In the early days of Baltic watches, there was certainly a sense that if you knew, you knew about the Paris-based watchmaker that tapped into the zeitgeist of the 1940s steel chronograph and Calatrava aesthetic that swept the vintage watch world. Tastemakers such as Bulang and Sons were early collaborators of founder Etienne Malec and his team, and if you see a post on IG, it will almost certainly have a whiff of #IYKYK. Half a year is not a long time in many aspects of the replica watch industry, and big brands plan their new products that far in advance. So it’s quite a feat that Baltic has not only become one of the hottest names in watch collecting but has so many models under its belt; it’s a powerful display of agility indeed.
One watch that is particularly close to the collective heart at Revolution is the salmon-dialed Baltic Bicompax Pulso Revolution, which sold out within minutes at the end of 2021. This watch was heavily inspired by the prototype that Baltic donated to our Pink Dial Project auction, which performed incredibly well. This production version has a classic 1940s steel step case and a stunning pink scalloped dial with pulsating indexes and the iconic “Revo Star”. These 250 watches sold faster than you can say “Bicom… ” even faster! You can read more about the watch and the Baltic’s history here.
Baltic Bicompax is an exciting brand with a line of chronographs that are hard to beat in terms of looks and value, and a replica Rolex watch that has seen more iterations than a ship has seen port, the brand is admirably established in the industry, but it still has a cool collection among collectors, and many brands would give their left leg for it. In its half-century journey around the sun, the brand is celebrating with a splash of color inspired by the 90s, the decade in which its founder grew up.
The Baltic Aquascape is available in several versions, including the Classique, Bronze, and GMT, in a range of colors and bezel options. There is also a double crown version, which is inspired by the vintage compressor case dive watch on which Baltic built its birthday present. As with all Baltic watches, the Aquascape Double Crown 5th Anniversary Edition is hand-assembled in France and features a dial-in of three 90s streetwear colors, one chosen by each of the founding team. The double crown design features one crown for winding and setting the time, and the other for rotating the inner bezel.
Etienne, Paul, and Clement each chose a color, making the black dial steel fake watch a little more fun for the big event. Designed specifically for summer, the inner bezel features a purple scale between 12 and 4 o’clock, with the hour and minute hands surrounded by a summer hue of turquoise and the second’s hand-dipped in a burst of orange. To really accentuate these colors, the copy watch will come with two rainforest-like rubber straps, one in turquoise and the other in purple. Of course, its shades are the same as the dial – these boys are all about the details.
The watch will be available in 200 pieces, each numbered and with a unique engraving on the case back. There is no doubt that this will be a future collector’s item that will never be repeated. So just hurry up…