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February 28, 2010

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Orient 300m CFD0C001B and Seiko 200m SBDC001

Seiko SBDC001 and Orient CFD0C001B

The Orient 300m diver is often compared to the Seiko 200m SBDC001 (aka Sumo) because both watches have similar case diameter and are of similar style. The Orient has a list price of JPY150,000 in Japan while the Sumo is only JPY60,000 (both prices exclude tax).

For a real life divers, there is no comparison. The Orient 300m is a professional diver that is designed to handle saturation diving while the Sumo is only good for scuba diving.

For the rest of us, we compare their physical attributes to decide which one we prefer. If you are choosing between the Orient and Seiko, here is a quick comparison for your reference.

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January 23, 2010

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Quick look at Orient EER1R003B0

EER1R003B0

Orient has added another classic style model to its international collection. The watch together with the CER1P004B0 that I handled previously are two of those mid range models that you will not find on their website. After handling these two watches and a couple of others that I have posted previously, I get the impression that Orient is bringing up the quality of its watches across the board.

Now let me take a quick look this watch.

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January 1, 2010

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Orient CER1P004B0 – Another homage watch

Besides the Orient Sub, there is another Orient model that pays homage to the classic Rolex design and that is the CER1P004B0. This watch looks like the Rolex Datejust although the level of similarity is not as close as its Sandoz, Titoni and Bulova counterparts.

Below is a side-by-side shot of the Rolex and Orient.
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December 6, 2009

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Orient Sub – CER00008D0 and 2ER00002D0

Left: 2ER00002D0, right: CER00008D0

This time round I had the opportunity to handle a pair of Orient Subs shown in the picture above. The watch on the left is the older model (2ER00002D0) and has been released for quite some time. The watch on the right is a newer model that is installed with Sapphire crystal. Its model number CER00008D0.
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November 14, 2009

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Orient Multi-year Calendar – CEU07005WX

Multi-year calendar watch puts any month’s calendar on the watch and gives you instant answers to questions like “what is the date for next Friday?”, “what day does my birthday falls on?”. This is definitely a very practical function that a watch can offer besides telling time.

This time round, I had the opportunity to handle a multi-year calendar watch from Orient. Orient has been making these multi-year calendar watches for many years and they can be considered one of Orient’s signature pieces.

This piece that I handled is a recent model that comes with slide rule feature. Model number is CEU07005WX.

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November 7, 2009

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Orient Dual Time – CDH00001B

CDH00001B

If you are looking for affordable mechanical watches with added features like world time, slide rule, power reserve, open heart, sub second, etc, you should look no further than Orient.

Orient is known for incorporating these features into their watches and this time round, I had the opportunity to handle an Orient with dual time and slide rule features. The watch is called the Orient Dual Time and the model number CDH00001B.

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August 22, 2009

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Orient Classic Automatic CFD0E003W

Orient has a number of nice classic automatic models that they offer in Japan. They are known to collectors as Japan domestic models (JDM) and are made in Japan with very good quality.

Besides the JDM’s, Orient offers a wide selection of watches in the international market and some of them are pretty well made and certainly worth looking at.

CFD0E003W

This time round I had the opportunity to handle a recent Classic Automatic in the international lineup, the model number is CFD0E003W (shown above).

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July 24, 2009

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Orient AM/PM indicator watch – CFN01002EH

This time round I had the opportunity to handle an affordable piece of Orient AM/PM indicator watch. The size and shape of watch is very similar to a standard Seiko 5 dress watch except it has an arc shaped day window with AM and PM indicator in it.

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June 5, 2009

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Watch Handling – Orient Open Heart CFH01001D0

This time round I take a look at an open heart watch by Orient. This watch is a recent international model that has garnered some interest among Orient fans on the Internet.

The watch is powered by the Orient 46S50 movement which features power reserve at 12, second hand sub-dial at 6 and open heart display at 9. There is no day/date feature in this movement so setting the time is very straightforward because you need not care about the AM and PM.

This movement is also used in the Retro Future Air Plane model as well as some JDM Orient Star models such as the WZ0011FH.

Model# CFH01001D0

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