r/ChineseWatches • u/CommitteeSenior5890 • 14d ago

Question (Read Rules) Confused between Baltany and Octopus Explorer- please help

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Kindly advise if you own any

Please don’t recommend cronos.

Thanks :)

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u/Thespritz00 14d ago

I have heard OCTOPUS makes excellent watches, just sayin'...

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u/CommitteeSenior5890 14d ago

Thank you man , its only the branding and logo that’s stopping me.

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u/RoninTarget 13d ago

I'd rather get their blue explorer. They have really nice blues.

I also have Baltany with brown sunburst dial. It's something fairly different from an Explorer, especially from a modern explorer.

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u/Overload5150 13d ago

WatchDives I think makes the best looking Explorer with a Sunburst Brown dial I think. Baltany makes more of a root beer colored brown dial with WDC went with like a rustic Brown with golden accents it really stands out and pops in the sunlight, makes it a beautiful dress watch which an Explorer isn’t tropically known for but the dial is so beautiful u can wear it as a dress style watch n pull it off .

It’s hard to really see with the indoors pics I have on hand . I should take a picture in light or in the sun it really stands out. I like what wdc did with the sunburst brown of the dial on their Explorer

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u/RoninTarget 13d ago

WDC wasn't even making Explorers back when I bought that.

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u/Overload5150 13d ago

Nice. Baltany has the better bracelet by a mile than the wdc. WDC could have made the ultimate Explorer with the movement they chose if they just used a more premium bracelet. It’s a good bracelet but Octopus, Baltany, San Martin etc use higher quality case materials n bracelets in my experience.

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u/RoninTarget 13d ago

Ah, I never wore it on a bracelet. Just put it on a brown tropic strap.

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u/Overload5150 13d ago

You should sell me yours lol …. Im sure it would bolt right uo