Overall the watch feels sturdy – much more so than I would have expected at this price point. And since the dial has everything I love about vintage watches – especially contrasting sub-registers – there is no complaint there. The branding is not overdone, and the red Bicompax/Manuel lines bring some excitement to the cream dial – if we want to be really nitty-gritty here, the Baltic chronograph is more a Compax than a Bi-Compax since its sub-registers offer only one complication but this distinction has now faded away.

Wearing this watch for just a few hours really illustrates why they were, and are, so popular on Instagram, and why the Kickstarter campaign will undoubtedly be successful. It is an exciting release, and not only if you are into vintage watches; to me, any of these represents a compelling value proposition with great looks.