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Orient Watches | Home » » Orient #2ER00002D Men's 100M Automatic Diver Watch | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | 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
• Stainless Steel Case and Band, Fold Over Deployment Clasp with Safety Lock Feature
• Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Luminous Hands and Markers
• Uni Directional Turning Bezel, Screw Down Crown and Caseback
• Water Resistant - 100M, Case Size: 39mm Diameter, 12mm Thickness
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| Mineral | | Clasp:
| fold-over-push-button-clasp-with-safety | | Case Diameter:
| 39.5 millimeters | | Case Thickness:
| 12.5 millimeters | | Case Material:
| stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| stainless-steel | | Bezel Material:
| stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| blue | | Movement:
| japanese-automatic | | Calendar:
| Date | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 330 feet |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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49 of 53 found the following review helpful:
My first Orient!Jan 25, 2006
By M. T. Nino
I love Japanese watches, but I have to confess I never heard of Orient watches before. I know Seiko, Citizen, and Casio watches very well.
All of the sudden, I heard Seiko bought into 30% of Orient ownership and my search was on. I discovered Orient was founded as early as 1901, and Orient Watch was formally established in July 13th, 1950 in Tokyo. 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.
Orient Watch is not a name that is known to many in the US besides avid watch enthusiasts because Orient doesn't really market its products in the US. As a matter of fact, it is often difficult to find Orient watches in the US. Most of the time, these watches are imported from elsewhere in the world.
So the first Orient watch to cut my eye was the submariner date-style. It is 100m water resistance and has a 21-jewel automatic movement. For $139, this is an extremely well-built watch, it is not atypical for this watch to offer less than 8 seconds of variation per day. Why people today keep spending $4,000 and $5,000 on submariner style watches just blows my mind.
Nowadays, I'm happy owner of four Orient watches: The 100m Black and Blue Subs, the 200m Sub (I love the quick change botton on this one), and the M-Force Power Reserve, named the Beast among us aficionados and discontinued by the way.
M.T. Nino
Watch Aficionado
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
I love this watch!May 02, 2007
By The Minister of Martinis
The Orient 2ER00002D is a great watch bargain. While Orient is not widely known in the United States, the Japanese watchmaker is half-owned by Seiko. This watch looks and feels almost exactly like a Rolex Submariner (at about 1/20th of the price). This is a great-looking well-made watch, and the picture really does not do it justice. So far it's keeping great time, which can be a problem even with far more expensive self-winding watches. My only quibble has to do with the luminescence (or lack thereof) which seems to last for just a few minutes at a time, but given everything else, that seems a relatively minor complaint. If you're looking for a high-quality, inexpensive Rolex-style dive watch, travel to the Orient!
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Orient Diver's watchNov 29, 2007
By Michael Oswanski
"MO"
I am not a watch collector but purchased the watch for daily use. I am in the health care professions and frequent hand washing is required. The watch is beautiful, keeps great time, stands up to wear and tear very well (I have owned it for three months). The price point is fantastic. If I lose the watch in that I have to remove it frequently I will feel saddened but not deflated and would buy another.
I held this watch next to a colleague's similar Rolex and it was difficult to tell the difference.
I am pleased with this purchase.
Update 3 years later. Still thoroughly enjoy the watch. It looks like new and keeps excellent time. I remain enthusiastic and positive about this purchase.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Solid WatchFeb 14, 2008
By J. harrison
For the money you cannot go wrong. This is a solid watch that holds up well to hard wear. Mine runs a little fast; my sons is spot on with time.
Nice gift box.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A Durable Dive Watch!Feb 20, 2011
By G. Sabio
I chose the Orient blue sub as an everyday wearer/beater. Initially, I felt like the watch was a little too nice looking and formal, but I think once I find a good strap for it, I'll get past that. I'm not scared of taking it out with me anymore and the scratches and dents even add character and personality to my watch, so I'm more comfortable with it now.
After 30 days I am still very happy about my purchase of the Orient 2ER. The watch case feels sturdy and durable, with a nice weight to it. The size of the watch is very close to a standard dress-size men's watch, with only about .5mm less for the width and thickness.
It is a very masculine design, taking after the Rolex Submariner in almost all its aesthetic aspects. However, the very heart of the watch is unique in comparison. This Orient doesn't feel like you're wearing a Rolex and that's mostly a good thing in this case.
Even the sweeping motion of the second hand is not as smooth as a Rolex (as mentioned by other reviews), but it only goes to show the amount of integrity Orient places in their products. They are not trying to "be" anyone else. Rather, through the quality of craftsmanship and just enough attention to detail, economically speaking, they are able to reflect just the same degree of achievement as other reputable brands. This is a watch that isn't afraid to show it isn't the best, but it puts all of its materials and design elements to use for a truly honest-quality timepiece in it's price range.
The watch case (thickness of 13.5mm) as well as the bracelet seemed thin, initially, but it grew on me as I wore it for the first two weeks. The simple, no-fluff bracelet, did it's job and I even started to appreciate its smaller size, thinking it added masculinity because it was understated and did not need the bulk to show off.
The diam. of this case (39.5mm) was physically much smaller than my 47.5mm Casio, but the clear face on this watch made it look much larger than it was on the wrist. Whereas, the face on my Casio was actually much smaller than its case size on the wrist.
The watch's automatic movement, I have had no loss or gain in time in a 24 hour period. It just runs perfectly and I haven't taken it off since checking.
The crown I've heard is larger than the Rolex sub, but I like that it's big enough to handle easily. The shoulders are just as thick as the rest of the case (excluding bezel). It really helps provides me with ease of mind to have shoulders on a big crown like that. The crown is coin-edged, pulls in 3 clicks, with a screw on cap. The stem is just as sturdy feeling as the crown and shoulders -no looseness in the stem movement at all when used in the proper way. The crown is a screw-down with a rubber thread washer, by the feel of it, as an added sealant to water.
The date window is easily read, I've never had a problem reading it. The magnification is strong, but not overly powerful that the numbers are mis-matched in size with the rest of the text. I found the cyclops lens useful and a little dome over the surface of the face doesn't bother me or get in the way.
Also, this watch has been in water almost everyday since I've had it. No problems with water resistance.
One big downside for this watch is that the bezel doesn't completely align with the marker on the dial (by a click). I usually keep it a click back or in-between clicks if I'm not feeling lazy, to accurately line it up with the top, 12 o'clock marker. Looks like aside from the moderate-grade steel bracelet, the bezel is another thing deliberately over-looked to keep costs down and ease production. I have heard it's possible to slide the bezel insert around so that it does align with the clicks, however, I don't know how to do it myself and I don't want to spend money to take it in. It's just not worth me doing it in case it gets damaged. I will live with it as a quirk or factory mishap and let it be. I was disappointed by this issue, since I use my bezel regularly because well, what else can you really play with on a dive watch?
Some other small but notable details for the watch include a break-in period for the stainless steel bracelet: many owners have noticed roughness on the insides of the bracelet along the side edges. This went away for me within the first week of wear. Some people went and sanded it down, but it never hurt or irritated me, so the problem went away on its own.
If you live by the lume on your watches, as I know many do, you should know before buying the luminesscent paint on this watch is practically useless. You will not be able to use it in the dark effectively just by the indoor light alone and even with a flashlight or high led held to it beforehand, it won't last more than 30sec. - 1 minute max by my estimate.
Personally, lume isn't a dig deal for me since I wear my watches facing-in anyway and it isn't normally exposed to any light-source in the day. So, unless the watch comes with an Indiglo or electro powered light source, I wouldn't consider this a big deal. Otherwise, I think of lume paint on watches as second-hand, "added" features anyway. I do like a good lume, because it looks cool and is handy if practical, but this doesn't bother me, since the watch is a very classic, more formal styled watch, where lume paint might not be as important.
That's it, hope I've been helpful to you. Thanks for reading! I rate this watch 5 by 5 stars because of the final quality of the watch, the perfect movement, and its overall durability in the amount of time I've had it.
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