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Not even a shoutout for the king of affordable great watches, Orient? Shame.

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Love Orient. I used to own a Saturation Pro, which is a beast and a marvel of engineering. The Mako and Ray are great, too.

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IтАЩve never seen an Orient in person and have always wondered if theyтАЩre a second class seiko or legit budget brand. Sounds like I should give them a try.

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They *are* a second-class Seiko. But that's not a terribly thing! They still score very high on the bang-per-buck scale.

This is the Orient I used to own:

https://www.chrono24.com/orient/orient-pro-saturation-professional-divers-300m-power-reserve-sel02002b--id17849909.htm#gref

It's a saturation diver that achieves the mark *without* use of a helium escape valve. The sapphire on this must be 4mm thick. The fit and finish are superb.

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ThatтАЩs a beauty. And the crown at 4. Adding to my list of potential new metal bracelet contenders.

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I have a Mako II Pepsi. Really solid watch.

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