658 Рік тому +5

    I like Baltic and I own one of their divers but I wish the lugs curved more. Flat lugs is one of my three big pet peeves regarding watches.

    • @ivermec-tin666
      @ivermec-tin666 Рік тому

      I agree. I would like to see a VAER and Baltic love child. VAER goes the extra distance on lug design. Baltic went full on with the iindices in this watch. I love the BG9 lume on the Blue watch.

  • @DonaldPerley
    @DonaldPerley Рік тому +2

    Another take on power reserve is that if I take a watch off for a day, I probably won't get back to it for a week or more.

  • @lenq9561
    @lenq9561 Рік тому +1

    Has a very Aqua Terra look on that bracelet, and that's a compliment! I own the Mr02 and it's a great piece. Baltic really NAILS their dials!

  • @jimlightanddark
    @jimlightanddark Рік тому +8

    Baltic has been doing great stuff. Very impressive.

  • @ivermec-tin666
    @ivermec-tin666 Рік тому +1

    The primary benefit of the Miyota 9000 series movements are their slender height. A movement from Seiko or ETA would require a height increase in the case of 1-1.5mm. While the Hamilton modified ETA movements have a remarkable reserve, they are also prone to failure far more than the unmodified ETA movement.
    Miyota movements have a long service interval, like Seiko movements. This makes them cheaper to operate over the life cycle of the watch than an ETA movement.

  • @Neil.....
    @Neil..... Рік тому +5

    Polished links on a field watch are useful for signaling airplanes, luring fish and blinding charging bears.

  • @absar8304
    @absar8304 Рік тому +1

    The lugs shoots straight out, does that make it wear big?

  • @themrgumbatron
    @themrgumbatron Рік тому

    Is the rotor loud on the wrist like the MR01 and other models. Hopefully the closed case-back buffers some of the unwanted rotor swinging sounds.

    • @ivermec-tin666
      @ivermec-tin666 Рік тому

      The current movement spedicied in the MR01 is a Hangzhou CAL5000a Micro-rotor. Did they previously use a Miyota 9000 series movement?
      IME, the Miyota 9000 series movements themselves are nearly silent. The rotor is a one way design, and it is audible depending upon the case design. But, it is no where near as audible as the Miyota 8000 series, which is an entry level movement that I would avoid.
      Yes, common ETA movements do have a bi-directional rotor design, like Seiko movements. These appear to be quieter by necessity. ETA also has a certain buttery smoothness in winding and setting that is appealing. But, ETA's have a shorter service interval than these Japanese movements. Life is about tradeoffs.

  • @jeanlefranc3817
    @jeanlefranc3817 6 місяців тому +1

    Bruce, the Baltic's power reserve may be on the low side, but Tissot or Seiko boutiques look very uninspiring compared to the Baltic ones in Paris, London and New York.
    Baltic has real good vibes, when a PRX is only a soulless mass produced item

  • @loganj6203
    @loganj6203 Рік тому

    Hey, I'm in the US and was going to get one. However, I noticed they charge the tax almost 1/4 of watch price. Is it normal? It's my first time buying something from France but I think it's crazy even I do not live there

  • @xfortysd40
    @xfortysd40 Рік тому +2

    I think people way over state pr, seriously, they could have increased it like Tissot did and just brought down the vph such as the powermatic 80 and increased the pr. I personally don't see an issue here at all. IMO at under 600, it completely fits the price. Plus were talking a true independent brand without the power of the Swatch group behind them for movements and cheaper manufacturing. As far as the watch itself, not bad, it's got style and especially like the beige colorway. But 37mm is just to small for me, but solid design!

  • @DookeyRidr
    @DookeyRidr 7 місяців тому

    What Bruce failed to mention is that the other option, besides a different watch with a powermatic 80 or a newer Seiko with 70 hours PR would be for Baltic to adopt movements from La Joux-Perret (as many Indy makers have done now, and the list keeps building). The LJP G101 would drop in, and be just as robust and reliable as a Miyota, and give you that 68 hours of PR.

  • @jakubklein
    @jakubklein Рік тому +1

    Great looking watch, however, the price is really steep for Miota 9039 movement. For a field watch I would prefer a larger crown, but I guess this was a design choice...

  • @marty298
    @marty298 Рік тому

    Great video! Maybe I missed it. But what is your wrist size? Does it wear a bit larger indeed? The smallest watches I have are 38.

  • @kojiattwood
    @kojiattwood Рік тому

    Thanks for the thorough review, the crown makes the overall proportion of the dial a bit off to my eye, but otherwise another fine looking offering from Baltic.

  • @UserKR13
    @UserKR13 Рік тому +1

    Great video Bruce. How do you take such clean shots? Not a finger print or even a spec of dust!

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  Рік тому +2

      I don't always have clean shots, but I do always wipe the review watch down with a microfiber cloth before filming

  • @eugenethomas4647
    @eugenethomas4647 Рік тому +1

    I'm a bracelet guy but I think both of the bracelet options for this miss the mark. That flat link needs to be completely brushed and the BOR bracelet, in my opinion, doesn't match well with the field watch aesthetic. For me, these watches look so much better on the colour matched rubber straps. My choice would be green on green unless they do an update with a fully brushed bracelet.

  • @affegorilla1299
    @affegorilla1299 Рік тому

    Did you get your hands on the new JLC Polaris Chronograph in grey? It’s fantastic imo!

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  Рік тому +1

      I dont have any JLC contacts sadly

    • @affegorilla1299
      @affegorilla1299 Рік тому

      @@BruceWilliams oh no this new grey polaris chrono is nr.1 on my watchlist it’s insane imo✌🏻

  • @markrhode5069
    @markrhode5069 Рік тому

    Great content. Thx.

  • @anonymouswatchguy4223
    @anonymouswatchguy4223 Рік тому

    Nice looking watch..little small for me but nice

  • @jackdaniels8030
    @jackdaniels8030 Рік тому

    Reminds me of the Omega 300

  • @jelsner5077
    @jelsner5077 Рік тому +1

    Love it.

  • @kevinr206
    @kevinr206 Рік тому

    Looks perfect, except need micro adjust and it’s too small, 40x48 is the sweet spot

  • @muzjikstb
    @muzjikstb Рік тому +1

    not into the crown and have never got on with the baltic case.

  • @larsstougaard7097
    @larsstougaard7097 Рік тому

    Cool watch, hope they make a diver called Baltic Sea :)

  • @markloubser2433
    @markloubser2433 Рік тому

    Yes, thats a winner, gimme........!

  • @IronicIrony.
    @IronicIrony. 7 місяців тому

    How is it so cheap

  • @karepy
    @karepy Рік тому

    no date watch. winding them is a blast no complain here.

  • @scottlauren3145
    @scottlauren3145 Рік тому +3

    A field watch with polished links? Nononono

    • @food2430
      @food2430 Місяць тому

      Oh look, we have a little expert here 🤦‍♂️

  • @philipmeiring3582
    @philipmeiring3582 Рік тому

    If that bracelet is not the same as the flat link made by Fostner....looks near identical

  • @mikep5478
    @mikep5478 Рік тому +1

    Too much high polished on this one, especially for a field watch. I'll take the MIYOTA 9000 series over the problematic SELLITA SW200 24/7.

  • @turnbasedtoddy7664
    @turnbasedtoddy7664 10 місяців тому

    To me power reserve is the most overrated feature of a watch. It’s kinda useless. You either have a collection of watches in which case you are going to be rotating watches out anyways so it’s going to run out of power regardless or this is your only watch so power reserve doesn’t really matter anyway at that point. I would much rather have the higher beat rate of the miyota over the powermatic 80 hour power reserve.

  • @differentxminds9907
    @differentxminds9907 Рік тому

    How rattly is that movement tho?

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  Рік тому

      Not bad. You can hear it faintly from time to time

  • @Ae073001
    @Ae073001 Рік тому

    That's a good-looking watch. I really liked the salmon sector, but this is a winner, too. I'm not sure about that crown, though. Also, 42 hrs in pwr is low, but if one really digs this watch, I don’t think that would be a concern.

  • @roycedot
    @roycedot Рік тому

    Love the design, would buy at 39mm

  • @michaeledwardlenzi
    @michaeledwardlenzi Рік тому +1

    Bruce your face has no lume. Turn up the lights!

  • @goo4tube
    @goo4tube Рік тому

    Baltic did a good job on the dial, I quiet like it. But they failed miserably on the Lugs. It overhangs way too much, beyond the end links of the steel bracelets, making it look ugly. Another thing is that the winding crown will be very difficult to wind. I will pass on this one, sadly

    • @gavinosullivan3144
      @gavinosullivan3144 Рік тому +1

      Why did you feel the need to cut and paste that comment into every video about the watch, surely saying it once would have sufficed?

  • @SaSpursFan
    @SaSpursFan Рік тому

    Brackets dosent match the case imo

  • @Hadzie
    @Hadzie 6 місяців тому

    Nobody gives a shit about power reserve, why do people push this stupid singular stat so hard, just wind the watch. It’s literally what it’s designed to do… Id rather that then a shitty Tissot or Hamilton movement with plastic pieces

  • @redfish7081
    @redfish7081 Рік тому

    Great looking watch but will be way too small for a lot of folks. 39-40mm would have been better. Would have liked an SW200 instead of the Miyota. My two cents...

  • @moneymikz
    @moneymikz Рік тому

    Quality looks good but designs are yawn 🥱

  • @perfectdiver1
    @perfectdiver1 Рік тому

    the movement is definitely a let down. for this package i am willing to pay $350 for it

  • @sergelegault6027
    @sergelegault6027 Рік тому

    Looks like Baltic is in bed with watch influencers. These are cheap watches, don't succomb to the hype!

  • @TAP1999
    @TAP1999 Рік тому

    Baltic looks like a bucket

  • @phillipearmstrong5510
    @phillipearmstrong5510 Рік тому +1

    I wonder if it's good prices r cos of cheap Chinese metal?