Men's Japanese Automatic/Hand-Winding Stainless Steel 200 Meter Diving Watch

Upfront: this is an incredibly gorgeous watch. There's no two ways about it. I find myself constantly looking at it when I wear it, admiring the gorgeous blue sunburst dial and the pepsi bezel. The brushed finish on the stainless steel case is great and done to a high standard, and the bracelet's endlinks have been well matched with the case finish, even if they are hollow endlinks. At this price point, hollow endlinks are a fair tradeoff, and one that I think most consumers are happy to accept. The rest of the bracelet are solid links, which is another plus in my books. It wears surprisingly small too despite a 42mm case diameter, it still sits reasonably on my 5.9 inch wrist. With dive style watches I find it fitting that they are slightly chunky on the wrist and yet this one does not feel excessive even on my female wrist. Whats more, it is also incredibly good value for money too. To find an automatic, mechanical watch for £120 is simply fantastic value for money, especially when in return you get a reputable brand like Orient, which is a Seiko sub-brand, and an Orient in-house movement. To that end, I am very happy with this purchase, and I suspect my next automatic watch will be another Orient.

I have had this watch for just under a year now and thought it was about time to write a review! What can I say, this watch is excellent. It has been through some scrapes regretfully but it hasn't let me down yet and I'm confident that it will continue to perform for years to come. The build quality is superb and the watch feels and looks like a much more expensive piece on the wrist. Although the watch runs a little fast (only requiring manual adjustment every few days) the Japanese hand movement hasn't skipped a beat since day one and it seems to have had no problems running pretty much continuously for the best part of 10 months. My favourite feature has to be the lume on the hour markers. Charge this baby up before bed with a full day of exposure and it will keep the face illuminated for hours - very handy for a quick time check in the middle of the night! The uni-directional bezel feels solid, the face is a beautiful deep marine blue which compliments the natural tone of your skin perfectly and it almost appears black under certain conditions, only to reveal its true nature when put back into the light. Stunning appearance. The mechanical hacking works well, allowing you to change the date and time with just a few clicks and turns and the crown always screws back down without fuss. I could go on and list every single feature of this watch but I fear I may exceed the wordcount Amazon allows for product reviews. If you're in doubt, go for it. You will not be disappointed. A great submariner homage but a lovely design in its own right too. Orient have done a cracking job with this and I'm considering purchasing another just to keep pristine for the weekend! After my Invicta Pro Diver, this is worlds apart and definitely my new daily wearer!

Only owned for one week, so bear that in mind. Very nice watch, punches above its weight in terms of price/value. The luminosity is impressive and lasts a good amount of time. After setting to GMT a week ago, the watch has gained approximately 15 seconds, which is very good, within COSC parameters as I understand it, for a £150 diver I feel this is impressive. The screw crown feels a little flimsy, but with care and the fact you needn't use it often (because of inherent accuracy) this isn't a big concern. Watch looks tasteful, well finished case, rotating bezel works well and solidly clicks. Small limitation on micro-adjustments on strap, if I remove three links it is too tight, if I have two links removed and set the micro-adjustment to maximum, then it is a little too loose. It's water resistance hasn't been tested, but I believe these watches are not ISO certified, so this MAY be an issue for those requiring dependability in that regard. Time will tell in my case (excuse the pun). The strap has pinched a couple of hairs here and there, but not annoying so. Overall, no complaints, good value for money. I will update review if any negative issues develop. Hope this helped.

The good: The style - taking design cues from the Seiko SKX with its large indices and the Rolex Submariner, this is a very nice looking watch with its own identity and personality, not a mere homage. The dial - the sunburst blue dial looks stunning in the light. Lovely applied indices and logo. The bezel - although not a ceramic insert, the bezel looks good and the 120 click action is stiff, possibly a little too stiff, out of the box. The lume - after only half a day's power under normal lighting conditions, the lume was bright and lasted well over 5 hours. Extremely impressive given the price point. The movement - hand-winding and hacking automatic movement at this price point is very good. The finishing - this watch looks and feels like one 5x it's price. The bad: The bracelet - while it has solid links and the finishing is good, it doesn't have solid end links, has push pins and only a pressed clasp. The clasp isn't too bad however, and is to be expected at this price point. The polished edges on the midlinks looks a bit odd, I would have preferred a fully brushed bracket or fully polished midlinks. Overall though the bracelet isn't too bad. The ugly: The crown is way too stiff. I found it impossible to undo while wearing the watch, and I wasn't overly confident I had fully tightened it after setting the time and date. I would be very wary about submersing in water unless I was 100% sure the crown was fully screwed in. All in all, a terrific watch at this price.

Un clásico de la marca que nunca defrauda. Las fotos no le hacen justicia: es una pieza de relojería japonesa que suma diseño, función y valor como inversión por el precio que pagamos. La maquinaria se mecaniza y monta directamente en la fábrica japonesa, circunstancia que muchos Seiko o Citizen de gama alta no pueden alegar. Orient es una de las pocas marcas que no 'externaliza' la producción. Y eso se nota. El acabado de la caja es en negro PVD, pulido brillante en los laterales y cepillado en los planos superiores. La tapa trasera es de acero blanco con el logo de la manta-raya grabado. Automático con una reserva de carga de aprox. 40h, permite la parada del segundero (hack) para ajuste preciso de la hora, presenta calendario completo a las 3 en inglés y español, remonte manual de carga, lumen de muy alta calidad, etc. No es un 'ISO rated' pero con su corona roscada (con el logo grabado y protegida por unos salientes de la caja) y la calidad de la caja permitirá inmersiones con botellas sin problemas, por no hablar de buceo con snorkel, nadar, ducharse, etc. El aro de medición o bezel gira en sentido antihorario y está graduado de 5 en 5 con las decenas en arábigo bien legibles, más marcas en los primeros 15 minutos, todo ello en color plateado sobre negro mate. Lo remata una mini-burbuja a las 12 con lumen inscrita en un trapecio en plata. Su manejo es bastante suave aunque cuesta un poco sujetarlo sin que resbale. El diámetro de lado a lado (sin corona) es de 41mm si mi calibre no me engaña, y la correa es de 22mm. Ni muy pesado ni muy grande, y el grosor justo. No incorpora cristal de zafiro aunque el vidrio mineral parece suficientemente resistente para el día a día. La precisión después de unos meses de uso es mucho más que aceptable, alrededor de +5 sgs/día, algo que cualquier conocedor de las maquinarias de carga automática asume como perfectamente normal. Por no hablar del conjunto de las agujas, los índices, y la esfera en negro mate, que es una maravilla de simplicidad y diseño eficiente. Para alguien como yo que ya no veo bien de cerca es muy legible, quizá el segundero -rematado en una saeta roja y un triangulito de lumen- se pierde un poco si no hay mucha luz ambiente. Personalmente, la correa metálica original (armis tipo oyster en PVD) no me resulta cómoda y quizá es lo peor de la manufactura, así que le puse una de goma con cierre inoxidable. Aunque ya disfutaba de la versión Mako II desde hace unos años, he esperado mucho para sumar esta pieza a mi colección, y lamento no haberlo hecho antes cuando rondaba los 100-120€. En fin, para mí más vale tarde. MUY RECOMENDABLE si te gustan los relojes tipo diver y un clásico muy coleccionable. Salud

Tenía tiempo buscando un reloj automático que no fuera tan costoso, me encontré con este modelo el cual me dejo muy grato sabor de boca, para nada se siente barato, se ve y se siente de muy buena calidad. Le puse una correa café que con el fondo azul luce muy bien. No es muy grande, pero luce muy bien, el tamaño es el adecuado. Lo recomiendo ampliamente. Y por cierto, llego de un día a otro muy bien empacado con todos sus instructivos.

Très belle finition, bonne visibilité dans le noir du cadran et des aiguilles, bracelet un peu trop rigide a mon gout par rapport à d'autres montres ou bracelet compatible, pour de la plongé loisir c'est top

Watch looks so much better in real life. Feels like good quality, keeping good time! Very satisfied!

Ho voluto regalare questo diver a mio figlio quindicenne come "premio" per la sua promozione. Il suo primo "Orologio" con movimento automatico con la O maiuscola. Si sta appassionando al ramo (come già sono appassionato io …ahia) e ci stava girando attorno da un po’ di giorni documentandosi con recensioni e video. Alla fine …sorpresa e l’ho acquistato. Sorvolo sull'effetto "unboxing" perché andiamo fuori tema ma siamo rimasti entrambi di sasso. Bisogna ammettere che solo aprendo la sua scatola/cofanetto l’orologio fa un figurone addirittura inatteso. L’impatto è importante, il contrasto di colori conferisce un aspetto splendido. L'orologio non è minuscolo, ma è di misura molto adatta anche ad un polso relativamente piccolo. In una parola lo definirei "sbalorditivo". Il contrasto tra i colori blu e l'acciaio della cassa e del bracciale è spettacolare e sembra un orologio decisamente più costoso di quel che è. L’ho pagato al momento 165€ e dico che sono soldi spesi bene. Difettucci per chi ha il palato sottile ma visto il prezzo …trascurabili: la chiusura del bracciale ha delle mollette laterali (a me non piace) il bracciale non ha prolunga per la muta la lunetta girevole è scivolosa con mani bagnate la corona è troppo piccola e scivolosa ha un vetro minerale … ed è un peccato perché nell’uso sportivo può capitare di graffiarlo. Se ne fate uso rigorosamente sportivo/impegnativo potrebbe avere qualche limite. Ma è veramente molto molto elegante. Non sfigura affatto se portato anche tutti i giorni per andare in ufficio o in altre situazioni non necessariamente sportive o estreme. Ha un peso discreto che lo fa sentire quando è al polso e si tratta comunque di un orologio dall'aspetto relativamente massiccio curatissimo nei dettagli e di ottima fattura, costruito con grande precisione. Davvero un bell’oggetto che consiglio assolutamente senza remore, maneggiandolo e anche a vista sembra molto più costoso rispetto al prezzo a cui viene offerto. Orologio giunto ben imballato con la sua scatola originale sigillata completamente "pellicolato" e nuovo di pacca con istruzioni e tutto quanto perfetto come atteso. Essendosi trattato di un regalo - molto desiderato dal destinatario - anche l'unboxing, con la bella scatola-cofanetto dotata internamente di cuscinetto bianco e tutte le pellicole sul bracciale, ha avuto un suo perché, ed è stata un’esperienza molto piacevole. Amazon ha consegnato come oramai ci ha abituati con tempistica eccellente.