This time round, I had the opportunity to handle another Orient Star that was released in the international market and that is the Retrograde model, DE00002B.
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Orient Star GMT – DJ00001B
Orient launched three of its Orient Star models in the international market recently. The three models come with GMT, Retrograde and Open Heart features respectively.
In this post, I shall take a look at the GMT model, DJ00001B.
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The Orient Star 200 and 300 Metre Divers (Repost)
I saw a black dial Orient 300m diver in the wild today. Saw it when I was queuing up to pay for groceries at the supermarket (NTUC Tanjong Pagar around 7:15pm.). The guy in front of me was wearing the Orient 300m diver on rubber strap.
Earlier today, I was at Big Time and there was a guy who wanted to know the physical differences between the Orient 300m diver and the 200m version (Revolver). I did a post on this topic on my Windows Live Space and it was retrieved to show the customer.
Below is a reproduction of the old post. I have been meaning to archive it here.
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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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