According to Lorier, who use domed plastic crystals religiously, sapphire actually would be cheaper nowadays.

@kuongsam2314

Жыл бұрын

According to the flipppers, steel is more expensive than gold.

Fell in love with it when it first came out as an LE, but of course missed out on it. Was able to get in on the 2022 batch (went with a salmon+BOR bracelet) and I enjoyed it greatly. Sold a Samurai that I fell out of love with to fund it and it was totally worth. A lot of other similar watches on say, Aliexpress use the same movement but the MR01 is the only one that pulls it off with just the right proportions and design. There's just something about the small case that really gets me. I do wish they contoured the case a little more so it wasn't so blocky, but it does give it some much needed presence too. The non-hacking bugs me when setting the time, but apparently Hangzhou already had so much trouble putting together a micro-rotor movement this small for this cheap that they couldn't manage to fit hacking in anymore. With this and the new 38mm Seiko 5KXes, us small watch enjoyers are eating real good these days.

I bought one of these for my brother in law. I’m not sure he really liked but graciously accepted it. Wish I’d kept it. Beautiful watch so nicely designed Oh well

Well, thank to this video I was reminded of this watch and of me wanting a colourful dial. I did manage to order one, so thank you. Hope it lives up to the hype.

Another fantastic video! Your quirky and irresistible charm is a great match to tour us around the quirky charm of the mr01. It wasn't completely clear to me, it sounded like you might be saying that radial brushing is concentric circles. If so, I invite you to look into that point further (e.g. a vintage Omega dynamic case) and evaluate. If not, never mind.

Beautifully shot

Love your channel brother. Great job as always

Very classy watch from a classy brand reviewed by a classy guy 😊 Thanks for sharing this one.

Lovely watch. Too small for me but maybe some day. Love the videos

I was fortunate enough to visit the dealer in Paris which was really the coolest dealer you can find with their laid back atmosphere and homey feeling. I ended buying the MR01 with blue dial and to be honest I wouldn't mind it to get even smaller maybe at 35mm or 34mm. these watches look better when they are smaller but then again i'm accustomed to wearing smaller watches and my wrist is small. The issue with modern vintage style watches is that they are always large and defeat the purpose of buying a vintage looking watch. but with baltic you get the same dimensions without the vintage mechanical issues and this is my i'm leaning towards microbrands at least the vintage inspired ones.

Gorgeous watches!!

@YoureTerrific

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Great review. Thank you for your candor.

I heard the 7:30 subdial is because the movement was apparently designed for a 4:30 crown. A little bit of modernity serendipity when putting it into a more traditional case.

@YoureTerrific

Жыл бұрын

Interesting

I bought this as wedding watches with my wife in blue and salmon. She does not wear jewellery but I could convince her to get a watch. This one is special enough to stand out from the crowd and being a bit special without breaking the bank. I am surprised how good it looks in different situations. While it’s not a tool watch it’s not only for dressy situations. It’s perfectly fine to wear to the office. She also loves seeing the movement which is better looking than a Miyota or Seiko movement. It does rattle a bit and mine had an issue when we first got it. But Baltic quickly fixed it and it’s been keeping time very well. I agreed with you about the bezel but it has definitely grown on me and I find myself staring at the watch with a smile on my face every day I wear it. And is that not what this weird hobby is all about?

What a case back

This off-set small seconds is so charming 🇫🇷 #frenchwatches

I plan to buy one at their showroom when I visit next year! This is SUCH a neat watch and the value prop on it is absolutely MEGA!

Had my eye on an Hermes watch for years but prohibited by the price. Might have to pick this up tomorrow!! Thanks for the video

Dude your carisma makes all watches appealing lmao

@YoureTerrific

Жыл бұрын

I think you mean my neurosis.

Good stuff as always Mr. Terrific. Feel the same way about the bezel. Seems excessively flat (if that's a thing) and too wide for the dial and case size. Would have preferred something more like their HMS or Bicompax 003. But still, overall a great watch from a great brand.

This looks like a great watch and I am sure it is because I bought another watch with the same movement for a lot less money which I think is also a great watch. Lobinni Interlaken. Please let me know if I am wrong and the movement is not the same or if the other aspects of the watch featured on this video has some other things that make it better for more money.

Great vid!

It's the Perfect first automatic watch you can gift your son with for his high-school graduation. Looking forward to read some reviews of this movement.

@cl4ssic

Жыл бұрын

Just buy your son a Seiko, Tissot or Hamilton and not some fancy watch with a garbage chinese movement that cannot even be serviced…

I have the salmon dial version. Lovely watch. It’s a nice “his and hers” watch - my wife wears it on the beads of rice bracelet and I wear it on the green leather strap. Easy to change with the quick release bars.

I recently bought a 36mm Rolex Explorer and love it. This has now really switched me on to 36mm watches and how good they can look even on a reasonably large wrist. I will be trying to purchase a salmon dial on 1st June

@yusufbest4475

Жыл бұрын

114270 or 124270?

@waxy954

Жыл бұрын

@@yusufbest4475 124270

@kencur9690

Жыл бұрын

Smaller Rolexes are the best. They already have a ton of presence anyway.

For this watch design, the size is really great, if they bumped it up I would not want more than a 38 mm.

What was cool was when you gave your wrist size in a totally non-snarky way. Not that I don’t have it memorized by now…

didn't realise how small it was until I saw it on your wrist

1:10 odd ticking going on there. Nice looking watch.

Very cool watch. By the way, which watch is the one you are wearing ?

@leenakarkhanis1726

Жыл бұрын

In your left hand.

They look really cool

I’m so glad you qualified that Paris was in France…..I thought it was the capital of Japan….

@theoneandonly7213

Жыл бұрын

Americans struggle with geography and general culture

@julienxie1110

10 ай бұрын

Be careful, is you say just paris, some usa ppl would think you're talk about paris, texas

@mikewinston8709

10 ай бұрын

@@julienxie1110 I quite realise that. That sort lack all erudition.

I believe the LUC Chopard Sport also has a microrotor at 3-4k usd Great video btw!

On the their site it goes for 648.55 Euro...

some people like the distortion from acrylic style crystals ... might just be a nostalgia element

I really like the looks, but I am skeptical about an unknown Chinese movement for longevity. Micro rotor sure is cool though.

Beautiful piece. The only reason I never bought one is that I cannot for the life of me decide on the color. Like at all lol

@sage9743

Жыл бұрын

Bought the salmon and silver and returned the salmon after a several days of going back and forth.

Love the Salmon dial and I own one! Despite the small size but small is in these days so it's great

@jonathanlau6964

Жыл бұрын

Just curious what straps you use with this? I struggle to find the exact right colour or texture and keep bouncing around. I would say that in addition to the beads of rice style, I do think a Milanese strap looks pretty good with this, but again... yeah... I do not find that the Salmon goes well with any of the browns. Am looking to play with some green, but it needs to have some texture otherwise I find that a clean fresh new leather watch strap just doesn't seem to want to fit with the more "vintage" aesthetic.

I love everything about the watch apart from the hesalite. 600-700 eur for a watch without a sapphire glass is a bit of a problem

You hit the nail on the head - I was about to buy one last year, but the flat wide bezel prevented me. Either making the dial 1mm bigger, or rounding out the bezel (or stepping if you want to be pp5070 fancy) would have made this watch look a lot better. With these microbrands you're paying for the design, so something as obvious as this is a no-no.

@shutinwithaloupe would be a great burner for you

I bought both the silver and the salmon. My biggest issue with these watches other than the microrotor being not only loud and a bit "sticky" and not smooth at winding (needing a bit more aggressive shaking), is that I do find that the lugs are a bit disproportionately wide. I am a "carpenter of children" so my understanding of design is a little bit limited, but I still do think if they narrowed the lugs a bit, the whole design would be just a little bit more elegant. It would create a bit more of a visual taper that to me would just make the whole case look a bit more elegant where as the lack of narrowing makes the whole case seem just a bit "fatter" like most of my patients with bowed legs. I just feel like the lug width for a 36 mm case should either be an 18mm or at least the dreaded 19 mm. Keep up the great work!

Please make a bigger case and lug width sapphire crystal manual wind!!!

I love my MR01, but it does run fast. No big deal to me as I just adjust it when needed. With the clarity of Hesalite and the contrast of the hands and numerals, legibility is excellent in all but the darkest of conditions. It looks classy in any social situation.

Is the movement rattly AF?

Excellent , informative, fun as always. And can you make up your mind what colour you prefer most? Say salmon 😂

@YoureTerrific

Жыл бұрын

Salmon

Happy fresh owner of a silver dial on BOR bracelet. Mine is a Oct 22 pre-order, which arrived earlier this month. (Mid-May)

I agree: a beautiful watch for sure. And it isn't too small, I'm just (most likely) too big for it.

I am an owner of one. The only problem I saw with this design, is that sharp bezel edge. Any tiny hit,, will then be very visible.

I am a noob. Can you replace a 20mm leather strap with a 18mm on a watch that sized to fit a 20mm one? Or maybe 20 mm straps that progressively downsize to like 16mm at the tail and the buckle.

@david12990

Жыл бұрын

First answer - no. Second answer - yes.

Hear me out. Baltic should work on a Polerouter homage with an exhibition caseback with that micro-rotor. Otherwise, nice watch by Baltic!

Beautiful dial but too small. I have a 6.5" wrist and its tiny on wrist

👍👍👍 SEVEN INCH WRIST 👍👍👍

The micro rotor is loud. I love the look of my salmon dial, but the rotor is obnoxious.

The birdies on your shirt stole the video!

if it only had a swiss movement...would definitely buy at higher price. suvh a beautiful dial and the amazing subsecond dial. please upgrade the movement.

Whatever happened to Gary Cooper?

@YoureTerrific

Жыл бұрын

Lead poisoning

@AcmeRocket

Жыл бұрын

@@YoureTerrific 😂

No! the bezel in my opinion absolutely needs to be flat and just polished! One of the greatest features of this watch. No one really does bezels in that style but patek maby..

@mike_dunno

6 ай бұрын

The applied numerals in my opinion could be a little bit smaller tho

Out of the three colors, I most prefer the salmon one. This is a simple and elegant watch which has a beautiful movement.

As it carries a Chinese Guangzhou movement, I won't buy, as simple as that! I accept the 9015 or 9035 Miyotas, which are superb!!

I had this watch and sent it back 1 day after receiving it.. The quality is not there, it feels flimsy, you can hear the movement rattle, the bracelet felt cheap. Very disappointed as I had some decent hopes about this. I would certainly save a bit more and buy from Longines if I was in the market for an entry level automatic watch.

It can't always be about style, though, can it? Because style is just surface, with the same movements, and then you get like King Seiko, pumping out a dozen of the same-looking watches with just pigment variations in the dials. Assembly-line watches. That's one example, but I'm sure everyone can cite thousands of other instances of sameness. It is the path to boredom. That MR01 from Baltic has a micro-rotor. Amazing! And it appears to be regulated, which I don't recall you mentioning in the video. Does that make this a chronometer-like watch? If so, then the price makes this a remarkable and collectible item. Some people like Seiko's Dolce dress watches because they have high accuracy quartz movements that rate at +/- 5 seconds per year. For their price, which is similar to the MR01, that is an incredible achievement. High accuracy quartz isn't quick and easy to produce. I don't like how they look or feel, but what it does and what it accomplishes inside is what counts. EDIT: Nevermind. Turns out the movement in the MR01 is garbage and they should be ashamed for putting "regulated for 5 positions" right there on the bridge.

awesome Chinese movement. they have came along way since the 1950s.

Amazing video. Comprehensive but not overly long and boring. And yes, I own the MR01 and love it, and cannot recommend it highly enough.

Domed bezel would have been a winner

ah i miss the good old days where the men were men and they drank leaded gasoline. Now i just stick to drinking unleaded.

Why couldn’t it be sapphire 😢

Personally, I call them pitchfork hands.

my militado version looks just as nice

Patek Philippe 5000 or 6000s have the subdial as a mirror image to this one.

Stoked to finally hear your opinion on this. Loved the look of mine but eventually let it go because of a shoddy movement. I hope they continue to improve upon this great formula.

@magnusbell5410

Жыл бұрын

was it just inaccurate?

@ericleese4692

Жыл бұрын

@@magnusbell5410 no, timekeeping was more than adequate. Often times, pulling the crown out would not allow me to change the time, pushing it back in was somewhat gummy and soft feeling, and turning the crown to adjust the hands wouldn’t do much until a certain point was reached and then the gears would mesh. I had heard similar stories from others and from what I hear Baltic is actually quite happy to take the watch in and go over it for warranty problems like this. I just didn’t have the patience to deal with it considering the time it would take to have it remedied.

@Lobstersarefabulouz

Жыл бұрын

​@@ericleese4692 thank you for telling us. I really want a micro rotor and was looking at the mr01. Guess I'll stay away from it

@ericleese4692

Жыл бұрын

@@Lobstersarefabulouz I’d never tell someone to outright avoid it, definitely buy what you enjoy! But I think it’s important to go into it knowing that the movement quality is something to keep an eye on. Definitely buy one within warranty if you go for it.

Great video. One data point - there are masses of vintage watches available for well under $1000, let alone $5000, equipped with the finest micro-rotor movements ever made. E.g. Buren, Hamilton and Universal Genève. So personally I'll stick with vintage as the Baltic looks incredibly overpriced to me in comparison. I recently picked up a 60s Hamilton Intra-matic with the world's very first micro-rotor movememt for $200. Servicing and parts weren't cheap at another $250 but for me it's special to have the original genuine article. Oh and it's 14k solid gold, not stainless steel.

@100mexzhar

8 ай бұрын

Good for you...what do we care...the 1960 intramatic was meant to be worn on ladies wrist due its dainty dimentions....the water resistance is none existing... has a plain boring dial. It has no display back to show off the movement.

Boxed sapphire will bump up the price considerably if they decide to put one because of the production cost and labor cost to fit the crystal, but a boxed mineral glass is still a better choice compared to hesalite. Hesalite has that vintage charm which fits the watch. Or they could have gone with a double domed sapphire crystal.

I had one of these before and pre ordered a June one in the Baltic shop in London. They are super nice for the price. I agree there is something odd with the bezel. It’s flat but not in a satisfying way.

ok but where TF do you buy Baltic watches ?

@YoureTerrific

Жыл бұрын

The internet

I put two bad scratches on my MR01 as soon as I got it. I couldn’t get them out with any of the common methods. Baltic won’t send me a crystal and wants I think 120 euros for me to send it back to them for a new crystal and service. I haven’t had the watch a year yet. These two scratches are so bad it leaves shadows on the dial. Horrendous to look at and horrible plan to fix.

Aquascape or bust.

The return of Hangzhou Chinese micro rotor movement. Seriously at this price point you can buy a lovely Seiko, a real watch

Does it actually work this time, or do the gears still not mesh properly, causing the movement to grind to a sudden halt?

Именно эта прозрачная задняя крышка именно на этих часах смотрится как-то по-китайски. Словно это дешевая подделка.

600usd and didnt use sapphire? Tf

Is that a chinese or german movement? Hun who?

@Psysso

Жыл бұрын

its chinese, swiss microrotors cost a lot more.

What a crying shame. I would probably go for a 40mm.

very nice watch! though on their website it’s 650€ now… just a bit much for a Chinese movement I feel like

@ContractKi11312

11 ай бұрын

I’d honestly just get the original Chinese watch that the hangzhou movement was made for, only $200

Why am I so embarrassingly early for this? I just spent my 2023 watch budget yesterday. Jesus christ. I have a problem.

@UltraDoug

Жыл бұрын

What did you spend it on?

@willdau

Жыл бұрын

@@UltraDoug A Tudor North Flag as a new daily watch. :)

@UltraDoug

Жыл бұрын

@@willdau ahh very nice, no regrets. I’d take that over these. A bit small and no sapphire.

@willdau

Жыл бұрын

@@UltraDoug Well that is part of the problem. I don't want the watches in the video. Yet here I am...

@UltraDoug

Жыл бұрын

@@willdau LOL yeah, we all share that issue.

No sapphire crystal. Unacceptable

Lovely little watch but to small for me

My only problem with this beauty is the movement… Literally not a single watchmaker outside of china would even try to service it.

What watch on your wrist? Much more interested on that one :)

For the money - no brainer

That's hilarious. 😄 The off-centre running seconds subdial is not for me, but enjoyed your video.

Nice ad bro hope it was worth it 🙏

I love this watch as a whole. The only thing that bothers me about the Baltic MR01 is its Hangzhou movement

@mankdemelord6974

Жыл бұрын

I mean, a microrotor for this amount of money is pretty insane if you ask me. I can’t believe that nobody is trying to make a modified calibre of these movements to open up their potential to the wider market.

@Seongjinkim

Жыл бұрын

@@mankdemelord6974 Yeah its pretty cool to look at. To be honest, I would rather have a closed back with a Sellita movement (even if it means the price goes up silghtly)

@davidemarsu7098

Жыл бұрын

@@Seongjinkim agreed

It’s a micro brand. If your looking for a good looking not expensive watch, then this is it. But I’m trying not to waste my money on these types of puppies so that I can buy a big dog.

@Blazerghost

2 ай бұрын

Big dog like what lol. If you want anything worth buying above this you’re spending 5k+ and what are you really gaining? Resale is trash on most watches regardless of price point.

@PocketUau

Ай бұрын

No point in getting a big dog if there’s little advantage to gain.

@void1984

Ай бұрын

There is a big market for $600-1200 watches.

Ended up returning mine. IMO felt it wore smaller than it’s 36 diameter. With its size,it just all seemed too cramped on the dial which is a shame because I enjoy the aesthetic of it.

@chia-mingyang5804

Жыл бұрын

Indices, logo and hands are too prominent.

customer service and QC are a suspect

As someone who has been collecting watches for more than 4 decades, I would say that the only thing that could make this perfect is if it were 34mm. That would complete the "retro" look and it would be perfect on my 7 1/2" wrist.

They are so small….

I bought two of these because I couldn't decide on the color. But upon receiving them I was immediately disappointed. The 36mm and thinness really was a turn-off on my 6.75" wrist. 36mm wouldn't be a problem but with the large bezel and case shape it just doesn't look right. My 37mm grand seiko has a much larger dial and feels so much better. This is truly one of those watches that is best in pictures or for a sub 6.5" wrist.

Really like that Salmon dial version, but way too small at 36mm. If they made a 39mm - 42mm, then absolutely.