Orient watches

Features

• Stainless steel case
• Genuine leather band
• Skeleton case-back
• Water resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

About Orient: Orient Watch was formally established in July 13th, 1950 in Tokyo. However, the history of Orient Watch really dates back to 1901, when Shogoro Yoshida, the founder of Orient, opened a wholesale watch store in Ueno, Japan. Orient Watch has always focused on mechanical watches, primarily automatic watches with its own in-house automatic movements Orient was once part of the "Big Three" watch companies in Japan along with Citizen and Seiko. In the 70s, when mechanical watch companies faced hardship from the mass introduction of inexpensive quartz watches, Citizen and Seiko took the path of mass producing quartz watches, Orient stuck with what it did best, making mechanical watches. Today, Seiko owns a controlling stake in Orient. Orient, however, continues to make its own mechanical movements. For its quartz models, it uses Seiko's quartz movements. What sets Orient apart from other watch companies is really the fact that Orient has always been focusing on making its mechanical movements better and more reliable. It is unusual today to find a watch company that makes its own movement selling watches at prices offered by Orient. Most of the watch companies that do make in-house movements are big name specialized watch companies such as Patek Philippe whose watches ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. To find a specialized watch company that uses in-house movements selling its watches at prices that are affordable to most people is truly refreshing

Features

• Orient 21 Jewels Self-Winding Automatic Movement, Oscillation Frequency: "21,600 oscillations per hour (6 beats per sec)"
• Stainless Steel Case and Band with Fold Over Deployment Clasp
• Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Gold Tone Hands and Markers
• Case Size: 37mm Diameter, 11 mm Thickness
• Water Resistant - 30M. Screw Down Caseback

About Orient: Orient Watch was formally established in July 13th, 1950 in Tokyo. However, the history of Orient Watch really dates back to 1901, when Shogoro Yoshida, the founder of Orient, opened a wholesale watch store in Ueno, Japan. Orient Watch has always focused on mechanical watches, primarily automatic watches with its own in-house automatic movements Orient was once part of the "Big Three" watch companies in Japan along with Citizen and Seiko. In the 70s, when mechanical watch companies faced hardship from the mass introduction of inexpensive quartz watches, Citizen and Seiko took the path of mass producing quartz watches, Orient stuck with what it did best, making mechanical watches. Today, Seiko owns a controlling stake in Orient. Orient, however, continues to make its own mechanical movements. For its quartz models, it uses Seiko's quartz movements. What sets Orient apart from other watch companies is really the fact that Orient has always been focusing on making its mechanical movements better and more reliable. It is unusual today to find a watch company that makes its own movement selling watches at prices offered by Orient. Most of the watch companies that do make in-house movements are big name specialized watch companies such as Patek Philippe whose watches ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. To find a specialized watch company that uses in-house movements selling its watches at prices that are affordable to most people is truly refreshing

Features

• Orient 21 Jewels Self-Winding Automatic Movement, Oscillation Frequency: "21,600 oscillations per hour (6 beats per sec)"
• Stainless Steel Case and Band with Fold Over Deployment Clasp
• Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Gold Tone Hands and Markers
• Case Size: 26mm Diameter, 10.5mm Thickness
• Water Resistant - 30M. Screw Down Caseback

Features

• Quality Japanese Automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Solid stainless-Steel Bracelet
• Skeleton case-back
• Mineral crystal
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

The reason why this particular line of semi-skeleton stands out is because this watch is Marcus Grönholm-inspired. Marcus Grönholm, former rally car driver, is recognized for his victories in the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. He is known to be a fearless driver that never gets intimidated by the thrill of racing. Likewise, you must not be intimidated by the complex functions of this watch. People find this watch to be special, because it combines the quality of a sporty look with the value of intricate design to create a timepiece that Marcus Grönholm would wear himself.

Some people would look at the dial (face) of this watch and get intimidated by the complex designs and functions. They should, however, be amazed and intrigued by the many features and attributes that this watch has to offer.

You will notice that this semi-skeleton has 7 holes. Within these holes you are able to see the mechanisms that operate watch. One feature of this timepiece that is unique is that this watch has a slide rule. This means that the owner is able to turn the inner bezel (the ring of the watch) so that it could perform such functions as multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, currency conversion, and distance conversion. This can be done by rotating the crown (time-setting piece) located on the 4 o’clock indicator.

Unlike other Orient watches, the time-changing crown for this particular piece is located at the 9 o’clock indicator. Two facts about the crowns that you might find interesting are that they are both screw down (which means they keep water from entering the case), and that they each have the Orient logo.

This semi-skeleton dial has luminescent time indicators as well as hour indicators. This allows for the owner to view the time during the evening. Another interesting feature of this watch is that it is water resistant up to 100 meters.

Located near the 6 o’clock position is the power reserve indicator, which allows for you to measure the stored power in the spring of the watch in units of hours. Since this watch is a mechanical watch, it is powered by the spring of the watch; therefore, the watch will power itself for up to 40 hours when it is being worn.

You will notice that this watch comes with a sapphire crystal. This basically means that the glass used in this watch is equipped with a more scratch- and shatter-resistant material.

If you look at the back of the watch, you will see that it is an exhibition caseback. This allows for you to view the complex mechanics that power this watch. By looking into the caseback glass, you can view the rotor (semi-circular piece that pivots back-and-forth), which is dressed with the official Orient logo stamp on it.

The band comes in either solid stainless steel or genuine leather. For the bands that come in metal, the first two links are tapered followed by untapered links. Another interesting characteristic is that the band has both matte and finished links to provide a two-tone variation to the watch. The metal band also comes with the double-locking deployment clasp that gives added security. For the genuine leather band, the clasp comes in a deployment clasp. Both clasps prevent the watch from coming off unintentionally.

This collection comes in a wide range of looks. For the metal band watches, the dials are in different colors: black, orange, white, and yellow. The leather bands come with different color variations for the leather, the leather stitching, and the dials. The black leather bands have three different variations: black dial with white leather stitching, orange dial with orange leather stitching, and white dial with white leather stitching. The last variation is the blue leather band, which comes in a blue dial and white leather stitching.

Features

• Quality Japanese Automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Solid stainless-Steel Bracelet
• Scratch-Resistant Sapphire crystal
• Skeleton case-back
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Orient Watch was formally established in July 13th, 1950 in Tokyo. However, the history of Orient Watch really dates back to 1901, when Shogoro Yoshida, the founder of Orient, opened a wholesale watch store in Ueno, Japan. Orient Watch has always focused on mechanical watches, primarily automatic watches with its own in-house automatic movements Orient was once part of the "Big Three" watch companies in Japan along with Citizen and Seiko. In the 70s, when mechanical watch companies faced hardship from the mass introduction of inexpensive quartz watches, Citizen and Seiko took the path of mass producing quartz watches, Orient stuck with what it did best, making mechanical watches. Today, Seiko owns a controlling stake in Orient. Orient, however, continues to make its own mechanical movements. For its quartz models, it uses Seiko's quartz movements. What sets Orient apart from other watch companies is really the fact that Orient has always been focusing on making its mechanical movements better and more reliable. It is unusual today to find a watch company that makes its own movement selling watches at prices offered by Orient. Most of the watch companies that do make in-house movements are big name specialized watch companies such as Patek Philippe whose watches ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. To find a specialized watch company that uses in-house movements selling its watches at prices that are affordable to most people is truly refreshing.

Features

• Japan 21 Jewels Self Winding Automatic Movement by Orient
• Stainless Steel Case and Band with Fold Over Clasp
• Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Luminous Hands and Markers
• Diamond Index, Screw Down Caseback, Shock Proof Bearings
• Water Resistant - 50M, Case Size: 25mm Diameter excluding crown, 10mm Thickness

About Orient: Orient Watch was formally established in July 13th, 1950 in Tokyo. However, the history of Orient Watch really dates back to 1901, when Shogoro Yoshida, the founder of Orient, opened a wholesale watch store in Ueno, Japan. Orient Watch has always focused on mechanical watches, primarily automatic watches with its own in-house automatic movements Orient was once part of the "Big Three" watch companies in Japan along with Citizen and Seiko. In the 70s, when mechanical watch companies faced hardship from the mass introduction of inexpensive quartz watches, Citizen and Seiko took the path of mass producing quartz watches, Orient stuck with what it did best, making mechanical watches. Today, Seiko owns a controlling stake in Orient. Orient, however, continues to make its own mechanical movements. For its quartz models, it uses Seiko's quartz movements. What sets Orient apart from other watch companies is really the fact that Orient has always been focusing on making its mechanical movements better and more reliable. It is unusual today to find a watch company that makes its own movement selling watches at prices offered by Orient. Most of the watch companies that do make in-house movements are big name specialized watch companies such as Patek Philippe whose watches ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. To find a specialized watch company that uses in-house movements selling its watches at prices that are affordable to most people is truly refreshing

Features

• Orient 21 Jewels Self-Winding Automatic Movement, Oscillation Frequency: "21,600 oscillations per hour (6 beats per sec)"
• Stainless Steel Case and Band with Fold Over Deployment Clasp
• Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Gold Tone Hands and Markers
• Case Size: 26mm Diameter, 10.5mm Thickness
• Water Resistant - 30M. Screw Down Caseback

About Orient: Orient Watch was formally established in July 13th, 1950 in Tokyo. However, the history of Orient Watch really dates back to 1901, when Shogoro Yoshida, the founder of Orient, opened a wholesale watch store in Ueno, Japan. Orient Watch has always focused on mechanical watches, primarily automatic watches with its own in-house automatic movements Orient was once part of the "Big Three" watch companies in Japan along with Citizen and Seiko. In the 70s, when mechanical watch companies faced hardship from the mass introduction of inexpensive quartz watches, Citizen and Seiko took the path of mass producing quartz watches, Orient stuck with what it did best, making mechanical watches. Today, Seiko owns a controlling stake in Orient. Orient, however, continues to make its own mechanical movements. For its quartz models, it uses Seiko's quartz movements. What sets Orient apart from other watch companies is really the fact that Orient has always been focusing on making its mechanical movements better and more reliable. It is unusual today to find a watch company that makes its own movement selling watches at prices offered by Orient. Most of the watch companies that do make in-house movements are big name specialized watch companies such as Patek Philippe whose watches ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. To find a specialized watch company that uses in-house movements selling its watches at prices that are affordable to most people is truly refreshing

Features

• Orient 21 Jewels Self-Winding Automatic Movement, Oscillation Frequency: "21,600 oscillations per hour (6 beats per sec)"
• Stainless Steel Case and Band with Fold Over Deployment Clasp
• Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Gold Tone Hands and Markers
• Case Size: 37mm Dimaeter, 11 mm Thickness
• Water Resistant - 30M, Screw Down Caseback

This collection represents Orient’s classic design with modern accents. You will notice that the construction of this watch was engineered to combine the classical designs of the past with the modern fashions of the present. The variations of this watch have either bold numerals or bars to indicate the hour of the day. This watch is perfect for business environments as well as a casual setting.

Orient offers such features as the am/pm indicator. There are two ways to adjust the day and am/pm indicators. The first way is to use the push-button located at the 2 o’clock position. The second way is to rotate the second level time indicator on the crown (time-setting knob). You will notice that the crown has two levels. The first level adjusts the date on the 3 o’clock position, while the second level adjusts the hour and minute hands. For every 12 hours that the hand passes the 12 o’clock position, the am/pm indicator will change. In place of the 9 o’clock numeral is a red marker indicator. The marker allows for the owner to know whether or not the time is in am or pm.

This timepiece runs on the power in the spring of the watch. Since this watch is a mechanical, it will power itself as it is being worn.

The links for this watch come tapered. You will also notice that the band comes in either genuine leather or a solid stainless steel band. The links for the metal band come in both matte and finished, which allows for a two-tone shine that complements the rest of the watch. For the metal band variation, the watch comes in a deployment clasp, which prevents the watch from coming off by accident.

There are a total of 9 variations to this watch. 6 of the watches come in a metal band. Within the metal band series, there are 3 watches that have a silver band. The difference between those 3 variations is the color of their dial: black, blue, or white. 2 watches of the metal band come in gold bands with either a black or white dial. The last metal band variation has a silver/gold band with a white dial.

For the leather series, all of the bands come in black. One variation comes in just a black dial. The other two variations have numerals from 11-1 and 5-7 to indicate the hours of the day. They come in either a black or white dial.

Features

• Quality Japanese Automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Genuine leather band
• AM/PM Indicator
• Mineral crystal
• Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

Features

• Stainless steel case
• Genuine leather band
• Water resistant to 165 feet (50 M)