Which is cheaper, the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex or the Baltic HMS 002?

At MSRP the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex is the cheaper of the two at $249, against $389 for the Baltic HMS 002 — a $140 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex or the Baltic HMS 002?

The Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Baltic HMS 002 — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex or the Baltic HMS 002?

The Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Baltic HMS 002.

What movement does the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex run compared to the Baltic HMS 002?

The Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex runs a mecaquartz caliber (Seiko VK64 (Meca-Quartz)), while the Baltic HMS 002 runs a automatic (Miyota 8315).

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Akrone S-05 Rouge ApexvsBaltic HMS 002

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

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Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex

s-05-chrono-multicolore

MSRP $249

Baltic HMS 002

hms-002-black

MSRP $389

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

S-05 Rouge Apex39mm

HMS 00238mm

Power Reserve

S-05 Rouge Apex—

HMS 00260h

Water Resistance

S-05 Rouge Apex300m

HMS 00250m

MSRP

S-05 Rouge Apex$249

HMS 002$389

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hesalite

Dial Color

—

Black

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64 (Meca-Quartz)

Miyota 8315

Type

Mecaquartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

60h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$249

$389

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