Orient released a classic style automatic watch in the international market recently. Being a fan of these watches, I had to get one to add to my small collection of classic style watches.
The Orient ER24005W is powered by an automatic movement that does not hack nor handwind. The classic design of the watch reminds of the Orient 60th Anniversary commemorative watch as shown below.
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Orient sponsored Subaru Tecnica International Inc (STI) in the 2011 Nürburgring 24-hour race that took place in June 2011. This is the third consecutive year in which Orient collaborated with STI in this event. The 2011 Orient X STI commemorative watches will consist of a quartz chrono and a recently announced M-Force model.
Here, I will take a look at the quartz chronograph model, the first Orient X STI model that uses a quartz movement.
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I managed to dig out an Orient Star catalog that was kept somewhere in the house for years. From the back of the catalog, I can see that it was printed in November 2003. This catalog shows the Orient Star Royal and Orient Star models.
I believe Orient Star Royal was renamed as Royal Orient in latter years.
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I added a SBBN017 to my collection recently. I normally buy automatic watches but the Seiko Tuna Cans are very hard to resist. One thing about quartz watches is that they are very convenient to use. Unlike automatic watches, I don’t have to set the time on quartz watches when I want to wear them.
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Seiko released the regular models of the 4R36 diver here in Singapore. Model numbers are SRP227K, SRP229K and SRP231K.
More info can be found in my original post here:
https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/seiko-4r36-limited-edition-divers-srp233k-srp234k-and-srp236k/
Here are some shots of the SRP231K.
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This time round, I handled a new Orient Stylish and Smart model. This model is the second one in the series which is targeted at the younger crowd. The watch features a rotating disk that replaces the traditional hour hand.
Here’s a quick look.
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Seiko released three limited edition divers that feature plastic case guard and tuna style hour and minute hands. They are the first set of divers that uses the 4R (4R36 in this case) movement. Each variant is limited to 1300 pieces.
Instead of the traditional black, blue and orange dial with stainless steel case, each of these divers has a different colour combination. Let’s take a look at them.
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The watches that are featured on this blog are usually automatic watches and occasionally, I do post some battery operated quartz watches. This time round, I handled a very nice Solar powered chronograph diver made by Seiko and would like to share with you. The model number is SSC017P.
There are several colour variants and this one I handled comes with black dial with blue/black bezel combination.
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This limited edition Seiko Presage is a gift that Thong Sia Group presented to its dealers during the Christmas season. This is not a newly designed watch but a SSA011J with a custom caseback.
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