OK, This arrived in the mail a 3 or so hours ago, so I thought I would share with the forum my impressions on the watch and a few specifications.
Take away message:
Very very nice watch. Order a decent aftermarket band when you order the watch because the band is not good.
The Facts:
Description: Dive watch with 60 click unidirectional rotating bezel, power indicator, and date window
Material: Stainless Steel case and bracelet
Case Diameter: 46mm
Length lug to lug 51mm (approx)
Distance between lugs 23mm
Case Thickness: 13.3 mm
Movement: In house automatic movement, hand winding and hackable, rated at +25 -15 s/d
EDIT: observed accuracy up to Orient's usual superb standards: -1s/ d as measured over a 36 hour period
Performance criteria: Antimagnetic to 4800 A/M
Shock resistant to 5000G
ISO 6425 tested and certified
Crystal: Sapphire, no idea how thick
Crown: Screw down. Wind when unscrewed, 1st stop sets date, 2nd stop sets time
First impression:
The box the watch comes in is a pretty nice affair. Basically it's a blue cardboard outer box with a blue suede like inner box. I've seen nicer, but it's decent.
It was pretty obvious when I opened the box that the watch had shifted in transit and ground away part of the inner lining of the box (as you can see in the lower right corner):
The watch Itself is pretty imposing. No girly watch for sure. Surprisingly, it fits my 6.75" wrists extremely well. It's right up there with my most comfortable watches. I'm guessing the reasson is because the lugs are right up against the case, requiring only 2" of distance between one end of the watch and the other.
The details are very nicely done. Unfortunately I didn't notice before I shot the pictures that the lining of the box that was ground off by the watch was all over the watch. The little black lines are not scratches, but the velvet box lining.
The watch has one big flaw though: The bracelet. It has folded end links (not a big deal to me, but others care), it's thin, and doesn't have a divers extension. That's a lot of things you usually get on a watch with an MSRP of $720 (usually available for around $360 in the US). The biggest problem though is that the pins can and do fall out. If you're curious about other's experience, go over to the Orient section of the forum. Below is a picture of one of the pins coming out after I had been wearing the watch for about 2 hours (most of which I spent sitting in a doctors office waiting for a physical exam). If you buy this watch, do yourself a favor and pick up a decent aftermarket rubber, leather or nylon band. You don't want to lose it because a pin fell out.
Pros:
Impressive looking, very comfortable and well made watch by a well respected manufacturer, with a Hackable and windable automatic movement (not typical for Orient).
Cons: The Bracelet is outclassed by the watch and frankly is only a little above junk.
Sincerely,
Will
Take away message:
Very very nice watch. Order a decent aftermarket band when you order the watch because the band is not good.
The Facts:
Description: Dive watch with 60 click unidirectional rotating bezel, power indicator, and date window
Material: Stainless Steel case and bracelet
Case Diameter: 46mm
Length lug to lug 51mm (approx)
Distance between lugs 23mm
Case Thickness: 13.3 mm
Movement: In house automatic movement, hand winding and hackable, rated at +25 -15 s/d
EDIT: observed accuracy up to Orient's usual superb standards: -1s/ d as measured over a 36 hour period
Performance criteria: Antimagnetic to 4800 A/M
Shock resistant to 5000G
ISO 6425 tested and certified
Crystal: Sapphire, no idea how thick
Crown: Screw down. Wind when unscrewed, 1st stop sets date, 2nd stop sets time
First impression:
The box the watch comes in is a pretty nice affair. Basically it's a blue cardboard outer box with a blue suede like inner box. I've seen nicer, but it's decent.
It was pretty obvious when I opened the box that the watch had shifted in transit and ground away part of the inner lining of the box (as you can see in the lower right corner):
The watch Itself is pretty imposing. No girly watch for sure. Surprisingly, it fits my 6.75" wrists extremely well. It's right up there with my most comfortable watches. I'm guessing the reasson is because the lugs are right up against the case, requiring only 2" of distance between one end of the watch and the other.
The details are very nicely done. Unfortunately I didn't notice before I shot the pictures that the lining of the box that was ground off by the watch was all over the watch. The little black lines are not scratches, but the velvet box lining.
The watch has one big flaw though: The bracelet. It has folded end links (not a big deal to me, but others care), it's thin, and doesn't have a divers extension. That's a lot of things you usually get on a watch with an MSRP of $720 (usually available for around $360 in the US). The biggest problem though is that the pins can and do fall out. If you're curious about other's experience, go over to the Orient section of the forum. Below is a picture of one of the pins coming out after I had been wearing the watch for about 2 hours (most of which I spent sitting in a doctors office waiting for a physical exam). If you buy this watch, do yourself a favor and pick up a decent aftermarket rubber, leather or nylon band. You don't want to lose it because a pin fell out.
Pros:
Impressive looking, very comfortable and well made watch by a well respected manufacturer, with a Hackable and windable automatic movement (not typical for Orient).
Cons: The Bracelet is outclassed by the watch and frankly is only a little above junk.
Sincerely,
Will