I can feel your excitement on this watch. i am excited too. Congratz for getting such a nice pieces!!! I also have liking on micro-rotor, i waiting for at least 38mm or larger before i could pull the trigger. Do you need to pay 5% for this watch?
Lovely piece however the reason I'm personally holding off from these chinese movements is for servicing in the future. Even if servicing for the movement is available it would likely be more expensive to service than to buy new and this encourages waste unless ofcourse you let your watch run until it breaks and become a paper weight. A fine timepiece is supposed to be something you buy and have the same one for decades down the line, in my opinion and this sort of wasteful business is not something I align with. If only servicing for the Chinese movements were affordable and actually available, I wouldnt mind owning one.
That's a fair point. However servicing can cost more than a new watch on many occasions and not just for Chinese movements. This can happen to some older watches be it Swiss, German, Japanese. If the watch is really important or has personal memories, I'll have it repaired even if the repair cost is higher. I understand that 500EUR is a lot of money to some but at this price it's more in the territory of Seiko, Orient, and some entry level Swiss watches. We cannot expect a luxury Swiss watch level. So, I personally don't really expect to treat it as an heirloom piece but will expect it to last 5-10 years. If the watch really needs repair, I can still send it back to Baltic, if there's no one else who can do it. If, I really love this watch, I'll pay for the repair and yes, it may be more expensive than a new watch but I don't think I can get the same exact watch with the same money again. As for the movement, the Hangzhou 5000A should be fairly easily available. Also, Baltic did not just buy the movement and slap it on. They decorated it and regulated it. I think, they properly lubricated it too. So, I think it really comes down to how much you value the watch.
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i ordered the blue dial with the beads of rice bracelet. waiting anxiously for it to arrive.
Love to hear excitement in your voice 🎉 Enjoy x
Great! Is it still working no issues?
So far so good
I can feel your excitement on this watch. i am excited too. Congratz for getting such a nice pieces!!! I also have liking on micro-rotor, i waiting for at least 38mm or larger before i could pull the trigger. Do you need to pay 5% for this watch?
Yup taxed 5%
I've been thinking about buying it, but the movement is so loud! That sound always makes me think it's low-quality.
It's loud and it's on par with the Miyota movement in terms of loudness.
thanks for sharing, the case back looks great!👍👍 I also want to buy a watch with this Hang Zhou micro rotor. 😁
Nice , tasteful looking piece ,did i miss the cost part?
It retails for EUR545.
Is that a Chinese movement?
What kind of accuracy are you getting with the watch?
I haven't really checked. Stay tuned for the full review 😊
It would go well with a wine colored strap I think
beautiful. i dont care that the movement is chinese - its been regulated and care has clearly been taken into designing and producing this watch
For the price point I think it's pretty good. Not sure about the no hacking seconds, no screw down crown though.
Looks a lot larger than the stated size on the wrist
The eye appeal on these baltics is crazy good. Almost a little too good, too refined…
Lovely piece however the reason I'm personally holding off from these chinese movements is for servicing in the future.
Even if servicing for the movement is available it would likely be more expensive to service than to buy new and this encourages waste unless ofcourse you let your watch run until it breaks and become a paper weight.
A fine timepiece is supposed to be something you buy and have the same one for decades down the line, in my opinion and this sort of wasteful business is not something I align with. If only servicing for the Chinese movements were affordable and actually available, I wouldnt mind owning one.
That's a fair point. However servicing can cost more than a new watch on many occasions and not just for Chinese movements. This can happen to some older watches be it Swiss, German, Japanese. If the watch is really important or has personal memories, I'll have it repaired even if the repair cost is higher.
I understand that 500EUR is a lot of money to some but at this price it's more in the territory of Seiko, Orient, and some entry level Swiss watches. We cannot expect a luxury Swiss watch level. So, I personally don't really expect to treat it as an heirloom piece but will expect it to last 5-10 years. If the watch really needs repair, I can still send it back to Baltic, if there's no one else who can do it. If, I really love this watch, I'll pay for the repair and yes, it may be more expensive than a new watch but I don't think I can get the same exact watch with the same money again.
As for the movement, the Hangzhou 5000A should be fairly easily available. Also, Baltic did not just buy the movement and slap it on. They decorated it and regulated it. I think, they properly lubricated it too.
So, I think it really comes down to how much you value the watch.