Dial Of The Year 2024! Baltic Prismic Red Agate!

[@NickFlow1980]

Nice watches…but the prices seem a tad steep.

[@DrTerryBooth]

Microbrand Shmicrobrand, rather like arguing about musical genres - useful if you are trying to keep a hot air balloon aloft (not!). PS. That winding is perhaps part of that 'mid-century aesthetic'; rather than winding using finger and thumb, I push my index finger down the back of the winder. Agreed, not really ideal, but it works and big wonders are for pilots watches not for dress watches (which this clearly is - or perhaps that's another pointless debate!)

[@timemasterhms]

So overpriced that they’re already sold out.

[@MarcTheWatchman]

Jody, I just wanted to take the time and say that I love your channel and that your reviews are always helpful, detailed, and entertaining. Keep up the good work!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks for the kind words Marc! And thanks for watching.

[@SiCutler]

Agree on the upgrade from micro to independent, similar to Christopher Ward. Great review

[@TaranehDottin]

Picked up a AMZWATCH's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!

[@dannyg6592]

I love the gorgeous red agate dial. I don't like the way the mesh bracelet fails to hug the wrist. And I definitely do not like the recessed crown combined with manual wind.

[@johnsrabe]

12:59 yeah, how can you design a manual wind watch that is difficult to wind?! But the dial is beautiful.

[@pedroelcato]

That orange is beautiful!

[@masudashizue777]

I like this one, especially the dial, which looks orange on my monitor.

[@scottsj4625]

I love your honest reviews. Another reviewer mentioned San Martin makes mineral dial watches for a whole lot less money. Nice looking watch but I think the price is too expensive for me anyway.

[@thomastoochal2133]

Thank you for another thorough and honest review. I e been waiting for the right orange dial watch for many years. I love what Baltic has done here with the agate dial. As a person with small wrists, the dimensions are spot on for me. The perfect watch! Oh wait a minute, the crown! Question, how much does the crown detract from the winding enjoyment? I have a 35mm Hentschel that has a tiny crown that took some getting used to but at least I can get 2 fingers on it. Is the Baltic super difficult for 54 year old fingers or is it a tad less enjoyable than optimal? Any help would be appreciated since I have my eye on a used one. Thank you in advance for any help you offer. Thomas

[@nottooherbal]

Pleasing looking watch . I’d be tempted to go for a thinner quartz one .

[@cgreen1081]

Absolutely beautiful watch. I haven't added a Baltic to my collection yet and I probably won't be adding this one. However the standard prismic is actually pretty appealing to me. I do think we can safely move Baltic out of the micro category based solely off the fact that most people have heard of them, in fact a lot of people own one. It's easy to see why, they make beautiful vintage style watches.

[@paulkukula6541]

Lovely looking watch. Really like what they’ve done with the case. Probably a bit expensive for me. Always appreciate your honesty with reviews.

[@samnova450]

Love the Blue one. Think it too small for my 8.5 inch wrist.

[@donnyboon2896]

Me too.

[@AbdulRWatches]

Awesome watch, and a very cool bracelet lug endling integration. Baltic are making better and better watches every year, I would put them with Zelos on the top of the microbrand scene.

[@duckrutt]

Yeah the crown situation is weird. My Shockmaster has a recessed crown but the case is super sloped so it isn't a problem.

[@low87dawg86]

Got my wife a Baltic Hermetic. She loves it.

[@nightsquats]

Wardrobe win, cheers have a great day!

[@stuartizon]

Nice one Jody! I just walked out the Baltic showroom with a Jade and you upload this 5 mins afterwards! 😂

[@mdunawaym]

I like mesh bracelets, and the watch is beautiful. But I did notice that awkward fit on the wist. On a separate note; I've noticed quite an uptic of Erebus watches on the watch forums on Facebook! Great job! I will own one one day!

[@marlinwatches8878]

Yes crowns need to be a decent size and attractive and easy to grab Another great review 👍

[@thetattedpharmacist3215]

I looked at these, I think the Lapis Lazuli is my favourite. Absolutely banging dial! Great review as usual Mr M. Also, fortnight on the wrist update: the Ascent has barely left my wrist except for punishing days and gym workouts ❤❤❤

[@intrapareto]

Thanks for a really helpful review, Jody. I'm generally a strap guy, rather than bracelets, so would def go with the leather. Key question: what size is your wrist? Mine is 18cm, so smaller watches tend to wear well for me but wanted to judge based on how it looks on your wrist. Thanks.

[@rmd4209]

Amazing new releases! I love the orange dial.

[@stevengrubb3291]

The colors are standout and beautiful. I'd choose the leather strap, but the strap would make it seem smaller, imo. Being it's a 20mm lug width so there are plenty of options for straps and bands.

[@markwheeler4417]

I wonder if the Speedmaster winding trick would help here. Turn the watch upside down so that the caseback is facing you when winding. It looks like the case has a cutout at the bottom of the crown to accommodate this technique.

[@robedmunds7163]

The mesh bracelet is fantastic. Oh, I should have waited to the end of the vid😢

[@ailestriker9888]

I think those lugs definitely needed to drop a lot steeper for that mesh to work on most wrists

[@touchmylucas115]

Hallooooo Jody! My Erebus Ascent came in on Monday and it hasn’t left my wrist since. Absolutely stunning little thing. You killed it with this one and I can’t wait to see where your brand goes from here!!

[@LTBallurio]

Love my Baltic Watches!

[@OnPointLeatherworks]

Nice looking watch, but I just got a new watch. My Ascent arrived a couple days ago and I couldn’t be happier. Absolute home run by you guys. Aventurine dial is chefs kiss 🤌🏻

[@cosmodoc]

I would rather get the orange Erebus Ascent!😊

[@DavidDatura]

Very nice indeed! It sort of really is a Patek Calatrava on the cheap. Of course “cheap” is relative, but compared to a Calatrava it is! The only thing I don’t like about it, is that tiny hard to wind and unlabeled crown.

[@richardpool9970]

So close but at the price they need to address the mesh bracelet and crown however as you said due to it being a limited edition I'm sure it will sell out. Hope to see more Agate dials as I love the colour.

[@jeanlefranc3817]

If you limit yourself to watches with certain Swiss brand names on the dial, you quickly end up paying North of $3000 for pretty much anything. And the enjoyment you get when opening the watch box may not meet what you expect when forking out that much. I know, I have been there and done that for 10 years. Thank you to Baltic, Unimatic, Traska and many others for making this hobby interesting again.

[@zwerko]

I was considering getting the purple Prismic... and ordered your purple helix Ascent instead 😁

[@SonBob-pm1zk]

My KZbin feed was flooded with reviews of this new Baltic on the day the embargo lifted. Dr Jody’s review was a day or so later than the others but, not surprisingly, it was the best and really the only review that you need ti view if you’re interested in this watch. The case is interesting and reminds me of the Bremont trip-tick cases. And I love the classic dimensions. But for me, I prefer Nomos’ in-house version of the Peseux 7001 that hacks - and a used Orion can be found for well under the asking price of this watch.

[@jonathangoodson1736]

I deciphered the T-shirt. Nice one!!!😀

[@juniorjohnson5961]

What does it say or mean ?

[@martinmacdonald]

​@@juniorjohnson5961intelligence is the ability to adapt to change..... Once you recognize that its easy enough.

[@pompeylad1977]

I didn’t even know it was a t shirt!

[@schaffelaer1902]

Lovely dial and hands indeed... But the connection of the lugs to the case. I couldn't help thinking that looked a bit funny.

[@brettread1347]

Love the show, Jody:) When r u in Melbourne next? Think Baltic is out of my price range as a micro:( Think my next buy will be a Stratton:)

[@metatechnologist]

I'm surprised you did not call this a unisex watch. Speaking of which how does this compare to a Cambridge watch that you reviewed that costs considerably less?? I have been attracted to that and might pull the trigger on one of those nice salmon colored dials!!

[@indaleciomendez8442]

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change 🎉

[@antevrankovic4539]

London redi is probably due to the famous busses, and Parisenne blue if one of the most famous tempera and oil-painting colour in general

[@antevrankovic4539]

NY green is probably allusion on money-capital of the world

[@adk7962]

I will have to defer to the great Peter Kotsa who stated this watch is “Very easy on the eyes but also pricey…” I also think it’s very much worth the money for someone who is looking for a watch like this. The only head scratcher is why make a small watch and make it almost unwearable to small wristed folks. 🤔 Thanks for the great review though.

[@angrypenguin956]

Beautiful dials, no doubt!

[@deedee8568]

Fair play altho branding showrooms in NYC, London, Paris is about creating a price premium. Expect to pay.

[@keysersoze503]

Whenever I see a red dial watch it reminds me of Apollo 13. "Houston we have a problem!"

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

Nice that they capped the pinion.

[@Gumby56]

Where can I get that shirt you are wearing, Jody?

[@Shri_V]

This red dial reminds me of a tomato with those gradations and color change from orange to red.

[@travosk8668]

God these would look so good with a hidden logs design

[@justpassnthru]

I want that shirt... I NEED that shirt!

[@chauhanhm1]

Intelligence it the ability to adapt to change - Stephen Hawking......love that shirt, great episode.

[@OrlandoCorrea-k2i]

Beautiful watches all tree how i buy one you can tell me please.💯👍

[@lokiporter9795]

Great video! Great shirt!

[@cylentone]

Love the colors and the sharp hands and indices - but for some strange reason, I prefer dials that have a symmetrical fade or sunburst, so not natural materials.

[@DeusNyx]

It must be my eyes, because it looks like the hands and the markers are floating - like the red background is further away than it should! Normally, I buy second hand - I don't buy Seiko new, 4 months later its half price on ebay, Seiko '65 anyone? But this, with the red dial...its making me thinking I should save my pennies! Its just beautiful!

[@dunderhay9169]

Good review 👍. Nice watch, but that crown is a deal breaker!

[@robertj9978]

Non-hacking movement designed in early 70s for 1.5k EUR, that's kinda greedy if you ask me.

[@timemasterhms]

Does a non hacking movement really matter in a dress watch? Or even with any watch at all? Do you have to synchronize your watch with a SWAT team or something? I never understand why this is such a deal breaker for people.

[@rossyoung8892]

A fair point, although hacking does it make it easier to observe how the watch is keeping time, which is useful for any kind of mechanical watch.

[@ivanharlokin]

@@timemasterhms Sure, but in that case, they would have been better off without a seconds subdial at all.

[@Not_me9791]

@@timemasterhms It's like buying a car that never stops... only without gas! kind of absurd!

[@gerrytemple5044]

​@@timemasterhmsAt 30 $ I might agree. There's just so many better options out there. Seconds do matter indeed, e.g. if you are using public transport. Or they could remove the seconds hand for more elegance. But nothing worse than a non-accurate seconds hand imho.

[@ulig12]

I‘d go for the regular Prismic. Super “loud” dials on a dress watch are kinda weird.

[@grant703]

Where did that T shirt come from?

[@DavidZivanovic-zf6zw]

Hello,what happened to Peacock Giveaway

[@briancolyer8483]

Those dials are absolutely stunning, infact the whole design is superb, tad too small for me i suspect, they would however make a fantastic set....the price, bit steep there's a lot out there for that sort of cash so these will end up being heart over head purchases....with having three stores to subsidise perhaps we'll see 38mm versions coming soon....🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⌚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⌚

[@statlerwaldorf7130]

Great review, but at over $2000 in Canada (inc. Taxes and Duties) they are not microbrand money anymore!!

[@Sheepdog416]

Agreed. There are so many other options out there for less than 2k CAD. A grey market Longines dress watch would be a much better buy.

[@bradleyburton4762]

Jody, you have definitely demonstrated your level of Intelligence.

[@jozsefizsak]

Very good looking, for sure.

[@RIOLOGY]

I like the watch on this bracelet, luckily I have a wrist it will fit on. I am thinking about it now... 🤔💸❓

[@iiTyrull]

Hey Jody, great video as always! I'm having some trouble getting in touch with support after receiving my Erebus Ascent - do you know if there's extra workload due to the Ascent delivery? I tried both sending an email and filling out the contact form on the erebus website, but no answer yet. I'd appreciate some assistance.

[@timemasterhms]

Do you think adding to their workload by asking questions here helps your cause? Be patient my guy, it's a small team of people and they are slammed with dispatching orders.

[@iiTyrull]

@@timemasterhms oh absolutely, i agree. I’m covering my bases, just in case. You know how these sort of things need a bit of ironing with small new-ish enterprises.

[@timemasterhms]

@@iiTyrullnah I don’t. It’s more annoying for them to have to check all points of contact and reply to all of them.

[@iiTyrull]

@@timemasterhms I fail to see that given that this isn't a contact method. And in any case, customer service apps allow to sort open tickets by order number, so it's indifferent if there are 1 or 10 open tickets.

[@timemasterhms]

@@iiTyrull Ah you wrote a comment that was trying to contact the brand owner. You're making more work for them, just be patient my guy.

[@watch_dials]

Is this dial red or orange?

[@USMC_1991]

A manual wind watch with a difficult crown is like having a 7-speed manual transmission, but you can only use up to 2nd gear.

[@kuanwang9107]

My feed got bombarded by these

[@nottooherbal]

The winder’s nice

[@Makingnewnamesisdumb]

Baltic has officially been promoted from microbrand to......... Brand.

[@MrHighbury]

The lugs look slightly too long and you’re right about the articulation not helping. Pretty soon they’ll be pricing themselves alongside Oris and the like. Too much too soon I think.

[@wingi7722]

Stunning piece although way too small for my wrist and my eyes. I disagree with you about the lack of minute markers though. One of the beauties of this watch is it's simplicity. Reckon that extra markers would detract from the beautiful hands and the markers that are there, plus be a bit crowded. Otherwise great video, apart from the lack of a lume shot :D :D :D.

[@Isle0fRed]

With that bracelet design, I do feel this watch would look better had it gone down the Disco Volante route

[@masudashizue777]

I could never go back to a manual winder. As you said, the crown's too small for it.

[@danijelratkovic9919]

Pocket shot!

[@johnmonachelli5256]

Adapt and overcome

[@markplayford5836]

Very classy indeed. Just wish it had been a 38mm.

[@villagranvicent]

CW, Baltic, Farer... every year they seem to get close to heritage brands, not only in quality but also on price. I rather save a a little bit more and go for one of those new Longines Conquest beauties...

[@redletterl78]

No hacking and the bracelet situation = plain strange. The whole point of this watch is the dial. Make everything else as user friendly as possible!!!

[@geokarbou]

Great dials but the mesh bracelet accentuation is what prohibits me from getting it since I have small wrists and it won't conform to the wrist :(

[@gerrytemple5044]

Hey Jody, thanks! I just feel this would be a nice watch around 300 USD, but this price can only be justified by a big name, which it clearly isn't yet.We're almost reaching Sinn and Oris prices here. So to me this looks like a cashgrab. I don't believe they've done themselves a favour with this. Cheers!

[@MikeSmith-er1qs]

I’d still take an Ascent over this!

[@DavidKemp-u5r]

I think they should have done this in a black dlc case, to make the dial stand out.

[@l8erzmonkey]

These are the hands that shld have been on the zelos nova 2

[@pizzagogo6151]

Unquestionably lovely watches....but does feel a bit “ hyped” as limited edition & the price is a bit 😲

[@MichaelPlum]

That price tag..

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Yep. Getting up there! You're gonna have to see value in the stone dial and le status to buy over standard. Cheers!

[@TinBin-Craig]

i love it but 36m to small for me cheers

[@juniorjohnson5961]

I would like to see a different font.

[@Makingnewnamesisdumb]

I just wish they'll switch to using these markers on the regular version.

[@mica32j]

So to make sure I get this right…not a micro brand, but too small to be a macro brand. So Baltic is a brand

[@Getouttahere78]

Nice enough but the price, ouch 🤕

[@kheldaur2107]

A bit too expensive, but very, very beautiful

[@milqn4o]

They don't look too bad, but that price tag cannot be justified in any way. You can get so so so much from actual brands for that money.

[@timemasterhms]

I haven't seen another watch with that movement and stone dial for that price. Which watches are you talking about, I'd be keen to find a bargain that looks like this watch :)

[@bryanbeckett869]

I still cannot get past the C on their logo, I don't know why, but for me (NOT IN PERSON) it is a just good looking to me. In person I'd probably forgive it in a minute. I've gotten over the BB58 snowflake hands (and bought one), and I've gotten over worse, too.

[@jrbj2000]

I’ll stick with an Erebus 👀

[@WeibenWang]

Hey, I checked out the New York showroom just today. That orange dial caught my eye online too. And no, I don't get why New York is orange. The dial is nice, but not nice enough that I dropped the coin. And yes, the mesh is a problem. It bulges awkwardly on my 6.5" wrist, and looks odd too. And while they do have a New York showroom, and it's in SoHo, but it's a room, on the tenth floor, off a long, drab, rather run down corridor. I'm sure it's not cheap, but it's not exactly a luxury boutique.

[@martinmacdonald]

The one in London is the exact same approach, seems to be "regular office space" that they've converted to look like a boutique on the inside.

[@cykotronic]

Interesting. I live in NYC, so I think I will check it out.

[@BALTICWatches]

Hi, It is indeed a showroom, not a luxury boutique. This is why we stipulate that is a showroom and not a boutique. Same goes for now in London and Paris. At least its better to have this than nothing, but maybe later on we will have proper boutiques. ;) Best, Etienne

[@martinmacdonald]

@@BALTICWatches I dont think there's any need, streetfront retail property in London is unlikely to ever work financially. You already have the physical locations, so I reckon "good enough"!

[@WeibenWang]

Fair enough. The room is nice, and it was fun to see the watches. I will be back. However, finding the room was a bit of an adventure. The guard sent me to 10th floor. I get there and I'm in an elevator lobby, a bare room with a door with buzzers, but no signage, and no idea which buzzer to buzz. So I go back downstairs, and guard gives me the door code, so up I go again, and I get through the door, and then there's a long, long, windy corridor. I think there's a sign at the beginning pointing that way, but then nothing. At the very end there's a door with a tiny little tag on it that says "Baltic." Just a bit more signage and directions would have made that part less cryptic and perplexing, like I was trying to find a speakeasy. Anyway, I say this I hope as a bit of constructive criticism to improve the experience.

[@Sheepdog416]

The price is outrageous when similar stone dials are available from the likes of San Martin for 1/5 of the cost