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Horological Meandering

A couple of shots of the M42 Diver19641st Edition from Orient (Seiko's oft forgotten sister brand)

 

I'm enjoying this M42s vintage style (with admittedly, Omega Seamaster 300-esque homage hands), wearable size (41mm) and a sufficient power reserve of ca. 50 hours.

Lume on the hands and markers is quick to brightness, and winding on the wrist is surprisingly efficient.  Unlike a lot of automatics that have a hard time just maintaining their initial states of wind, the power reserve increases quickly on the wrist with this piece, without supplemental hand winding, as indicated by the indicator at 12.  

I'm not going to test the watch's 200m WR from my desk any time soon, but it's nice to know that the case is robust enough for that rating.

The dial has a pleasing blue/dark gray gradation, with the hues lightening towards the center.  

Overall, a nice casual, affordable piece that won't stress your wallet. 😀






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Thanks, Arronax, it's a fun and worry free peice.

 
By: pkonos : June 7th, 2026-10:44
They were sold out for awhile, but appear to be trickling back into shops.

Looks really nice 👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻

 
By: KMII : June 7th, 2026-09:37
Am I correct in assuming that OrientStar is a separate brand from Orient?

Much appreciated, KMII 😀🙏

 
By: pkonos : June 7th, 2026-10:44
Orient Star is Orient's premium line and is exclusively made in Japan. Other "Orient" models are manufactured both in Japan and overseas locations.

Thanks for clarifying this 👍🏻🙏🏻

 
By: KMII : June 7th, 2026-11:13
They are not widely sold elsewhere (or at least I rarely come across them) 😊

My pleasure, KMII. Just a few additional gratuitous points of information, just in case you might be interested...

 
By: pkonos : June 7th, 2026-12:22
According to the Orient representatives that I spoke with, Orient and Seiko operate independently, though they are both part of the Seiko Group. The 2 reps were very proud of this operational independence and of Orient's own in-house movements, and they b...