{"id":739,"date":"2010-02-03T14:22:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T19:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2010-02-03T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T19:22:11","slug":"2er00004d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/?page_id=739","title":{"rendered":"2ER00004D"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is my second Orient watch, and I must say, I am very pleased with it.\u00a0 It very obvious homage to the Rolex 16613, which is probably my favorite Rolex ever made.\u00a0 That being said, the real deal costs as much as a good used car.\u00a0 So, what do you do when you love the look of a watch, but hate the thought of buying a fake?\u00a0 Get an homage from one of the most respected watch makers outside of Switzerland,\u00a0 Orient Japan.<\/p>\n

Now, off to the actual review:<\/p>\n

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The case is solid stainless steel with a solid case back.\u00a0 The edges are crisp, but not scratch you sharp.\u00a0 The sides and bottom are buffed to a perfect mirror finish and the top is brushed.\u00a0\u00a0 The overall workmanship is exceptional for a watch in this price point, around $110-$120. \u00a0 It is not an exceptionally heavy watch and wears easily.<\/p>\n

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The crown is large and easy to grasp.\u00a0 It turns with ease and has a good 5 to 6 threads of engagement on the stem.\u00a0 I am really impressed how well the screw down crown works.\u00a0 It is buttery smooth to screw and unscrew and is probably the smoothest screw down crown I have ever experienced, at any price.\u00a0 The crown is unsigned.<\/p>\n

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The bezel is a 60 click bezel is unidirectional and easy to turn.\u00a0 It clicks precisely to the 1 minute marks.\u00a0 There is very little sloppiness that is often seen of inexpensive pieces.\u00a0 Again, much better than would be expected for this price point.\u00a0 The gold plating is even and matches other parts of the watch.<\/p>\n

The face is a deep blue, with a hint of purple radial sunburst pattern that shifts and changes with lighting.\u00a0 The markers are the classic Submariner style are have luminous paint applied.\u00a0 Under a 10X jeweler\u2019s loupe, the face is flawless with no dust or debris.\u00a0 The luminous paint is evenly applied to each marker, perfectly on center.\u00a0 The gold plating is very consistent over the whole watch, with the markers, hands, bezel, crown, and band all the same yellow gold color.\u00a0 The lume is adequate, but not exceptional, on par with my Seiko 5\u2019s, but not with my true divers.\u00a0 The date wheel has a silver\/champagne look to better match the dial markers.<\/p>\n

The hands are also the classic submariner Mercedes style with even gold plating and lume.\u00a0 The second hand has a large lume pip.\u00a0 It is easy to time with a simple glance.\u00a0 The crystal is mineral glass with a very effective magnifier, which I would guess is 2X.<\/p>\n

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The band is solid stainless steel with gold plating down the center of the links.\u00a0 It is well made, but a little light.\u00a0 There are no squeaks or rattles.\u00a0\u00a0 The clasp is a simple flip over with safety lock.\u00a0 It is stamped with Orient and their two lion logo.\u00a0 There are 6 mirco adjustment holes, so an perfect fit is very easy.\u00a0 I had to remove 3 links for my wrist.\u00a0 I like a small feature, a little rubber retaining sleeve that holds in the spring pin for the micro adjustment holes.\u00a0 This particular spring pin just loves to get away from you on every other watch I own,\u00a0 so, thank you Orient for that little feature.<\/p>\n

The movement is an Orient 21 jewel, ER aka 487 movement.\u00a0 The movement automatically winds quickly and quietly.\u00a0 It sounds like it has a variation of the Magic Lever winding system, but is quieter than Seiko\u2019s implementation.\u00a0 Accuracy is excellent so far, +1 second in 24 hours and +3 seconds in 72 hours!\u00a0 This exceeds COSC specifications, and probably my most accurate mechanical watch so far.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/p>\n

Overall I am very happy with this watch.\u00a0 It has the look I really wanted, feels and looks great on the wrist.\u00a0\u00a0 It is just a little flashy, but it really works.<\/p>\n

Features:
\nCase: 39.5mm diameter, stainless steel, 10ATM water resistance.
\nBack: Stainless Steel, screw down, Orient Hologram sticker.
\nCrystal: Hardlex, flat with 2x cyclops magnifier over date.
\nMovement: Automatic,\u00a0 ER00,487,\u00a0 Orient In house design and manufacture, Japan Made .
\nComplications:\u00a0 Date.
\nOther: Solid, stainless steel bracelet with gold plating, 60 click Unidirectional Rotating Bezel, Screw Down Crown, Luminous Hands and Markers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2ER00004D This is my second Orient watch, and I must say, I am very pleased with it.\u00a0 It very obvious homage to the Rolex 16613, which is probably my favorite Rolex ever made.\u00a0 That being said, the real deal costs as much as a good used car.\u00a0 So, what do \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":366,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/watches.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}