One of the real pleasures of being involved in this hobby is being surprised when a brand you thought you had a good understanding of completely subverts expectations. I like it when watch brands genuinely seek to try something different and new (even if it doesn?t work). It?s so easy, especially once you?ve tasted success, to keep doing the same thing over and over, repeating a successful formula. But a brand that takes risks is inherently more interesting, and I always find myself drawn to those outlier watches – it?s almost as if they have something to prove, and I find that endearing. 

Baltic?s latest, the Prismic, falls into that category for me. And that?s not to say that Baltic hasn?t surprised us before by taking a left turn unexpectedly. I don?t think anyone expected them to unveil a perpetual calendar for Only Watch, for example.  But I don?t think even the most forward thinking watch enthusiasts had something like the Prismic on their bingo card. Baltic, a brand known primarily for their interpretations of a classic sports watch aesthetic, has gone and made something that nods more to jewelry than the divers and racing chronographs they?ve made to this point. 
According to Baltic, the Prismic is a watch inspired by geometric shapes and how light refracts through a prism. The end result is a dress watch with quite a bit more bling than we?re accustomed to seeing from Baltic. This is a watch that?s designed with an aesthetics rather than function firs...