Archive for the 'Orient' Category

Orient’s Power Reserve Design

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Many Japanese watch enthusiasts are familiar with the signature Orient Company Ltd. watch design that features a power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock. Did you know Seiko actually used it first? Orient Japan produced many models featuring this dial layout in the past decade, so many that it’s almost a signature style. An example […]

Musings on Yellow

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

The new Orient Star divers seem to be creating a buzz on some of the forums the last few weeks. They are already being compared favorably to some other more expensive high-end designs. Since it seems to be such a “hot” watch right now, I thought it would be fun to look at […]