agree with this. don't get the price. you can buy a black bay 58 for this much money. . .

 

Agree, nice looking watch but not at that price

 

Nice watch. I can see it becoming a vintage ! It will drive the UG big eye price up.

Give it couple of years and you'll be able to pick 'em up at a quarter of the price, but in 50 years time, they will be worth 10 times what they are selling for. I wont even guess what a real UG big eye will be going for if there are any around!

 

In fifty years time I wont care....

 

I appreciate your collectors enthusiasm but I don't think this is likely simply because it's not a UG- it's an "off-brand" homage.
Vintage subs are out of control, hence more modern subs or even the Tudor heritage line have come up with them- naturally, they are the same company. But I don't see Steinharts or Invictas that look like subs increasing at the same rate (if at all)- even in 100 years.
It's one thing to be a re-issue from a respected brand- you have the cache of the brand and it's own heritage to lend credibility to the reissue (even if the company has changed hands several times and doesn't resemble its former glory). But a micro-brand homage will have to be judged by its own merits over time- and not by the company or watch it is emulating. We have seen some discontinued or LE micro-brand models sky-rocket in price, but again- has to be based on the merits of the watch itself and the demand.
I have no doubt that this model may be appreciated down the road or even during its own time, but it's not a UG (despite the ambitious price tag) and won't be able to ride on its coattails.

 

Those Gevril Newman homages do pretty well on the 2nd hand market no?

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/...ul-newman-limited-edition-no-203-500-28/81438

 

I suspect, based on knowing him a while, that he was kidding........

 

Got it- didn't pick up the sarcasm.

 

Meanwhile on Instagram, with the countdown continuing, it’s as if this thread never happened

 

Ahahahah

The big eye can see it all

 

We are providing him with earned media. No publicity is bad publicity. We are therefore shills for even discussing this!

 

I’ll stick with this old thing!

 

Thanks for sharing. It’s helpful to see the comparison in the same thread.

 

I always do a small face palm when I see product photos on watch companies websites where the chrono hands are not aligned . I understand that the watch being photographed may be a prototype but it just comes across badly imo. Hopefully a revised image will be used when the site is live.

 

Counter is at zero but still no official announcment? I'd like to see more pics of the white one

 

Counter is wrong on the website...new release is at 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET.

I too would like to see what the white one looks like.

 

From Baltic:

“Hi Lawrence,

Thanks for reaching us.

The distortion on the picture is due to the high dome. We let it appear voluntarily.

Feel free if you need anything else.

Best,
The BALTIC Team”

 

I find that quite hard to believe when

1) The right sub dial is fine
2) The other coloured dial images don't have it (Although they don't look perfect).

Something must be up with either the dial or the hesalite.

 

Having spent a good chunk of my career buying / managing marketing services, this would drive me nuts if it were my company. I’m a fan and I tried. I’ll bet this will get fixed eventually.

 

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