2019 Baltic Aquascaphe Steel Bezel on Bracelet SB01
Ref: Aquascaphe
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box and Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Baltic box and paperwork. The watch comes paired on its original Baltic signed bracelet with spare links included. The watch is from June 2019 and is sold in worn condition, overall very fair condition as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months Waterproof Warranty.
The Watch
Ettiene Malec, a Frenchman, founded Baltic in 2017. The name comes from his father’s birthplace in northern Poland near the Baltic Sea. His inspiration came after finding a suitcase full of his late father's watches with a notebook full of details about the watches. He soon after started to meet other collectors and started to collect himself. Then, seeing the huge interest in vintage timepieces, he completed a Kickstarter campaign with the Baltic HMS 001 and a Bi-Compax 001. Each watch is assembled in France near Besançon. Today the brand continues to grow through its social media presence and its website, to offer contemporary designed, vintage-inspired timepieces.
Here we have a 2019 Baltic Aquascaphe that has a 39mm brushed stainless steel case with gently curved tapered lugs. A lug to lug length of 47mm and a thickness of 12.5mm gives the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, a signed screw-down crown. The uni-directional 120 clicks stainless steel bezel has a 12-hour scale. A double domed sapphire crystal with an inner AR coating sits above a grainy textured black dial. An outer minute track is printed well, applied 12 followed by disc’s and arrow indexes mark the hours coated in BGW9 Luminova. Broad swords hands are complemented by a lollipop center seconds hand all coated in the same BGW9 Luminova. Text is precisely printed on the dial. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with a wavy pattern and a diver engraved on it. Inside an Automatic Miyota Cal. 9039, 24 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. Introduced in 2018 it is part of the Miyota Premium range of movements. It has both hand-winding and hacking functionality. The watch comes fitted with its original Baltic 20mm Beads of rice bracelet with a signed folding clasp. The watch comes with its Baltic presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
I have been fortunate to have had multiple Baltic watches in for sale and on my desk over the years, they have all been fantastic but I have to say the latest releases from Baltic seem to have definitely taken a step up in quality and feel on the wrist, so well done to Baltic on this! The design is great for this watch, that is one area I think most would agree Baltic go above and beyond on, design!