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Baltic Aquascaphe Classic, Aquascaphe Mk1 black dial gilt, tropic rubber strap
Aquascaphe Classic, aquascaphe Mk1 black dial gilt, tropic rubber strap

Baltic Aquascaphe Classic

A homage of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

Price not listed yet

Size
39 mm across, 1.3 mm narrower than the Blancpain
Movement
Miyota 9039, automatic. Sapphire crystal
Look
Keeps 1 of the 7 marks of the Blancpain
Gives it away
No date display1 more under “Against the Blancpain”
Compare with another homage

Against the Blancpain

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5008B-1130-B52A40.3Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5008B-1130-B52A
Baltic Aquascaphe Classic39Baltic Aquascaphe Classic

Photos use listed case widths and automatic case-edge readings. The readings have not been manually audited. Photo proportions stay unchanged. Perspective and lug length can differ.

39 mm, 1.3 mm narrower than the Blancpain
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5008B-1130-B52A photo: 5008B-1130-B52A. Baltic Aquascaphe Classic photo: Aquascaphe Mk1 black dial gilt, tropic rubber strap.

The Blancpain drawn is the 5008B-1130-B52A.

What gives it away

  • 1.3 mm narrower than the Blancpain, 39 mm against 40.3 mm
  • No date display

  • Diamond at 12 on the bezel

    Not compared yet.

  • Bold numerals at 15, 30 and 45

    Not compared yet.

  • Block and baton markers

    Not compared yet.

  • Red minute ticks

    Not compared yet.

  • Date at 3

    Gives it away. No date display

  • Sword hands

    Not compared yet.

  • Textured rubber strap

    Same.

Blancpain left, Aquascaphe Classic right.

Everything else

Every spec15 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

From Baltic's own pages. Each figure links to where it was found.

For the Aquascaphe Classic Black Gilt rubber version.

Case width
39 mmbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Lug to lug
47 mmbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Thickness
13 mmbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Lug width
20 mmbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Movement type
Automaticbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Movement calibre
Miyota 9039baltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Case material
316L stainless steelbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Crystal
Double dome sapphire, internal ARbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Water resistance
200 mbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Bezel
Sapphire insert, 120-click unidirectionalbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Bracelet material
FKM vulcanised rubberbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds; no datebaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Power reserve
42 hoursbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Return policy
14 days from delivery; free return label by contactbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
Warranty
24 monthsbaltic-watches.com, 2 Oct
The movementMiyota 9039, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Baltic lists the Miyota 9039 for the Aquascaphe Classic.

How it runs. An automatic that also winds by hand through the crown. Wearing it keeps it running.

Beat. It beats 28,800 times an hour, 8 a second, so the seconds hand sweeps in small steps.

Off the wrist. It runs for about 42 hours once fully wound. Take it off on Friday evening and it will have stopped by Sunday around midday.

Accuracy. Miyota's figure is -10 to +30 seconds/day.

On your wrist39 mm across, 13 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 39 mm case with a schematic wrist. The ellipse estimates wrist width and shape. It cannot predict your fit.

17.0 cm6.7 in around

This wrist model is about 56 mm across. The case spans 70% of that estimated width. The lug span ends 4.6 mm inside each model edge.

Wrap a strip of paper round your wrist just below the bone, mark where it meets and measure it.

39 mm case 47 mm lug to lug Wrist model about 56 mm across
Schematic section, with a 10 mm grid. The ellipse approximates wrist anatomy from circumference. Your wrist shape, lug curve and fit will differ.

What owners said about the size

  • The reviewer found the watch comfortable on a seven-and-a-half-inch wrist and easy to forget during wear.

How tall it stands

13 39 wide 47 lug to lug

The side view uses listed dimensions. Case shape and lug curve are schematic.

Side views to scale against other Blancpain Fifty Fathoms homages.

  1. Thorn T00610 mm
  2. Méraud Watch Co. Bonaire MkII12.2 mm
  3. Thorn T00713 mm
  4. Baltic Aquascaphe Classic13 mm
  5. Octopus Kraken OCT00114 mm
  6. Tandorio TD22314 mm
  7. Steeldive SD195215 mm
What owners report3 reports on 3 topics

What owners report

Written reviews. Each covers one watch, so read them as things to check rather than a verdict.

Size and comfort1 report

Finishing1 report

  • The reviewer found even 120-click bezel tension and crown threads that operated without wobble or cross-threading trouble.

    Written review on dappered.com

From reviews1 report

  • Reviewer describes easy crown threads and even 120-click bezel tension, plus comfortable wear on a 7.5-inch wrist. They preferred a less polished bracelet option to the then-offered beads-of-rice.

    Written review on dappered.com

Beside other Blancpain Fifty Fathoms homagesThis watch and 5 more of its look, to scale

Drawn to scale by listed case width.

All 15 on the look page

SourcesThe 3 pages this record was built from