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Jim Dollares · Nov 24, 2022

Aquagraph
But what if it wasn't on mesh?

Honestly, I didn't even notice it was on mesh. The watch itself is just soooo good. Mesh is just a sexy mega bonus, thanks for pointing it out

Aquagraph · Nov 24, 2022

imagwai · Nov 24, 2022

Won't be buying, but I quite like the Watchgecko x Christopher Ward Aquitane which has just been released. Thoughts? I'm not a big fan of sapphire bezels but I do like the dial on this one, and case/hand finishing looks pretty good for the money.

abrod520 · Nov 24, 2022

That looks quite nice, I think the colorways are a good match. No date, bakelite-style bezel, nice little dash of red on the seconds hand and the crown.
What's the specs and the price?

imagwai · Nov 24, 2022

abrod520
That looks quite nice, I think the colorways are a good match. No date, bakelite-style bezel, nice little dash of red on the seconds hand and the crown.
What's the specs and the price?

It's a sapphire bezel I think. From memory, 41mm case and about £1000 GBP on bracelet, slightly less on strap.

imagwai · Nov 24, 2022

++ Lug to lug, 46mm; Lug width 22mm; Sellita SW200 (38 hr PR); 200m WR

abrod520 · Nov 24, 2022

Bezel’s lumed on it too. Quite nice quite nice

abrod520 · Nov 24, 2022

Oh this is also very cool… and $990 US on bracelet

abrod520 · Nov 24, 2022

aaand I went for the Nivada.

Mspeedster · Nov 24, 2022

Aquagraph
Doesn't the lack of a lume pip make it a non-dive watch?

Aquagraph
Looks odd anyway

The pip and triangle marker are replaced by "60" in honor of 60 years of Bond. The 60 lume is a different color, so it serves the same purpose.

Yago · Nov 25, 2022

Mspeedster
The pip and triangle marker are replaced by "60" in honor of 60 years of Bond. The 60 lume is a different color, so it serves the same purpose.

You don't need a lume pip if everything is lume filled. I like the symmetry. Def a very nice watch but the price is pretty outrageous, although it's still lower than a sub. Omega crawling upwards. Since this is non limited perhaps resale value will be lower and things might get interesting.

Aquagraph · Nov 25, 2022

Yago
You don't need a lume pip if everything is lume filled.

Yeah I was going to ask that.... still looks weird to me. But it makes more sense that it's lumed in a different colour.

imagwai · Nov 28, 2022

Further to all the talk of panda Carreras recently, Baltic has just announced these 39.5mm manual wind beauties:

https://baltic-watches.com/en/colle...icompax&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sarbacane

Yago · Nov 29, 2022

It ain’t bad. Been a Baltic fan from the start, owned a first batch Aquascaphe. However I do feel loads of enthusiasts are supporting them as youngsters, encouraging them. If any top tier brand would have released this the reactions wouldn’t have been so unanimously positive. It’s very very newman inspired. The case is nice, similar to aquascaphe. It’s slim, no rotor. But it also looks a bit sloppy. the Ed White speedy bracelet is a mismatch for me. The end links design also doesn’t work for me. Hands, markers? Something about the dial looks off. It’s combining cues of the newman, UG tri compax and Speedie but has none of their perfection. 2k is a lot for this watch.

imagwai · Nov 29, 2022

Fair point about the bracelet, I'm not a fan of that. I like the design of the cream dial, less keen on the black. I can see that it's a bit derivative. My main problem with Baltic is the case finishing isn't good enough. Particularly when thinking about the cost of this one.

paysdoufs · Dec 3, 2022

I’m with you: the bracelet is a hot mess of a choice and the endlink “integration” even tops this… Moreover, the hodgepodge of design references makes the end product look pretty generic (IMHO). It’s not extraordinary value for money either (for a micro).

TBH: I was a bit shocked when this one sold out rapidly 😵‍💫

imagwai · Dec 5, 2022

So I took a photo of my BB58 for an article I'm writing for Rob, and whilst editing in Photoshop thought I'd have a bit of fun (it was kind of an accident). Which of these dial colours do you think Tudor should make? I like them all, but the teal, green and most of all red are my favourites. Would I seel the blue for them? No, but I think the red might tempt me to buy a second.