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A true GMT that still dives — jumping local hour, sapphire bezel, 200 metres, from €850.
Verdict
| What it is | Baltic Aquascaphe GMT MK-II Grey — 39.5mm 316L steel traveller GMT and diver, Miyota 9075 true GMT movement, 200m |
| Price | From €850 on FKM rubber (€915 on steel) — Baltic's own store, checked Wed Nov 11, 2026 |
| Availability | Listed available on the maker's store at check |
| The angle | The GMT line grows a diver's case — crown guards, 200m, a 48-click sapphire bezel — without losing the true-GMT movement |
| Verdict | One watch for the flight and the water, in a case sized for an actual wrist. |
What it is
Baltic's Aquascaphe GMT MK-II Grey moves the line from office GMT to traveller GMT. Inside is Miyota's 9075 — a true GMT movement with a jumping local hour hand, so the hour hand moves to local time on landing while the orange GMT hand keeps home time on the 24-hour scale. A date sits at 6, keeping the glossy black dial symmetrical.
The case is 39.5mm of 316L stainless steel, 47mm lug to lug, with crown guards and a 200-metre rating. The bezel is the diver part of the brief: 48 clicks, bidirectional, in sapphire, carrying the 24-hour scale. The crystal is double-domed sapphire, and the dial's indexes are filled with BGW9 — the only colour on the dial is that orange GMT hand.
Why it matters
Most GMT watches choose a side: a dress-leaning traveller that should stay out of the water, or a diver with a GMT complication bolted on. The MK-II Grey refuses the split — a real 200m case and a bezel you can time with, around a movement that handles time zones the proper way. At 39.5mm it also keeps the Aquascaphe's original discipline: tool-watch specification, vintage-adjacent proportions.
Specs
| Brand | Baltic |
| Model | Aquascaphe GMT MK-II Grey |
| Movement | Miyota 9075 automatic, true GMT with jumping local hour, 42-hour reserve (per maker) |
| Dial | Glossy black, BGW9 indexes, orange GMT hand, date at 6 (per maker) |
| Case | 316L stainless steel, 39.5mm, 47mm lug to lug, crown guards (per maker) |
| Bezel | 48-click bidirectional sapphire 24-hour bezel (per maker) |
| Water resistance | 200m (per maker) |
| Crystal | Double-domed sapphire (per maker) |
| Strap / bracelet | FKM rubber or steel bracelet (per maker price range) |
What to check before buying
- The price is a range. €850 is the FKM rubber configuration; the steel bracelet is €915. Know which one you are ordering.
- True GMT means the hour hand jumps. That is the 9075's party trick — the GMT hand stays put while local time moves. If you wanted the opposite arrangement, this is not it.
- 47mm lug to lug. The 39.5mm case wears compact, but check the full span against your wrist.
- A sapphire bezel is a hard, glossy surface. It shrugs off scratches; it does not shrug off hard knocks the way aluminium forgives them.
Price record
| Price | From €850 on FKM rubber; €915 on steel |
| Source | Baltic's own store (baltic-watches.com), checked Wed Nov 11, 2026 — listed available |
| Featured on our Instagram | Wed Nov 11, 2026 — Spotted (daily series, watch lane) |
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- This one: at the source — See it at Baltic. Not our listing. See Disclosure.
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Spotted, not sold by us — this piece lives at Baltic's own store. Prices are a snapshot from when we spotted it. Disclosure
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Baltic Aquascaphe GMT MK-II Grey
From €850 on FKM rubber (€915 on steel) — Baltic's own store, checked Wed Nov 11, 2026
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