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Baltany S4084 Watch Review – the best Rolex Datejust homage

Post author By Bob
Post date April 13, 2025
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Rolex homage watches should be the most popular homages, a lot of micro brands are producing homage watches of Rolex Submariner, Daytona and GMT-Master, but there are very few Datejust homages, this Baltany watch I just bought looks like Rolex Datejust, it has a very good quality, in my memory, I remember that Parnis produced Datejust homages before, but the quality can be not compared with this one from Baltany.

I was really shocked by this Baltany watch when receiving it two days ago, it should be the best Datejust Rolex homage has ever created, I do not know which exact Datejust model it re-creates, Baltany said it takes inspiration of the S4084, but I did not find this Datejust watch online, anyone knows the background of this Datejust watch?

Like the other Baltany watches I have bought, the watch was in a brown leather packet in the black box, there are several accessories in that envelope-style paper bag, including manul book, card, screwdriver and cloth. Compared with my other Chinese watches, Baltany has paid more attention in offering a better packaging and more complete accessories for customers.

The Baltany watch is in two tone, the gold tone on the dial is highly in line with the yellow gold color on the case and bracelet. Besides this yellow gold one, Baltany also has two other styles, stainless steel with silver dial and yellow gold with burgundy dial, please check at https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDGCm9B.

The case is measured to be 36mm in diameter, crown not included, it is less than 12mm in thickness. The fluted bezel in yellow gold makes the watch look more classic. The solid stainless steel case back has circled brushing, from different angles, you can see the light reflection that looks like sunburst finish.

The crown has a big B logo in sanded finish on the polished face.

The dial has a very simple design and amazing sunburst finish. You will absolutely think the watch deserves the money as soon as you see its dial, which has a better finish than some Chinese homages at the same price. The Baltany logo, number 60 and the lume dot at 12 o’clock are perfectly aligned. There is a lume dot on the top of each hour marker.

The jubilee-style bracelet is more comfortable to wear, the golden links on the middle are polished, which forms a high contrast with the brushed stainless steel links on the sides. Only the front of the golden links is plated with yellow gold, the side and back are not. I do not think this is a shortcoming of the watch, if the links are fully wrapped with gold, that will greatly increase the cost of the watch, by the way, if the side of the bracelet that contact your skin has been plated with yellow gold, the sweat will also rust the gold and your bracelet will look more ugly.

Conclusion:

Baltany is my first choice when wanting a vintage-style homage watch. This Baltany S4084 is a good option for people who are looking for a Rolex-Datejust-look formal watch. Besides the dial, the NH35 automatic movement is also another selling point of the watch, I have had the watch for three days, now it gains only 4 seconds.

Tags Baltany, Datejust, NH35, Rolex, S4084

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Baltany 1926 Oyster Retro Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date December 29, 2024
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Baltany is a micro brand that produces watches in Dongguan, Guangdong of China, I did an introduction of Baltany in my previous articles, today, I want to talk more about this brand by introducing a new watch I just bought from them, because I love Baltany more after reading “About” on their website. Here I posted two screenshots I took from the “About”. From the first picture below, we can know the type of watches Baltany is producing, yes, they are redesigning and making the vintage watches that had appeared in old time, I appreciate this because this is also the thing which I have been wanting to do. I want to create a micro brand and remake these retro watches, is there anyone here interested in this project, we can do together. From the second picture, they said they are a small company in Asia, actually in China, they are honest, not like some other micro brands in China that like making up a false Swiss watch-making history. By the way, Baltany also accepts custom-made watch orders.

Now I will introduce the watch that was just bought from Baltany. The watch came to me very fast, I received the package three days ago, opened the package and found a draw-out box, there is a brown leather packet and an envelope inside. When I opened that brown leather packet, I was surprised, because the small hand is still working and the watch keeps an accurate time. Inside the envelope, there are white cloth, card, manual book and screw driver. I like the brown leather packet, it is the most beautiful watch packing, and compared with the box of other micro brands from China, this leather packet is more in line with the watch production DNA of Baltany.

It is a small watch with a cushion-shaped case and looks like the old Rolex watch with first Oyster case in 1926, you can see keywords “1926”, “Oyster” and “Tribute” on the product title on their website, which mean Baltany redesigned this watch to pay tribute to the first Rolex Oyster watch made in 1926. The watch is small, its case is measured to be 39.5mm in diameter, including the crown, you can see the big threaded onion crown without trademark. The case is about 11.4mm thick, including the crystal. The width between the two lugs is 18.1mm. The watch adopts fully mirror polishing finish, the threaded bezel is the fluted bezel feature on modern Rolex, it is in golden color that has the same bright polishing finish as the case.

The black dial is under the protection of a domed sapphire crystal, the hour markers have been applied with the luminous material that has the same color as the golden bezel, small second hand is running on the subdial at 6 o’clock, three hands have polishing finish on the edge. The track-style minute scale looks very classic.

The Baltany watch is equipped with the Sea-gull ST1701, which is automatic, not manual winding. ST1701 has a power reserve of about 40 hours, 20 jewels and beat frequency of 21,600 bph. Any way, the watch still keeps an accurate time within this week, only several seconds faster.

The watch has a black leather strap, which has a smooth leather on the front side and calfskin grain on the other side that contacts your skin. The leather band is fitted with a polished golden pin buckle.

Conclusion:

Baltany is one of my most favorite Chinese watch brands, almost all of the watches produced by them are vintage styles, I like vintage watches, and in my collection, I have several vintage models, I love this Baltany 1926 and the Explorer. This Baltany watch is a great re-edition of the original Oyster watch published in 1926. With modern watch-making technology, many classic designs of the old Oyster watch are reproduced by Baltany. The 39.5mm case makes the watch a good fit for most mens wrist, the watch also uses a good Sea-gull movement that can offer a durable stability. By the way, the leather packet comes with the watch is perfectly in line with the style of the watch. Such type of vintage watches can also bring you a lot of fun by changing different leather bands on. If you are interested in this watch, please check it on their official website at https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oklahdr

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Baltany Explorer 39mm Homage Review

Post author By Bob
Post date July 7, 2023
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It is my second Baltany watch, I love it very much, the watch has a super finish on case and bracelet. About Baltany, it seems to be a new homage brand created in 2021, but now their watches are being widely talked on the forums and reddit. I do not know why many people like me just want to collect homage watches, some even own more than ten pieces, this is a big money, which you can use on a Swiss watch. Well, the homage storm in China was brought up by Parnis several years ago, now there are a lot of brands in China manufacturing these watches, I think the main reason why you guys like to buy them is they have cheap prices. For this Baltany, it is an exact homage of the Rolex Explorer, and sold less than $150.

I know this brand comes from Dongguan city in Guangdong of China, the watch has a 39mm case that not include the crown, the watch thickness is less than 13mm, the manufacturer offers two dial options, amber red and black, the movement also has two options, NH38 and SW200, I chose the one with amber red dial and NH38 movement.

I like its finish on the case and bracelet, its dial color and design as well as the movement. The case is brushed, so are the links on both sides of the bracelet, which forms a high contrast outlook with the polished round bezel and middle links of the bracelet. The crystal face is domed sapphire, not only has a high resistance to scratches, but also adds some vintage flavor to this watch, however, I do not like this sapphire crystal, it stands too high above the bezel and increases the thickness of the entire watch. The dial uses amber red color, which is element that makes the watch look a bit vintage. The green lume light emitting from the hour markers and hands is too strong. The movement is NH38 automatic, it is from Japan and most importantly, this movement has the stop seconds feature, the power reserve is also up to 41 hours. For the SW200 option, I think there is no need to pick up a Swiss movement for this homage watch.

Conclusion:

When people talking about good quality Explorer homage, this watch made by Baltany will be mentioned. For watch fans who usually buy homage watches from China, this Baltany watch will be a necessary one to enrich their collection. The watch is made with stainless steel, its case and bracelet have polishing and brushing finish, which gives the wearer a contrast effect for visual enjoyment. Classic 3-6-9 dial has a strong lume. The most important thing is the watch uses a Japanese NH38 automatic movement, which has a good reputation for its good stability and shock resistance. In brief, this is a homage watch with classic design, high quality finish and stable movement. Buy it from Baltany official site at https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCEin6p

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Baltany Military-style Quartz Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date May 16, 2023
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In recent years, many brands have appeared in Chinese market to do custom-made work, like the brands San Martin, Proxima, Octopus, STEELDIVE I introduced before, all of them seem to come from the same city in China and customize watches according to the designs of Swiss watches or Japanese watches. Many homage watches they created are beautiful with good prices, I have bought several pieces, however, I think too many brands do a repeated work in this field, that’s not good for the development of China watch industry, and sometimes customers also do not know which one to choose when facing too many options with similar designs. But among those custom-made brands, I think Merkur does a better job than others because they have more excellent watches with their own designs, that’s the right development route which every Chinese watch brand should choose.

Never heard of Baltany before, it seems to have some connection to Proxima and San Martin because their watches’ designs are similar, while still not proved. The Baltany watch I am reviewing is a good military style watch powered by a quartz movement, it has several styles that all look really wonderful, I chose the one with black nylon band. The case is made with 316L stainless steel, not titanium even though it looks not like stainless steel because of its darker matte finish. I like the matte finish on the case, I have a lot of stainless steel watches in polished, it is very nice to try another one that has a different finish on the stainless steel case. And the black nylon band also matches well with this matte case and black dial.

The dial has a very good readability, there are four colors on the dial, the black background, red color on the tip of the central second hand, yellow lume color applied on the arrow-shaped markers and hands, white numeral hour markers. It is powered by a Seiko VK61 quartz movement that offers the watch hours, minutes, small seconds and chronograph functions. The subdial at 6 o’clock has a ticking small second, it will keep moving as long as the battery has power. The small dial at 12 o’clock is a 60-minute chronograph counter. At night, the dial will emit two strong lume light, one is blue on these numeral hour markers, the other is green, both are very strong but I have not tested if they will last for a long time. The dial lume is really a big advantage of those custom-made watch brands in China. The watch looks like on this nato band, well, there are too many band choices for such a military watch, a distressed brown leather band or a black calfskin leather band will also look nice, Baltany gives you choices to select your most favorite band because custom-made watch brand is doing such work.

Tags Baltany, Nylon, Quartz, VK61

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