Picked up a blue Aquascaphe Titanium a couple of months ago. Very impressed. Also very impressed with their accessories. The perlon and FKM straps are really quite nice.
Nice to see so much transparency Gary. I do like this brand and definitely wouldn't mind spending money on one of their watches. Don't mind the pausing movement, couldn't handle the stutter...! Good on you Gary, that's a very attractive watch. For €360 however, it should have sapphire, they're not expensive. I changed a Seiko to a sapphire crystal and only paid $7,50 and that was for just one. Buying in bulk, 20 or more, was offering 40% off. It's not a fatal issue, but even an extra €10 and putting sapphire on it would have been a better move.
Top-hat (boxed) sapphire crystals are not cheap, even on Ali. I don't think I ran into any for under about $90 U.S. Yes, you can find flat for very cheap, single and double domed for not quite as cheap, but boxed is a different story. If you have found boxed sapphire crystals for considerably cheaper, please share links.
In bulk they're not that expensive. There are huge discounts available. Not just crystals either, movements in bulk are also extremely cheap. If this same watch came from the likes of Baltany, (who actually have a very similar watch) with the same movement and a sapphire crystal you'd pay less than $200 for it. The more I think about this watch, they've already stretched the price beyond it's worth, even if it had a sapphire crystal. A Miyota movement and a mineral crystal for €369......$400? Personally I couldn't justify such a price for a fairly unexceptional watch with those specifications. But everyone can decide for themselves if it's worth it. But bear in mind, on the grey market you can find a Hamilton khaki field with a sapphire crystal and Swiss movement for as low as $450. Is this Baltic really worth almost the same price ?
I was just commenting the same my self. This is way too expensive for what it is. You can definitely find some of the better Chinese watches with that movement and sapphire for around $200 to $250. That's €185 to €230 for comparison. This is an overhyped brand making pretty standard watches and charging too much. Tip. Check the pre-owned prices of these watches. They can be had for half the price. They lose value faster than a new car that's just come off the lot.
@@bbwt9991Yes, you're right. I began to really think about the value prospect here after my initial comment and realized how overpriced this is. Also true, it's not an original design, it's been done multiple times with little or no variation.
@@brianmsahin This watch is overpriced when comparing to most Ali watches. There isn't even a question about that. You're paying for brand. (But you could say the same for most established brands.) No argument there. My reply strictly addressed the cost of a boxed sapphire crystal. Those things are expensive relative to flat, single-domed, even double-domed. Few are buying in bulk, even if per-unit costs differed significantly, so that's not even a consideration. Price a boxed sapphire crystal, and if you're able to find them for cheap, please provide a link(s). You're probably looking at 10x what you paid for your, I'm guessing, flat sapphire crystal.
I like Baltic. Vintage looks and size at competitive prices. Bought the Hermetique myself and yes, their strap (leather or rubber) smells really good. The rubber FKM strap smelled like it was dipped in vanilla essence.
Not very long ago I got myself a Citizen Tsuyosa with a Miyota 8 series movement. I never noticed any kind of stutter. Even when I give the watch a jolt, there is no stop of the second hand. By the way, my experiences with Baltic were positive so far.
Yeah, nice looking but to much money. Mineral glass is no longer a price question - it's a just a cheap way out. Made in China, Japan movement - take away the French assembled part and this is a $150US watch and at that price it would have sapphire. To be fair I say the same thing about Laco saying 'Made in German' with Miyota movements.
I bought a baltic aquascaphe on rubber in 2021 ish. At the time it was almost a third of the cost of the Seiko SPB 147. I ended up buying the Baltic and a Rado Captain Cook for the cost of the Seiko. (I returned the Seiko the same day it arrived - with a misaligned bezel). The microbrands and even the Ali brands now offer much much more than traditional big name brands.
Never met a single person that bought a Rado or Mido. I’m 99.9% sure the brands are some sort of money laundering scheme, shell company or Swiss social services make-work program.
That is a good looker and when you brought the smell of the leather I could almost smell it. Really. Nore: When I started driving my 1st two cars were Morris Minors with leather seats and the smell was amazing👍
Absolutely nothing wrong with acrylic crystals. Less brittle & better clarity than sapphire and because it’s so easy to polish out any scratches it’ll always look great and age gracefully. Good enough for Rolex & Omega for eons too.
Excellent review, it's nice to see a refreshingly honest watch company, however they would be more refreshingly honest if they sold it for a reasonable price given the specs. 400 bucks for a pleasant but nothing special watch with a mineral crystal and a movement that many Ali Express watches have for less than half that price? There are very similar watches you can get 2 of for that price. You can even find Swiss watches with better specs for the price. Hamilton comes to mind and some Tissot models too.
Actually, some Swiss brands *do* specify where they source parts/components from. For example Ollech & Wajs state on its website that watches are assembled and adjusted in Switzerland… “In addition to the watch and its parts being Swiss made, we take great care when choosing our partners and subcontractors. They are selected for their technical excellence, without overlooking a key component: a true passion for watchmaking. These exacting standards extend to sourcing and selecting the finest materials for your watch’s accessories. Our popular RAF straps are made in a 19th-century factory in Wales, using material woven in Sherwood, UK. Our 100% natural leather and linen straps are handmade by one of italy's finest tanneries. Even the papers used in our packaging are carefully sourced from first -rate suppliers in both the UK and Turkey.” So, yeah, a Swiss watch brand can be honest…but not the big groups perhaps…
G Don’t know how you managed to avoid them for so long! Yes - I have had their original Aquascaphe for a few years now and it’s a keeper. They seem to capture a vintage vibe (with modern parts) very tastefully and without overdoing it. It’s very comfortable on the BoR bracelet. And as you commented on the watch you reviewed the pricing is similar … about what you’re prepared to pay (rather than love to pay) but given that it’s a keeper I am happier in hindsight (if that makes sense). V best G
Like the design, dial , strap crown etc but the case size is no longer my thing. Wore my 30 yr old 37mm TAG yesterday and it just seems so small on my 8inch wrist. I guess its years of wearing 40-43mmers.
I like some of their designs, pity they are so small. Largest is 39mm which just about works for me. Funny you mention the website. It's set to UK for me which is fine but the price is in euros and doesn't include VAT.
I used to think they were too expensive but then looked at it this way. If a car manufacturer in France built beautiful, vintage styled cars with excellently produced components from Hong Kong, fitted them with affordable, reliable Japanese engines and then sold them for the price of a Ford or a VW, NOBODY would complain about the cost of buying one.
This is a actually my favourite baltic but everyone goes for the Hermetique or the small seconds and while those are good I prefer the simplicity of this version.
I got the HMS 002-Blue Gilt a few months back, love the vintage style it really is a classy looking watch, I got it with the blue strap but I've since paired it up with bracelet I bought from you Gary, not the most legible if I'm honest but on the whole very happy.
The dial finishing looks great but a Miyota 9000 movement would have been appreciated for the price. Also, I probably wouldn’t buy a watch that doesn’t have sapphire crystal these days.
I like the watch but I wish they'd upgrade the movement to a Miyota 9039. I'd happily pay the 20 or so extra Euros for it. Also, the mineral glass is completely unacceptable. Sapphire costs like what? 1-2 Euro more?
I would love very much to get my hands on a model from nearly every branch of Baltic's range, but I'm not in a position to do more than one major watch purchase a year and this year it was getting on the wait-list for a Studi0 Underd0g.
I feel a huge chunk of the money goes to marketing (inc website) and profit. Even Seiko with their huge overheads and ~50% retail markup would often have sapphire at this price. From a direct to consumer business model I think their prices are too inflated.
I bought a baltic, and it ran 9 MINUTES fast. Then they fought the return at every step of the process. A horrible nightmare of a watch company. I had to get my credit card company to reverse the transaction due to their refusal to accept the watch back. RUN !!!!!
If i recall they came out with a lovely micro-rotor watch ... The arabics in particular were lovely ... Ironically it was the same micro-rotor movement used in the Lobinni ... And a similar layout of the dial. That said it was still a lovely looking watch and if i hadn't already had the Lobinni i would have considered it.
I discovered them a few years ago and was so tempted to buy one but I didn't. Had it been sapphire crystal, I may have been a different outcome. I was looking at the Aquascaphe.
I would have chosen the Hermetique, yes it’s $200 more than the HMS but the dial is more interesting to me and I’d like to test out that recessed crown.
If pagani design can put a sapphire crystal on all their watches why can’t Baltic, there’s no excuse imo and for this sort of money I’d expect a better movement! You can’t argue that the Chinese are knocking out better watches these days for a fraction of the microbrand market, it’s a dog eat dog market place and tbh it’s gonna kill the little men off sadly.
Yes they make nice watches but they are the most overhyped microbrand. Their prices are too high. You are getting a nice chinese made watch similar quality to san Martins for alot more money.
If you value design, then that's what you pay for. If you want copies of other brands designs, get a san martin. San Martin won't be around for much longer. They're getting in all kinds of legal trouble with other brands.
Not if you compare original designs from SM, Baltany, XiDao vs original designs from Baltic, CW…Seiko… I have bought an SN-0121T and an XiDao Engineer for comparison to original (70+ pieces in my moderately sized collection:) and their quality made me return the IWC original just out of principle. However, without copying others, the original designs from these Chinese factories that are exceptionally good with dups are just awkward. Like those “close cousins” from the back countries in the bayous, they have all the parts but something about them are just very … uh… wrong.
@@KC-bv9kfI was under the impression that SM, Baltany and ixdao predominantly produce more knock offs than originals. I really don’t know much about them.
Curious - When my dad went to London coming home from WW2 he bough a watch in London, name?? Something like Walther. Can't find the name, do they still exist?
As a Seiko fanboy, I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, they're selling millions of watches every year to people who just want a good brand with a warranty and don't look at the finer details.
I agree, giving the facts makes a better impression on me than the overblown backstory you sometimes get on smaller brands. The gold coloured hands and indices definitely evokes vintage watches to me as does the acrylic which although vulnerable to scratches easily polishes to an incredible finish. Much better choice than softlex and a lot cheaper than sapphire. Don't like leather so it would have to be something else for me, seat belt nylon perhaps, but brown just didn't look right.
We’re spoilt from Ali express. Why pay this money? Is there any reason? Only thing it has is that quality strap. Lesser movement no sapphire. It’s a no from me
After getting 1/5th of the way through and still not seeing the watch ive stopped watching. I assume you show it at some point with being a video all about a watch?
54 seconds is when you see the dial, you see the watch from the first second. Very odd comment.
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Sapphire crystals probably costs around 1 USD per piece. Say 10 USD at most. It has nothing to do with price. Around 1/3 of a watch price is the material and manufacturing cost. Most of this cost is for labour.
double dome box crystal with AR coating was around $40 per unit compared to $10 per unit when James and I were making the Exciton watch
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@@ilikewatches Yes but this is single piece price. Batch price (100-200) should be around 15 USD (I may be wrong, I'm not in watch business) and companies genrally buy them a lot cheaper in larger quantities.
Hey there. What's the emphasis on "very"? Are you saying it's above average refreshing? Very strange. I think your grasp of the English language needs some work. Also they're mentioning France and Italy for no other reason than because it sounds fancy. Most cheapies are just made and assembled and everything'ed in China which is why it isn't mentioned. In closing it is "VERY" refreshing for you to make a video that isn't crawling desperately for views by slagging off the big name brands. Take care and keep trying. You'll make a good video one day.
Did you have to tell us 9 times that you have a tiny wife Fred ? 😂😂 I have a tiny wife too, but I keep it to myself. Admittedly with a 5.1" wrist she also likes to wear my watches that go up to 40mm.
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Picked up a blue Aquascaphe Titanium a couple of months ago. Very impressed. Also very impressed with their accessories. The perlon and FKM straps are really quite nice.
Yes, they are an impressive brand....hope to review more of their watches in the future
Nice to see so much transparency Gary. I do like this brand and definitely wouldn't mind spending money on one of their watches. Don't mind the pausing movement, couldn't handle the stutter...! Good on you Gary, that's a very attractive watch. For €360 however, it should have sapphire, they're not expensive. I changed a Seiko to a sapphire crystal and only paid $7,50 and that was for just one. Buying in bulk, 20 or more, was offering 40% off. It's not a fatal issue, but even an extra €10 and putting sapphire on it would have been a better move.
Top-hat (boxed) sapphire crystals are not cheap, even on Ali. I don't think I ran into any for under about $90 U.S. Yes, you can find flat for very cheap, single and double domed for not quite as cheap, but boxed is a different story. If you have found boxed sapphire crystals for considerably cheaper, please share links.
In bulk they're not that expensive. There are huge discounts available. Not just crystals either, movements in bulk are also extremely cheap. If this same watch came from the likes of Baltany, (who actually have a very similar watch) with the same movement and a sapphire crystal you'd pay less than $200 for it. The more I think about this watch, they've already stretched the price beyond it's worth, even if it had a sapphire crystal. A Miyota movement and a mineral crystal for €369......$400? Personally I couldn't justify such a price for a fairly unexceptional watch with those specifications. But everyone can decide for themselves if it's worth it. But bear in mind, on the grey market you can find a Hamilton khaki field with a sapphire crystal and Swiss movement for as low as $450. Is this Baltic really worth almost the same price ?
I was just commenting the same my self. This is way too expensive for what it is. You can definitely find some of the better Chinese watches with that movement and sapphire for around $200 to $250. That's €185 to €230 for comparison. This is an overhyped brand making pretty standard watches and charging too much. Tip. Check the pre-owned prices of these watches. They can be had for half the price. They lose value faster than a new car that's just come off the lot.
@@bbwt9991Yes, you're right. I began to really think about the value prospect here after my initial comment and realized how overpriced this is. Also true, it's not an original design, it's been done multiple times with little or no variation.
@@brianmsahin This watch is overpriced when comparing to most Ali watches. There isn't even a question about that. You're paying for brand. (But you could say the same for most established brands.) No argument there. My reply strictly addressed the cost of a boxed sapphire crystal. Those things are expensive relative to flat, single-domed, even double-domed. Few are buying in bulk, even if per-unit costs differed significantly, so that's not even a consideration. Price a boxed sapphire crystal, and if you're able to find them for cheap, please provide a link(s). You're probably looking at 10x what you paid for your, I'm guessing, flat sapphire crystal.
I like Baltic. Vintage looks and size at competitive prices. Bought the Hermetique myself and yes, their strap (leather or rubber) smells really good. The rubber FKM strap smelled like it was dipped in vanilla essence.
Very nice!
Why am I loving the thought of scented straps???
I am really drooling over their blue hermitique. I'll be picking one up before the end of the year
Not very long ago I got myself a Citizen Tsuyosa with a Miyota 8 series movement. I never noticed any kind of stutter. Even when I give the watch a jolt, there is no stop of the second hand. By the way, my experiences with Baltic were positive so far.
Lovely. Helpful overview. Would like the chrono with the seagull movement but the reliability risk of that movement, always holds me back.
Thanks, appreciate the comment!
The movement is cheap to replace. I wouldn't worry about it. I've have three and they've all been very good.
@@jerryglasses2229 good advice. Do you think Baltic or a skilled jeweller/watch maker would be able to do that?
@@Sam------ Yes, replacing a movement is a much easier process then servicing/repairing it often.
@@hippie_4762 Sold! You never know, until you know
I just got a very similar blue gilt Baltic Bicompax 003 chronograph this week.I already liked it and it’s growing on me more.
Very cool, enjoy it!
Yeah, nice looking but to much money. Mineral glass is no longer a price question - it's a just a cheap way out. Made in China, Japan movement - take away the French assembled part and this is a $150US watch and at that price it would have sapphire. To be fair I say the same thing about Laco saying 'Made in German' with Miyota movements.
Fair comment, I see where you are coming from.
I bought a baltic aquascaphe on rubber in 2021 ish. At the time it was almost a third of the cost of the Seiko SPB 147. I ended up buying the Baltic and a Rado Captain Cook for the cost of the Seiko. (I returned the Seiko the same day it arrived - with a misaligned bezel). The microbrands and even the Ali brands now offer much much more than traditional big name brands.
So true....not surprised the Seiko went back
Never met a single person that bought a Rado or Mido. I’m 99.9% sure the brands are some sort of money laundering scheme, shell company or Swiss social services make-work program.
Not a weakness but in keeping with the vintage vibe. Nothing wrong with acrylic .. polywatch will take care of any scuffs or scratches.
That is a good looker and when you brought the smell of the leather I could almost smell it. Really. Nore: When I started driving my 1st two cars were Morris Minors with leather seats and the smell was amazing👍
No, the ‘scent’ of the leather was amazing. You ‘smell’ the leather scent
@@user-sumptemi52 Only from the cars
@@user-sumptemi52”Smell” can still be used in this context.
They always respond very quickly ..... but also give me heads up and a discount on upcoming models and new versions.
Absolutely nothing wrong with acrylic crystals.
Less brittle & better clarity than sapphire and because it’s so easy to polish out any scratches it’ll always look great and age gracefully.
Good enough for Rolex &
Omega for eons too.
Excellent review, it's nice to see a refreshingly honest watch company, however they would be more refreshingly honest if they sold it for a reasonable price given the specs. 400 bucks for a pleasant but nothing special watch with a mineral crystal and a movement that many Ali Express watches have for less than half that price? There are very similar watches you can get 2 of for that price. You can even find Swiss watches with better specs for the price. Hamilton comes to mind and some Tissot models too.
Actually, some Swiss brands *do* specify where they source parts/components from. For example Ollech & Wajs state on its website that watches are assembled and adjusted in Switzerland… “In addition to the watch and its parts being Swiss made, we take great care when choosing our partners and subcontractors. They are selected for their technical excellence, without overlooking a key component: a true passion for watchmaking. These exacting standards extend to sourcing and selecting the finest materials for your watch’s accessories. Our popular RAF straps are made in a 19th-century factory in Wales, using material woven in Sherwood, UK. Our 100% natural leather and linen straps are handmade by one of italy's finest tanneries. Even the papers used in our packaging are carefully sourced from first -rate suppliers in both the UK and Turkey.”
So, yeah, a Swiss watch brand can be honest…but not the big groups perhaps…
So many have their steel work done in China, I’m yet to see one admit that on their web page
G Don’t know how you managed to avoid them for so long! Yes - I have had their original Aquascaphe for a few years now and it’s a keeper. They seem to capture a vintage vibe (with modern parts) very tastefully and without overdoing it. It’s very comfortable on the BoR bracelet. And as you commented on the watch you reviewed the pricing is similar … about what you’re prepared to pay (rather than love to pay) but given that it’s a keeper I am happier in hindsight (if that makes sense). V best G
My kind of watch, I like the vintage look.
“Vintage looks, vintage ethics” are my motto
Not a lot to dislike about Baltic. I have an Aquascaphe blue gilt and it's a beauty.
Like the design, dial , strap crown etc but the case size is no longer my thing. Wore my 30 yr old 37mm TAG yesterday and it just seems so small on my 8inch wrist. I guess its years of wearing 40-43mmers.
I like some of their designs, pity they are so small. Largest is 39mm which just about works for me. Funny you mention the website. It's set to UK for me which is fine but the price is in euros and doesn't include VAT.
Fair play to 'em.... I've got a Baltic rapidly moving up my "Gonna Get" list.. the the chrono/seagull..BUT!... This is VERY nice..
They make some beautiful watches but a little pricey for me, but judging from their success, they are doing well. Thanks for the great review!
I used to think they were too expensive but then looked at it this way. If a car manufacturer in France built beautiful, vintage styled cars with excellently produced components from Hong Kong, fitted them with affordable, reliable Japanese engines and then sold them for the price of a Ford or a VW, NOBODY would complain about the cost of buying one.
I have my HMS002 blue gilt, yes it is more expensive than I think it should be. But that dial is just so good
Is that the Merkur watch case and crystal?
Baltic makes great looking watches that are budget friendly ❤. Thanks for the review 😊
This is a actually my favourite baltic but everyone goes for the Hermetique or the small seconds and while those are good I prefer the simplicity of this version.
I got the HMS 002-Blue Gilt a few months back, love the vintage style it really is a classy looking watch, I got it with the blue strap but I've since paired it up with bracelet I bought from you Gary, not the most legible if I'm honest but on the whole very happy.
The dial finishing looks great but a Miyota 9000 movement would have been appreciated for the price. Also, I probably wouldn’t buy a watch that doesn’t have sapphire crystal these days.
Baltic are by far my favorite microbrand. Waiting for them to come out with something in a brushed steel
I like the watch but I wish they'd upgrade the movement to a Miyota 9039. I'd happily pay the 20 or so extra Euros for it. Also, the mineral glass is completely unacceptable. Sapphire costs like what? 1-2 Euro more?
I would love very much to get my hands on a model from nearly every branch of Baltic's range, but I'm not in a position to do more than one major watch purchase a year and this year it was getting on the wait-list for a Studi0 Underd0g.
I like it, albeit at that price I would have a sapphire crystal considering it's a microbrand. Maybe they should throw in a tube of Polywatch.
I would call this watch a Railmaster Homage with a different touch, lol. Nice Review! Thanks!
I feel a huge chunk of the money goes to marketing (inc website) and profit. Even Seiko with their huge overheads and ~50% retail markup would often have sapphire at this price.
From a direct to consumer business model I think their prices are too inflated.
I bought a baltic, and it ran 9 MINUTES fast. Then they fought the return at every step of the process. A horrible nightmare of a watch company. I had to get my credit card company to reverse the transaction due to their refusal to accept the watch back. RUN !!!!!
I like it a lot but the lack of sapphire at this price point seems a touch mean.
If i recall they came out with a lovely micro-rotor watch ... The arabics in particular were lovely ... Ironically it was the same micro-rotor movement used in the Lobinni ... And a similar layout of the dial.
That said it was still a lovely looking watch and if i hadn't already had the Lobinni i would have considered it.
Very nice looking watch. Reminds me of 1930/40's step case Longines. 👍
Can’t go wrong with Baltany.
Or Baltic....:)
@@ilikewatches oops
@@c.s2001lol 😉
I discovered them a few years ago and was so tempted to buy one but I didn't. Had it been sapphire crystal, I may have been a different outcome. I was looking at the Aquascaphe.
I would have chosen the Hermetique, yes it’s $200 more than the HMS but the dial is more interesting to me and I’d like to test out that recessed crown.
Dont forget import duty and VAT to UK chaps........
Nice looking watch, but there's nothing wrong with Heselite, it went to the moon and back again?!
If pagani design can put a sapphire crystal on all their watches why can’t Baltic, there’s no excuse imo and for this sort of money I’d expect a better movement! You can’t argue that the Chinese are knocking out better watches these days for a fraction of the microbrand market, it’s a dog eat dog market place and tbh it’s gonna kill the little men off sadly.
Yes they make nice watches but they are the most overhyped microbrand. Their prices are too high. You are getting a nice chinese made watch similar quality to san Martins for alot more money.
If you value design, then that's what you pay for.
If you want copies of other brands designs, get a san martin.
San Martin won't be around for much longer. They're getting in all kinds of legal trouble with other brands.
Not if you compare original designs from SM, Baltany, XiDao vs original designs from Baltic, CW…Seiko…
I have bought an SN-0121T and an XiDao Engineer for comparison to original (70+ pieces in my moderately sized collection:) and their quality made me return the IWC original just out of principle.
However, without copying others, the original designs from these Chinese factories that are exceptionally good with dups are just awkward.
Like those “close cousins” from the back countries in the bayous, they have all the parts but something about them are just very … uh… wrong.
@@KC-bv9kfI was under the impression that SM, Baltany and ixdao predominantly produce more knock offs than originals. I really don’t know much about them.
@@timemasterhms
Nonsense -
San Martin aren’t going anywhere.
@@timemasterhmsSan Martin will be in business for many years to come.
Stop spreading gossip.
The brand is on sound footing.
Curious - When my dad went to London coming home from WW2 he bough a watch in London, name?? Something like Walther. Can't find the name, do they still exist?
That in 41 would be perfection.
What do you call a faulty watch made in Torquay with a broken bezel? Bezel Faulty…sorry 😫😣
😂😂😂😂 Love it great dad joke !! I might steal that one !!
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Best watch but I cannot afford I love to have the blue watch
442€ atm, not too bad, but at that price id like at least a sapphire crystal
01:55 where is the "modern technology"? ;))
I forgot to mention this watch turns into a flying car at the press of a button :)
I might have to get that wow
If they would only put a sapphire crystal on their watches
No sapphire? No deal
No sapphire, no deal! When the Chinese can put sapphire on a sub $100 watch, there just isn't any excuse. Are you listening Seiko?!
I absolutely agree! I won’t buy a watch without sapphire!
As a Seiko fanboy, I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, they're selling millions of watches every year to people who just want a good brand with a warranty and don't look at the finer details.
Brand range is too 'dressy' for my liking, but watches are fine for what they are.
I am surprised a French company chooses a name of a sea they have no shore of.
The price is way...way too high.
I agree, giving the facts makes a better impression on me than the overblown backstory you sometimes get on smaller brands. The gold coloured hands and indices definitely evokes vintage watches to me as does the acrylic which although vulnerable to scratches easily polishes to an incredible finish. Much better choice than softlex and a lot cheaper than sapphire. Don't like leather so it would have to be something else for me, seat belt nylon perhaps, but brown just didn't look right.
I like that strap.
They have exceptional customer service too.
I have their Aquascape diver and love it. Stands out among my other divers.
👍
So asthic
We’re spoilt from Ali express. Why pay this money? Is there any reason? Only thing it has is that quality strap. Lesser movement no sapphire. It’s a no from me
After getting 1/5th of the way through and still not seeing the watch ive stopped watching. I assume you show it at some point with being a video all about a watch?
54 seconds is when you see the dial, you see the watch from the first second. Very odd comment.
Sapphire crystals probably costs around 1 USD per piece. Say 10 USD at most. It has nothing to do with price. Around 1/3 of a watch price is the material and manufacturing cost. Most of this cost is for labour.
double dome box crystal with AR coating was around $40 per unit compared to $10 per unit when James and I were making the Exciton watch
@@ilikewatches Yes but this is single piece price. Batch price (100-200) should be around 15 USD (I may be wrong, I'm not in watch business) and companies genrally buy them a lot cheaper in larger quantities.
Hey there. What's the emphasis on "very"? Are you saying it's above average refreshing? Very strange. I think your grasp of the English language needs some work.
Also they're mentioning France and Italy for no other reason than because it sounds fancy. Most cheapies are just made and assembled and everything'ed in China which is why it isn't mentioned.
In closing it is "VERY" refreshing for you to make a video that isn't crawling desperately for views by slagging off the big name brands.
Take care and keep trying. You'll make a good video one day.
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Did you have to tell us 9 times that you have a tiny wife Fred ? 😂😂 I have a tiny wife too, but I keep it to myself. Admittedly with a 5.1" wrist she also likes to wear my watches that go up to 40mm.
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm
Even my tiny wife won't wear 36mm watch..she wears most of my watches..smallest being 39mm-up to 43mm