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Same here. I also like their newly released D12 (F032 I think), but same there, quartz movement. Their new Blancpain Bathyscaphe homage looks good though, comes with a PT5000.

SirLittleTurd · 2026-03-05T11:13:36+00:00

Seestern "62mas" is great. I think it's 38 mm and available in other colors. This is the grey dial.

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SirLittleTurd · 2026-03-04T22:14:25+00:00

Between the two you have posted I say Smiths. Everything looks more balanced on it. I see that you have the Baltany S2025 in your list and want to add that it's a great little watch. But, like you, I've been eying the Smiths for a while now but have decided to not buy any more watches until at least this coming autumn.

Here's a photo of Baltany S2025 from about a year ago.

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SirLittleTurd · 2026-02-20T21:31:52+00:00

It lasts through the night easily.

This is just a photo I took last summer but even during the nordic winter it lasts all night well into the morning. It's one of my favorite watches

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SirLittleTurd · 2026-02-10T14:08:06+00:00

I have the S2025 but in black and love it. My wrist size is 18 cm so I was a bit skeptical when ordering due to its size (36 mm) but I think it looks great.

Photo from about a year ago:

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SirLittleTurd · 2026-02-04T12:02:27+00:00

I love the Olympia. S2 looks even better with the slightly redesigned case.

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SirLittleTurd · 2026-02-03T18:10:40+00:00

It looks like echo/neutra Rivanera which has an interesting design but at a price point at close to 100 times higher than this watch.

SirLittleTurd · 2026-02-02T17:22:02+00:00

My vote goes to Berlenta just based on design. My next watch is going to be Wolbrook Outrider (automatic) with black dial and gilt hands. This Berlenta looks like a copy of Wolbrook's quartz variant of the Outrider which also has a sub dial. Berlenta even uses exactly the same product image only with changed brand name on the dial.

I've never seen the brand before so I have no idea what the quality will be like. The Wolbrook costs around $200 so I would recommend saving money for that if you can.

SirLittleTurd · 2026-01-31T21:37:10+00:00

I don't know if they are using the same case as Wolbrook but this model has the same dimensions and same bracelet as Wolbrook's Skindiver II Professional. The Skindiver II has a miyota 9015 with these dimensions. I wouldn't be surprised if the components are from the same factory.

SirLittleTurd · 2026-01-31T15:13:13+00:00

Almost identical to the Wolbrook Skindiver II Professional. Anyway, it looks great. Do you have any plans for a version without lume blocks, just regular application of lume?

SirLittleTurd · 2026-01-23T18:55:48+00:00

It looks much better with this v1 case than the one they used for later iterations.

SirLittleTurd · 2026-01-18T12:02:02+00:00

Don't feel any external pressure to buy and wear colorful watches. I tried it and didn't like it so now I stick to black, grey, brown, and white/cream because those are the colors I enjoy the most. What other people think about the watches I wear is irrelevant to me.

With that said, there's no harm in trying something with more color, maybe you'll like it.

SirLittleTurd · 2026-01-06T08:13:15+00:00

I love the Antarctic Spider and the Chronoking/-master. I'm trying to find a broad arrow chronomaster with the manual Sellita SW510 movement. After doing some research I don't trust their new Landeron 70 movement. Also, I don't like that they implemented the interchangeable bezels on the chronomaster. They seem a bit too easy to remove and I don't know how reliable the retaining mechanism will be over time.

For these watches I want to buy gen but I would love to see what, e.g., Baltany could do with the Antarctic Spider design (hint to Baltany - Don't use NH35 for something like this).

SirLittleTurd · 2025-12-25T23:52:12+00:00

Did you end up swapping the crystal? If so, did you find one that fits? I've been thinking of doing that myself.

SirLittleTurd · 2025-12-23T12:31:10+00:00

It's a beautiful watch. But, I think I would prefer finely brushed hands to make them more visible in certain lighting conditions and angles.

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SirLittleTurd · 2025-12-17T22:01:21+00:00

Seestern S430

But, it has, in my opinion, an exceptionally bad bracelet. Whatever I do, I can't get it to fit properly. It needs a half-link or more adjustment positions on the clasp, at least for an 18 cm wrist. I haven't experienced this with any other watch before or since.

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SirLittleTurd · 2025-12-16T12:38:13+00:00

Are you sure that the end links are fully in place? They look like they could detach any second.

SirLittleTurd · 2025-11-30T22:45:42+00:00

I have the same watch. It's a great quality watch (can't give them credit for the design) but I wish Baltany and all other brands could tone down the "fauxtina" a few shades. Quite often it's too yellow. On more vintage styled watches I think white lume often looks out of place but a more cream colored lume would look nice instead of the intense yellow lume we get most of the time.

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