Orient Men's 'Mako II' Japanese Automatic Stainless Steel Diving Watch, Diving Watch

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It was built to succeed the oft-revered 46943 movement, which had powered Orient watches reliably for more than 40 years. Ultimately, the new Orient RA-AA0810N19B maintains many of the upgrades of the Orient Kamasu while offering a slightly less traditional design with its unique gradient dial for those looking for a bit of unique flair. The Epson caliber YN56 (see Epson caliber YN55) appears to be essentially an F6922 without the Orient branding, for use in non-Orient watches.

Perfect for those looking for sturdy build quality and a more accurate option with a classic outdoors look. A lot of people tend to get a Mako as their first dive watch because it's incredibly affordable and it packs a lot of punch for the money.I love how the tip of the seconds hand matches with the pepsi bezel, giving the watch just a splash of color that keeps things interesting. I've seen all the new Seiko 5s in the windows of jewelers; they've got all sorts of whacky stuff in there these days, especially with all the extreme collab pieces.

Hacking allows you to pause the second hand completely when pulling out the crown to set the time; allowing for pin-point accuracy. The Orient Mako II with a sapphire crystal is more scratch-resistant than the one with a mineral crystal. What's confusing is that Orient says that the Mako XL is a response to the community's request for a larger Mako watch.At the end of this post, I'll also be comparing this to one of the new Seiko 5 divers and giving it a value rating out of 10, so stick around to see how well it scores. Due to their ISO certification for professional diving, Seiko is the preferred choice among most divers. Seiko may have been present for a long time but Orient has done a great job in disrupting the trend. That sound of “grains of sand poured down the tube” is the normal sound any automatic movement with hand-winding capabilities will make if it has the hand winding feature capability.