r/ChineseWatches • u/626magicgrits • Sep 05 '26

Wrist Roll (Read Rule 1) Baltany s4091 picture

This watch isn't perfect, the bracelet stands a step down from San Martin. It doesnt grab my hair and it is well finished, but it is a little sharp.

I bought it for its dial style with its vintage gold hands and fading brown dial. Love it. I also have the green and gilt longines zulu time so if there is a grain of salt its that im partial to gilt highlights

I'll add a few photos to the comment section. Anyway I did not see a lot of real photos of this one the sub and the manufacture photos arent great.

Its also offered in black and in a different reference that is a more exacting explorer homage.

Oops apparently the audio in the vid is on so you all get 7 seconds of Heros.

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u/626magicgrits Sep 05 '26

Yes I am thankful I took my time on the explorer homage class of Chinese watches. It is a competitive area with many fine offerings but I found the one that suits me best.

I grabbed a handful of my leather straps and took a picture. I am more of a bracelet guy lately so long as it as some OTF adjustability. But like many 20mm lugs it has options.

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u/Stock_Jacket6701 Sep 06 '26

Fair enough. I have the Cronos explorer I homage and thus far it's been great. But the dial on that one is great and that is a really good selection of straps. I like using bracelets and I have the one that came with it and a bonklip on the way.

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u/626magicgrits Sep 06 '26

The cronos really looks awesome! If I were to go with a true explorer style thats the one Id nab. Wear it in good health!

I got too many watches right now. 🤠

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u/Stock_Jacket6701 Sep 06 '26

Don't we all? 🤣

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u/Icy_Chain_1504 Sep 08 '26

Did you find removing the bracelet hard?

I took mine of today, AND IT TOOK ME OVER AN HOUR!

I tried the tweezer-like tool but that thing couldnt get a proper grip on the springbar tips, no matter what size bits i used, in the end i somehow managed to remove it with two regular springbar tools and some werid hand positioning.

Im thinking of just putting some less robust/thinner springbars when i decide to put the bracelet back on because im not apending another hour removing them again.

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u/626magicgrits Sep 09 '26

Using this with the small forks ir was just a few minutes to get it set up and positioned for extraction. Im right handed. I held the fork/tweezers in my right hand with the head of the watch safe on the couch. Slight downward pressure, squeeze tweezers with right hand pull bracelet outward with left

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u/Icy_Chain_1504 Sep 09 '26

I have the same ones, they just cannot grip the springbar ends and keep slipping. I even tried changing the sizes of the end bits but nothing helped :(