This time round I had the opportunity to handle a rose gold dress watch made by Orient. This is an international model that comes in several variants including rose gold, stainless steel and all black case.
Here’s a photo review.
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Orient M-force Diver EL03002M – Part II
In this post, I will do a size comparison of the Orient M-force with its big brother, the Orient 300m diver (non-hack/handwind model). Let’s start off with the side-by-side comparison shot above.
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Orient M-Force 200m Diver – EL03002M
The Orient M-Force diver finally hit the Singapore market and I had the opportunity to handle them this weekend.
This is a 200m diver’s watch that is ISO compliant and comes with features like hack and handwind movement, sapphire crystal and power reserve. The watch comes in three colour variants namely black (EL03001B), blue (EL03001D) and orange which is featured in this post.
Here’s a quick look at the watch.
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Orient GMT with hack and handwind – DJ02003W
The Orient GMT finally reach our market here in Singapore and I had the opportunity to handle this white dial model the moment it was taken out of the shipping carton.
This is an international model with hack and handwind as well as a GMT hand that can be set independently. Let’s take a look.
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Orient EJ02003W – International model with hack and handwind
Here’s a new Orient Power Reserve model that was released in 2011. Orient is known for their power reserve feature and offers it in a wide range of their product lines including Royal Orient, Orient Star, divers and other sports watches.
This model I am looking at in this post is an international model. Below are two previous power reserve models that I have looked at.
https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/orient-classic-automatic-cfdoe003w/
https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/watch-handling-orient-cfd0f002b/
Orient made an improvement in the new model by offering hack and handwind features that most people would love to have in their watches. Let’s take a look.
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Orient X STI 2010 Limited Edition II – SFD0H001B
This time round, I had the opportunity to handle yet another Orient X STI limited edition watch. This model is the second limited edition for the 2010 Nürburgring 24-hour Race. On their website, this watch is referred to as “Orient X SRI 2010 Limited Edition II” but within the Orient network, it is called “Orient X STI Stage II”.
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Orient 60th Anniversary Quartz Model – SUND4002W
Orient celebrated its 60th Anniversary this year. Besides the 60th Anniversary handwind models, there was also a pair of quartz ‘Swimmer’ models released in the Thailand to commemorate the event.
The Orient Swimmer is a basic quartz watch that features 100m water resistance and a screw in crown. This product line is sold in the Japanese market but the Thai Orient distributor made arrangement to produce a 60th anniversary model for the Thailand market. Like the handwind models, the commemorative Swimmer model has the “Orient 60th Anniversary” printed on its dial in cursive font.
Here’s a photo review.
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Orient GMT International Model – FFE06001B
I finally got the opportunity to handle the new Orient GMT. This is an international model that was released in four colour variants. The specimen that I have here is the black dialed variant – model# FFE06001B.
Let’s take a look.
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Orient CEM6V001B – Close Cousin of the Orient Star SOMES
Fans of JDM Orient watches are probably familiar with the Orient SOMES by now. It is nicknamed “Orient SOMES” because the leather strap was made by SOMES, a Japanese horse riding equipment manufacturer.
Recently, my local Orient distributor brought the lesser known cousin of the Orient SOMES into the local market. I’ve got a specimen here so let me post some pictures of it and perhaps owners of the Orient SOMES can tell me how similar the two watches are.
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