BETTER THAN HAMILTON in 3 ways: BALTANY Military 24H REVIEW

A Big thank you to Overby on Ebay for the Baltany trio in for review. Their store is located in the U.S., with stock in the U.S. It has a 100% feedback rating. I received no compensation for this video. Check out Overby Watches here: www.ebay.com/u...
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[@navboi12]

Baltany is doing an excellent job with their releases. Solid micro brand. Long may it continue!

[@WatchWitt]

Flat out classic homage. Looks so well done!

[@halfpastblog]

💯

[@holgermuller3597]

Alton, my friend, we missed you!!!! Yes, Baltany makes good watches. I'm very traditional when it comes to watches. This is always reflected in the fact that I demand Fliegers to be BIG, like their role models from history. So with my 8,5 inch wrist I'm always sad when looking at sooo nice field watches. Hm......maybe I should try one of these beauties? __________ Thank you for your high quality content and I´m looking forward to yor next Baltany reviews! Big wrist guys unite 👍👍👍

[@halfpastblog]

Awww Thanks, man! I appreciate it. Works been crazy lately but things are calming down and I've got a few watches just begging for review. 👍 Yes, in this case the 42mm Hamilton would be a much better fit for you as it is for me.

[@hugo2fiscalrn]

That's the reason I bought a flieger (dirty dozen) Baltany. 42mm . Beautiful , precise, bronze etc Cons: 50m WR, no haking, manual winding. I love this watch. Why don't you try it? Hugs from Brazil

[@johnjones928]

Take a look at the Berny AM127M, a 48 mm pilot so big it's a type A and B dial in one.

[@zillsburyy1]

in many ways now the micros are better

[@gorillasinthewrist]

Just reviewed mine, I have the blue dial and couldn’t find much to grumble about, a great watch. Great review as ever

[@halfpastblog]

Love your channel. I will check out your thoughts! Thanks!

[@frznrrfan.frznrrfan102]

Wow, im so glad i found you, subbbbddd. This watch looks so good. Was looking for the explorer homage but i already have a Steinhart 39... Thanks.. great video too.

[@simonmcguire4290]

The brushed bezel makes so much sense - never understood why watch manufacturers insist on putting polished bezels on some of their tool watches.

[@frznrrfan.frznrrfan102]

I'm looking at the explorer homage from them but don't like the polished bezel myself.

[@kevinwall2313]

Great find!! Without the white window for the date it almost looks like there is no date. I think that’s a bonus too

[@halfpastblog]

I agree.

[@itsallrobbish]

Spot on, I got the Militado version and you can knock another $50 off that price. Great watches, the finishing is great, even under a loupe. I’ll keep this for a while, then if it holds up. I’ll get a few different models. Hamiltonian are good, but with stories of steaming up and hands falling off, they’re not all that. Not sure if you mentioned it, but Baltany and Militado have some of the best sapphire crystals I’ve seen, regardless of price. High quality at a great price and they’re not fakes, which is a real bonus..

[@halfpastblog]

I wondered if Miltado was the same company. Or at least from the same factory.

[@jordank1986]

The AR coating is also a huge plus over the Hamilton. My Hamilton is really hard to read due in certain lighting due to the reflectivity of the non-AR coated sapphire. This looks very interesting. Thanks for the video and quality review!

[@halfpastblog]

Yes. That could easily have been the fourth way this is better. But I will say that my Hamilton hasn't been an issue. Could be the colourway?

[@curlyhairdudeify]

It's the AR coating inside the glass? Outside? Or both sides of the glass?

[@ignaciopadilla5150]

Hey 1st time viewing your channel. Great review on the Baltany.

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks! And welcome!

[@consumidorbrasileiro222]

a homage of a $400 watch? that's funny

[@halfpastblog]

Wait till you see the F91w homage for $1.99

[@jimg8887]

I actually prefer the box around the date window. The numbers on the date wheel are the same size as the numbers on the 24 hr dial. When I see the 2 digit numbers on the date it looks like a 4 digit with the 15 of the 24 hr dial right next to it. I think I would have liked the 24 hr numerals in red .

[@electricjoshaloo]

Baltany are great looking watches for the price. If they just made a little more contrast in the colour of the numbers this watch would look even better.

[@briangray966]

The baltany is good but I love your Hamilton, In my opinion watches look better with patina

[@halfpastblog]

It's a great looking and wearing watch for sure!

[@BCallum]

Thanks for the video. I tried a khaki field a couple years ago and the crystal had too much reflective - lack of AR going on. I passed. Hows the Baltany? Cheers!!!

[@halfpastblog]

Ah yes... Hamilton stays away from AR on their lower priced models. This actually has AR and it works great. Another point for Baltany. But at the end of the day the dial, of my Hamilton at least, really sets it apart from Baltany. And the lack of AR on my Day Date Hammy hasn't been an issue.

[@ak2112]

It’s too blatant of a rip off. Not good.

[@steven3379]

The Name, the Movement, the finnishing, the class of Hamilton. No way would I ever buy the Balteny. I do own a Hamilton Khaki Field Auto Titanium black pvd... you can have the "homage".

[@ignatiusjayreilly415]

i guess you didn‘t get the gist of this- there are people that don‘t HAVE the money to buy a hamilton… but good for you for being so generous to leave the baltany to the rest of us plebs!

[@steven3379]

@@ignatiusjayreilly415 I didn't need it immediately it took me a 1.5 years to save for it. Instant gratification isn't all it made-up to be.

[@halfpastblog]

Sounds like this is definitely not for you.

[@jwags24]

My favorite thing about my Hamilton Khaki automatic is the movement. It’s dead on accurate. Do you feel the blatany uses a better crystal ? I had to swap my Hamilton for one with AR. It’s much better now! Also, the 38mm Hamilton doesn’t have the issue with the date moving the 15 into the dial, only the 42mm has this design!

[@pdzot]

Great review!! The points you made are the exact reasons I got this watch last year (especially the unframed date window and 15 alignment). I bought the blue dial version which IMO separates it from the Hamilton with this colour option too. The double sunray from the outer ring to inner dial is gorgeous. It's definitely a strap monster -- I have mine on a straight bar non-tapering engineer bracelet right now and am totally in love with the way it transformed into a vintage looking GADA watch. Easily one of my favourite watches in my collection!

[@fredochinaski9968]

I've got thé baltany chrono, a killer, same for quality, and that saphyre cristal.super great...

[@tsibren]

I ordered this one this week. It's a beauty! I also have Baltany's 1921 watch which is really beautiful as well.

[@halfpastblog]

Good choice!

[@ikeman5774]

What a nice looking watch. The NH35 is a workhorse of a movement, its in a lot of my watches and have no problems at all with any of them. This particular watch checks all the boxes for me. I'm a fan of brushing on the case as most of my watches are tool watches, and they can take a beating. Great review, great watch.

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks so much!

[@stevenshaw6766]

I have the chrono version and at 39mm is at the very bottom of what I can wear with my 7.5 inch wrist and amongst all my other watches, it does look a little small. However, I still think Baltany make great watches.

[@chrisphillips554]

Nice review Alton. I have the Hamilton 42mm and really like it. That model also has an exhibition case back showing off the ETA movement with custom rotor which is a great touch. The power reserve is also more than double that of an NH35. That said, I also have two quartz Baltany models; the dirty dozen and type B flieger chrono you have in for review. Great finish on both and insane spec for the money.

[@halfpastblog]

Good points. I forget about the PR because I never wear them twice in three days. Serial watch switcher here.

[@drbobsnightmare2521]

You have great production quality Alton. Keep up the good work.

[@halfpastblog]

Thank you so much. I appreciate hearing from you. 👍👍👍👍

[@jackochainsaw]

If you are brave enough and have had some practice, you could brush that edge yourself with scotch-brite to make it a brushed finish on your Hamilton, just go gently in one direction and make sure the crystal is protected. I have a Baltany that I rather love in my collection, they are exceptionally well made for the price.

[@halfpastblog]

I definitely could. I have touched it up before with Cape Cod cloth as well.

[@harryno]

Great review..nice to see it coming from here in Canada ! What's your take on that very retro looking chrono you showed?? Ive had my eye on it!!

[@dunderhay9169]

You aren't crazy, I would add the nh35 as a big advantage, I prefer it to entry level Swatch group movements, some of which have plastic escapements. Nice review 👍

[@halfpastblog]

Ya... I have had three Swiss movements fail on me. Not a single Seiko movement has failed. So while the Swiss movement is nice... Nice only so long as it runs.

[@dunderhay9169]

@@halfpastblog And in the unlikely case of an nh35 failing, I can swap in a brand new one for $35 👍

[@milancepicka-mik82kosor20]

Only copy of Hamilton Khaki Field Auto.

[@nikolaikrustev1159]

Wow, $150 for a Hamilton rip-off - considering that almost half of that is the cost of the Seiko movement, are you 100% certain that you are not exploiting kids' or slave labour?

[@iKiNGiTGK]

Care to provide some context?

[@nikolaikrustev1159]

@@iKiNGiTGK Sure. Andrew from Time+Tide shared his story - he wanted to create a microbrand with some very tempting manufacturing offers from China and mind you, at a much higher price point than this 'puppy' here. Well, it happened that he accidentally caught a glimpse of the kids and the conditions in which his watches would have been made and was so appalled that he pulled out at the prototype stage. Is that enough context for you? And this is even before we consider the Geopolitics angle which is soon going to take a center stage.

[@iKiNGiTGK]

@@nikolaikrustev1159 thanks

[@vladspb_]

It's a very nice watch, but still 39mm is a little too small

[@GavinKohAquascaping]

Addisdive just released a Hamilton homage with record style grooves, hopefully Baltany would follow suit. Currently loving my Baltany Chrono.

[@thebetamaxman]

5 minutes of polishing with mothers aluminum polish from crappytire and any scratch on any polished part of a watch case is gone. Its a lot harder though to get the grain right to brush out a scratch on a brushed surface, and unless one is blind just as annoying. This argument about polished surfaces and scratches is silly imo. And even if it weren't so easy to polish out a scratch on a polished surface, even deep ones, they seldom get scratched bezels. What are people doing to their watches? I have a kaki king, and a tissot gentleman both with polished bezels though worn often have yet to have any scratches on their bezels. The clasps yes bezels no. The watch is nice though and thanks for the review. I might be tempted though to polish the baltany bezel though if i buy one, it just looks so much better. Cheers from pei.

[@halfpastblog]

This is definitely a case of your mileage may vary. I agree it's easier to polish than brush but my polished bezel definitely get scratched out of nowhere. Cheers from Ontario! 👍👍👍

[@felo6035]

Awesome review. Fantastic watch. Just subscribed btw 👍

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate it!

[@Srode1999]

I rhink this is one of those watches where you should get the original over the homage unless the extra couple benjamins make the Hamilton truly out of reach. Baltany does make a nice watch, thougn, so.Incant blame anyone for taking the savings thos watch offers. I have their 36mm Dirty Dozen homage and it is a fantastic watch, though Inwould prefer a mechanical movement over quartz.

[@halfpastblog]

Ya I'd take the Hamilton all day, but not everyone, as you say, has the cash.

[@hansolo1367]

you did a great video, good content, good lighting, super close up shots. subscribed, keep up the sincere work.

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate the positive vibes. 🍻

[@peterlandbo2726]

Why are people always trying to sell cheap chinese clunks by stating “Better than….?” The piece should be able to sell itself, don’t you think ? And the phrase “homage” - that must be french for “cheap copy”, n’est ce pas?😂

[@harryno]

Cheap Chinese clunk? Have you handled any of the top Chinese makes?? The quality is very good. Obviously not as good as the original tho, but still very good. I have to say he is probably overstating this a bit

[@rongood7329]

Great review! When you received the watch in Canada was there any brokerage fee?

[@halfpastblog]

I was shipped as review sample, so no. But if it isn't shipped USPS it will.

[@rongood7329]

@@halfpastblog Understood, and that's what my past experience has been, too. I always go USPS if i have the choice. Or China Post.

[@spgk6470]

nice review! I have a baltany retro chrono model s205034 (150$) cream dial. It isn't a homage to any watch (not that i have anything against homages) and if i consider the materials, the quality of finishing and the quality feel that gives me when i wear it i'm pretty sure that if it said seiko, bulova or whatever on the dial, it would sit comfortably at 350$ and everyone would still call it a bargain. These guys make good watches.

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks! I think you may be right about that.

[@sh4hriar]

@2:21 well.... let's remove "Swiss Made" from the Hamilton dial with Photoshop to make the direct comparison more sensible :))

[@halfpastblog]

💯

[@michaeltihon3485]

To my eyes, it also has a better proportions when it comes to lugs which seems a little bit shorter. I have always found Hamilton lugs too long for my liking.

[@halfpastblog]

That's true. They often are.

[@kevinthailand2567]

I would just look at my wrist and wonder why I am so cheap on myself and didn't get a CLASSIC Hamilton

[@halfpastblog]

Lol. That's a likely scenario.

[@sylvainb.coternbsc.n4896]

Merci for this watch review. Your insights are always helpful. Keep up your excellent work. I already subscribed to your channel. I also put a lot of thumbs up. Greetings from a Montreal's froggy. Ah ! Ah ! Ah ! n.b. : I bought recently the Tactical Frog which is a Tudor FXD Marine Nationale homage. I love so much that watch. Take Care everyone !

[@halfpastblog]

Greeting from Ontario! Thanks for the support. I hope to see a Tactical Frog one day.

[@bikeman123]

That date window is not prominent enough.

[@jimwatchyyc]

this watch is not showing anywhere on the ebay linked webpage.

[@darklordeternal]

Also Verstappen is better than Hamilton :)

[@halfpastblog]

I'm not familiar with that

[@darklordeternal]

@@halfpastblog F1

[@paragkadam2169]

Compare baltany with boderry voyager

[@karstenkuhlmann7763]

Great review. What branding is the beautiful sand colored strap on the Baltany by the way?

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks! I believe is is a Barton canvas great and cheap straps

[@stevenleonard8212]

It is nice tbh..but how hard is it to copy and paste. I seen what they can copy ..now I want to see what they can design!!

[@halfpastblog]

same same

[@mersmithy1269]

The fact you call it a Hammy, I'm off!

[@haematogenumno3263]

Спасибо за обзор! Он станет намного лучше, если в кадре будет меньше Вас и больше часов.

[@42mm-and-Me]

A person with a 7” to 7.5” and beyond wrist will look like they stole their wife’s watch if he wore this size watch. Too small and too effeminate for my taste.

[@larrydalton2205]

Everyone has their own preferences of size and I'm glad you know what you like. I have a 7" wrist and anything from 38mm to 43mm works for me but I love 39-41. Still on some watches that are almost all dial a 36 would be OK. Like you, everyone needs to figure out what they prefer.

[@halfpastblog]

You must think that it looks like a child's watch on me then.

[@viktrancestudio6398]

I would still prefer Hamilton. But great video.

[@halfpastblog]

Yeah me too

[@gumtreeterry9904]

Shipping outside the US is one third of the p rice of the watch

[@halfpastblog]

Import sucks to Canada from anywhere. 👎👎👎 At least from the US its a bit faster than overseas.

[@Balistixs]

Hey fellow Canadian brother check out the new addisedive homage of this hamilton. Just released and on sale right now for 100 cad and comes in the hard to find hamilton version. Looks like 1 to 1 almost with the crown

[@Balistixs]

The silver dial version

[@halfpastblog]

Thanks for the tip!

[@realwarriorscholar]

Great review! I’m going to buy one of these. Please link your straps. I like the sailcloth or canvas.

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

Ballstany homage isn't on the eBay site.

[@halfpastblog]

Must be sold out.

[@lorimcquinn3966]

While I really like the looks, the 39mm is too large for my wrist. Perhaps they will address this in the future.

[@jamie1234591]

If the Hamilton Khaki had good AR, good lume, good WR QC, everyone would own one.

[@michal234486]

The date window could be pushed to the right so it wouldnt overlap the border between the circle and the ring.

[@TillSwims]

😂😂 the polished bezel on the original is the feature I like most

[@iron883cd]

LITTLE LATE DONT YOU THINK????

[@halfpastblog]

Late for what?

[@ron7521]

Great review. To the point. Love it.

[@halfpastblog]

Much appreciated!

[@jinxUKBK]

Better lume than the Hamilton and better ar coating

[@berakovic]

Comedy gold

[@halfpastblog]

😂 I won't be trading in my hammy. Scratches and all.

[@TerryChimes123]

You don't even need a watch as we all have mobile phones that tell the time. Ffs.

[@alexkane5608]

Yeah, but my phone looks too big on my wrist..

[@halfpastblog]

Yup

[@fitforfreelance]

my wrist can't read either

[@ScoobieDoobie197474]

Missed these 🎉

[@Foodiedad17]

Might be selling mine 😉

[@emiliebarker3772]

It's a Mil Spec. Hamilton did little in the design

[@halfpastblog]

Good point

[@pieman192]

Do yourself a favour and buy the Hamilton 😮

[@halfpastblog]

I'm good with my Day Date.

[@itsallrobbish]

😂

[@jokester5812]

I have a baltany. I couldn’t believe the quality. Its incredible. I have no hesitation in recommending the brand.

[@ShogunTen]

F them

[@jack.charlesc4750]

990 € for 30 m water resistance !! No AR coating and you called it field what a laugh

[@nito903]

how do you think this compares with the seiko snk800 series?

[@halfpastblog]

In what way?

[@notyourdaddy8300]

Sorry but even considering these things, the Hamilton is just so much nicer.

[@halfpastblog]

Ya it is. 💯

[@deanwaller8283]

Nope,over hyped,over rated

[@notyourdaddy8300]

@@deanwaller8283 overrated? Seriously? It’s probably the best value Swiss watch on the market. Do you own one? Have experience of them? I do.

[@jamie1234591]

What about the fleckto? Is this a issue for you? Do you have a black dial one?

[@notyourdaddy8300]

@@jamie1234591 I have a black dial KFM. No idea what fleckto is.

[@br529]

Everybody makes a better watch than the other guy.

[@halfpastblog]

Except Invicta

[@lawrencefleischer1414]

Why isn't the date window in line with the digits? How hard would it be to align this? It looks like the date window was an afterthought and it looks extremely sloppy.

[@markr4189]

When KZbin just becomes paid adverts 😢

[@halfpastblog]

If only I got paid!

[@Kiza99999]

What a B.S. review. Look's like sh!t on 8.5" wrist. Can not come close to Hamilton watches.

[@halfpastblog]

Wow. Somebody is grumpy.

[@pannan80]

Hamilton gets away with poor Wr,and poor Qc only because people for some reason love that they made watches during the war🤔 The past doesn't matter if you're making crap now.

[@scatterbrain9490]

👍

[@soilomasbello1156]

No you are not crazy.

[@musik4u343]

How could you miss mentioning the fact that there's a color match date window which makes it way better than the Hamilton period that's a big omission on your part

[@halfpastblog]

I'm sorry I failed you with my "old mission". 😂

[@musik4u343]

@@halfpastblog was clearly an auto correct issue. None the less, still a miss🤷‍♂️

[@dandrechsler6884]

Hamilton rip off make your own design

[@halfpastblog]

I'd love to see them do that.

[@fredochinaski9968]

Only pigeons would buy an Hamilton... baltany IS Killing thé game..i had thé 38 Méca khaki field, i flipped it a week After...

[@jamesstout6006]

This is way better than the Hamilton. The Hamilton has horrible glare crappy lume non screw down crown.

[@themaggot8]

I've always wanted a Hamilton Khaki field, but in my country they are incredibly expensive due to taxes (the automatic goes for 1000 USD) so this Baltany might be a good choice.

[@halfpastblog]

Same here!

[@themaggot8]

I ended up getting the Baltany and man, the quality that you get for the price is unbeatable. I have a couple of high end Citizens and the quality of this Baltany is absolutely insane compared to the Citizens, especially for the price. You were right about every single topic in the video and well, I'm extremely happy with my purchase, so for anyone who wants an automatic field watch with a reliable movement, sapphire crystal and a screw down crown without spending a fortune, the Baltany S2049 is a phenomenal choice.

[@bumcrackwatchco.]

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