![]() A great choice of colors and a neat design here, with good printing quality. You then have a GMT 24-hour ring, with a background matched gray section for the night-time hours, and a lighter grey section for the daytime hours. The finishing on the indices is good, but I noticed some minor micro scratches, not uncommon to watches in the sub- $1500 category. Moving inwards, you have a textured ring that contains the rose gold applied indices that are also filled with lume. There is an outer minute track that has a gray base with white minute ticks and lumed circular pips for hour markers. The dial here is stunning, with a gray textured base, rose gold elements and a few subtle accents of color. ![]() This watch is rated for up-to 100m of water resistance. The crown is easy to grip, and has no crown or stem wobble.įlipping it over, you have a screw-down case-back with an exhibition window that shows you a pretty neatly decorated movement. You then have a push-pull crown at the 3 o’clock position that is also rose gold, and signed with the brand’s logo on top. The bezel seats a flat sapphire crystal with plenty of AR coating. There is a rose gold bezel layer that is slightly recessed into the case, which I love. The lug width is 21mm, which is a bit unfortunate as it makes finding after-market straps a bit challenging. The polished case is very sleek, with curved sides that elegantly extend into a pair of lugs that have brushed top surfaces and polished bevels. PVD coating isn’t the greatest as it will eventually succumb to scratches and wear, but it’s cheaper than real rose gold and looks pretty great. The case is bi-color, and combines a stainless steel base material with PVD coated rose gold elements. The case measures 41.75mm in diameter, 50mm from lug-to-lug and 12.5mm in height. This particular watch has a retail price of around $2000, but can be found close to the $1000 mark. The Frederique Constant Yacht Timer GMT is one such watch although following a very different design aesthetic. The Baltic and Lorier were very well received, but there are other GMT watches out there at similar prices. ![]() Since Baltic and Lorier decided to venture close to the $1000 category, with mostly typical GMT watch designs and specs, I decided I would take a look at some of the other options available in this category. These brands have been around for a while, and some of their watches are pretty impressive. But if micro-brands start to drive up their prices, then there should be no reason to avoid larger brands like Hamilton, Frederique Constant, Certina, Tissot, Alpina, etc. This isn’t typically a knock on more established luxury watch brands, but given the nature of the industry, smaller teams operating with direct to consumer sales models are able to better optimize their final retail prices. I’ve found that many micro-brands are able to deliver excellent quality products, and for great prices. I’ve been a pretty vocal advocate for micro-brand watches, and for good reason. ![]()
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