Every Orient Dive Watch Explained

Today I will take a few minutes of your time to give you an Orient diver lesson, starting way back from the Orient Mako/Ray watches, all the way up to the Triton/Neptune. It is a quite a lineage, and they offer something for everyone.

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[KingPantocrator]

Orient, the most honest and criminally underrated brand out there. great video Marc . Thanks

[victorshikhman]

All the Orient dials are very subtle. Under many circumstances, unless the light its hitting them right, they look almost black. And even when the light is hitting the dial, it usually just shows the color in a sunburst diagonal across the dial. The only time the entire watch dial pops is under almost direct sunlight, or jewelry store lighting, if you know what I mean. This is something to note, because most watch reviewers use bright, 2+ source lighting that really provides a lot of illumination and makes the colors seem more vivid than they really are in real life. It's not a negative, per se, just something to note. The flipside of this is that in real world conditions, the back is usually so dark that the polished edge indices on Orients pop like crazy, and create a ton of contrast, making them very readable watches from far away. I would even say these are some of the most easily readable watches I've ever seen.

[jojobinks]

Bought my Blue Mako II 3 years ago second hand for $90. It has been beaten up at work, swimming, diving, and actually lost it while cliff jumping once and was able to find it. It still keeps great time!

[amoledzeppelin]

No confusion here: when Epson fully took over Orient Watch Co., they started putting the word EPSON on the casebacks, fully ditched applied logos (I mean not the emblem but the text itself) and... changed the model numbering from (F|S|...)[model] to [RA/RN/RE/RK]-[model] scheme, where RA means non-Star made outside of Japan, RN means non-Star fully made in Japan, RE means a Star made outside of Japan, and RK means a Star fully made in Japan. That's why, for instance, older Tristars made outside Japan start with FAB, and newer ones start with RA-AB. Same for divers: older FAA/SAA vs. RA-AA for non-JDM and RN-AA for JDM.

[grahamyoung]

I have two Kamasu's, the burgundy and black/gilt versions. Love them both. The only downsides are the bracelets and pressed clasps, as well as the very small crown. I swapped out the bracelet on the burgundy for the jubilee which you sell Mark, and replaced the awful rubber strap on the black for a much nicer sailcloth one. Awesome watches, fantastic value-for-money.

[nacvam]

My first mec auto whatch was the rayII in blue. still have it, still works flawlessly and i still use it and love it.

[bogrot]

Wearing my Ray Raven II as I watch this. I love my Orient Divers. The Triton I ordered from LIW several years ago is still in beautiful shape as well

[Vetava]

So, I'm looking for dive watches for about a week and I'm almost sure I'd like to go for Orient. And today I'm thinking "I wonder if Marc has some input about Orient", and here it is 😂 thank you so much

[timetowatch_francois]

These watches are a classic. Never out of style.
Love 'em! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[KARC]

M Force are certified divers and at least one other I believe which the name escapes me at this moment.
The one Orient I obtained as a gift after talking about how I liked its looks with wife (she's a keeper) was the "Root Beer" limited series they had. For a "cheap" automatic watch it's running 9-10+ seconds (measured over a period of one month) a day. Couldn't be more happier with it except one thing - wish it had ar coating on sapphire. Besides that I love it on original leather or the rubber strap I picked up.

[luked]

I've had my JDM burgendy Kamasu for 3 years and I love it, keeps between 0 and +2 a day.

I feel much better now I can get replacement movements and stems, you can buy the F6922 as the S.epson YN56A,
The YN55A is just the date version.
They are much better than the nh35/36, the size dails and hands are interchangeable.
The YN55/6A are made in Japan in the orient factory but they are made for other manufacturers so have different rotor engraving so now you don't have to worry about servicing the movement, you can change it out and it costs less than a Nh35 movement.

If your bezel click spring ever breaks the SKX 120 click spring works just fine.

I recommend putting a drop of silicone oil in the bezel gap every now and then and a light coat on the crown threads and stem.

Also changing the orings every few years.

In my opinion Orient is the only big brand name that's worth the money.

The JDM models are better but not a whole lot, for me the kanji days just make it look great.

I don't mind the stock bracelet it's not that bad.

I wish orient would make 28, 800bph movements and GMT movements.

[tomok]

I was confused. Now you clarified all the models. The best video I have found! Well done!

[aidanb]

I have a JDM version of the sea-green "vintage Kamasu" AA08 with English and Kanji days, and it's a fantastic watch, especially with a Strapcode Super-J (or another Strapcode if you prefer).

[leonardohunter]

I love the orient watches, I have the orange ray II and so happy. Thanks for the video Marc. greetings from Chile 🇨🇱, south of the world 🖖.

[jsimons]

My son bought me an Orient King Diver from Long Island Watch for Christmas. Its a watch that I had not considered and is very interesting and, of course, I love wearing it, especially, since he gave it to me. I have an inadvertent Orient watch collection growing and really appreciate the brand. I really feel like I'm wearing a quality watch with Orient and its certainly a great value brand.

[niksoncutts]

I got the Kamasu in green, fantastic watch. The green is really interesting, it's not like a pure green, but this super dark green that only really looks "green" when you get it under lighting. The crown for it is really tiny and hurts my fingers to operate, and I'm never quite sure if I've screwed it down all the way, but honestly that's the only weakness I've found with the watch so far on a day to day basis.

[hdsempro]

I have that exact Kamasu model (the maroon one) on my wrist right now. Got it for 180 bucks, absolutely beautiful everyday watch!

[air]

Bought my first Orient Ray with black face & bezel back in 2015. Was so impressed with it, I bought another as a back-up. So nice not to have to mess with batteries or winding. Illumination--for my 74 year old eyes--is really, really good, even after hours in the dark. Have received many compliments. Best of all, for a watch like this, after 7 years of daily wear, accidental dunking and dropping, striking something hard, all for under $200, it is still working like a champ. And looks new!

[leocastro]

I LOVE my red Kamasu. Awesome watch! great video.

[raulromero]

First Orient diver I ever purchased was the Kanno, still the best looking diver from Orient to me just wish it came with a sapphire crystal