Microbrands are breathing new life into watchmaking.

[Kcnminus]

I think the Prismic was a step in the right direction for Baltic. A Swiss Peseux 7001 movement and interesting vintage styling make th $1000 USD price point justifiable. I can't see paying $600-$800 for their Miyota movement offerings though.

I missed this release, but wow! That’s really cool. I would buy one so quick if it had stick indices, but the beveled squares and various textures are so interesting.

 

[Frank_NRW]

I agree that Baltics are getting too expensive for a boring case. Nice dials but they need to work on the case design and the strap/case integration to be a bit more distinctive.

 

[Pix]

Concerning the case, the "hollow" crown of the Hermétique model is an original step IMO. Still, the case is very similar to the other models indeed

 

[Raddave]

link please

 

[Pix]

 

[Feefo]

link please

Baltic Watches - Vintage Inspired Mechanical Watches

Baltic Watches : french watch brand offering vintage inspired watches, designed and assembled in France within the highest modern quality standards.

baltic-watches.com

Hermétique collection - Baltic Watches

Discover our new Hermétique collection and its first edition named Tourer: four versatile 37mm-diameter field watches designed for exploration and ideal for everyday use.

baltic-watches.com

 

[kidcreole]

Atelier Wen has another small release available.

Atelier Wen Perception

The dial of Perception is true hand-made guilloché, crafted using a rose engine by the only guilloché master artisan in the whole of China and Asia, Master Cheng. It takes him 8 hours to manufacture just one dial. Guilloché is a true métier d’art, mastered by less than 30 craftsmen in the world...

atelierwen.com

 

[Hor-Fan]

Atelier Wen has another small release available.

Atelier Wen Perception

The dial of Perception is true hand-made guilloché, crafted using a rose engine by the only guilloché master artisan in the whole of China and Asia, Master Cheng. It takes him 8 hours to manufacture just one dial. Guilloché is a true métier d’art, mastered by less than 30 craftsmen in the world...

atelierwen.com

Looks like a love child between Patek Philippe and a Grand Seiko.

 

[RDRoss]

Looks like a love child between Patek Philippe and a Grand Seiko.

Also has some VC 222 vibes going on as well.

 

[Onepickledginger]

Also has some VC 222 vibes going on as well.

Have you seen the 333? Never knew the model existed until I saw it recently. Seems like a relative bargain compared to vintage 222s these days. Cheapest auto 222 I could find was $38000usd.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/SNm1tMP8C4

 

[RDRoss]

Have you seen the 333? Never knew the model existed until I saw it recently. Seems like a relative bargain compared to vintage 222s these days. Cheapest auto 222 I could find was $38000usd.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/SNm1tMP8C4

I completely forgot about it. Wow. That is a blast from the past.

 

[e1phantom]

Atelier Wen has another small release available.

Atelier Wen Perception

The dial of Perception is true hand-made guilloché, crafted using a rose engine by the only guilloché master artisan in the whole of China and Asia, Master Cheng. It takes him 8 hours to manufacture just one dial. Guilloché is a true métier d’art, mastered by less than 30 craftsmen in the world...

atelierwen.com

I’m have a Piao on order

 

[e1phantom]

Atelier Wen has another small release available.

Atelier Wen Perception

The dial of Perception is true hand-made guilloché, crafted using a rose engine by the only guilloché master artisan in the whole of China and Asia, Master Cheng. It takes him 8 hours to manufacture just one dial. Guilloché is a true métier d’art, mastered by less than 30 craftsmen in the world...

atelierwen.com

But also, this forum is about gens under a grand. This is well over 3x a grand lol.

 

[Frank_NRW]

But also, this forum is about gens under a grand. This is well over 3x a grand lol.

Yes but a grand from 3 years ago, by then it was a lot of money...
So back to Baltics or Spinnakers.
Or 2nd hand gens under a grand.
At the moment I'm considering a custom watch. I own gens, reps, microbrands, time to try something unique?

 

[CurioLeo]

How about my latest micro ?

 

[CurioLeo]

Sorry, couldn't resist. I realise it doesn't meet the criteria of less than a grand

 

[kidcreole]

Sorry, couldn't resist. I realise it doesn't meet the criteria of less than a grand

I reckon we should up the segment from 1k or create a new one. There's some nice things happening in the sub 5k range and I wasn't able to find a more appropriate thread.

 

[CurioLeo]

I reckon we should up the segment from 1k or create a new one. There's some nice things happening in the sub 5k range and I wasn't able to find a more appropriate thread.

You would need to up it a hell of a lot more than 5k to get to the Czapek but I agree in principle

 

[Kcnminus]

I reckon we should up the segment from 1k or create a new one. There's some nice things happening in the sub 5k range and I wasn't able to find a more appropriate thread.

Yeah, I mean, I just threw it out there, but I don’t see anything wrong with introducing more expensive brands in this thread… everyone is moving upmarket so hey, why not us

 

[kidcreole]

You would need to up it a hell of a lot more than 5k to get to the Czapek but I agree in principle

I was only accommodating my atelier wen from a few posts earlier. You're on your own with czapek