Finally! In these times of deconfinement, everyone realizes that it is time to consume close to home, local, national, to revive the national economy. As there is not only Swiss Made watchmaking in the life of lovers of beautiful watches, take the opportunity to discover French brands.
Baltic, for example, was launched three years ago via crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Its founder, Etienne Malec, had then raised several hundred thousand euros in a few days. His goal: to offer neovintage parts at a reasonable price, assembled in Besançon, with Chinese caliber Seagull movements, then Japanese Miyota movements that are reliable, precise, and affordable.
Baltic
After the success of the Trois Aiguilles HMS and the Bicompax Chronograph, make way for a chic diver, the Aquascaphe, last summer. A diving watch 39 mm in diameter and 12 mm thick, equipped with an automatic Miyota 9039 movement, a double dome sapphire crystal, a screw-down crown, and water-resistant to 200 meters. A piece which returns this summer in bronze version. "The idea of bronze was to add a slightly more" dressed "model to the Aquascaphe range, explains Étienne Malec. We use an aluminum bronze alloy, composed of aluminum and copper, as opposed to standard bronze (copper and tin). This CuAl bronze will develop a patina different from that of the usual bronze; which tends to become verdigris and skate a little too much for our taste. Here the alloy used will have a brown patina effect, much more stable and slower. ”
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This fashion engraving to be displayed on the beaches, now that it is again authorized to survey them, offers the same characteristics and the same 38 mm case base of the Aquascaphe (with a 39 mm bezel) on which has a new crown protector has been added.
In addition to a dark blue bracelet, a typical “Blue Gilt” sunray dial has been associated with it, using the 3/6/9/12 indexes already used on the Baltic HMS 001. Finally, “the size of the hands has been revised to have "maxi-hands" with a linear brushed finish recalling the general appearance of the case. " This Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze is available on the brand's website for 750 € with a first batch of 300 numbered pieces. The line should be enriched with other colors in the future.
