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Orient Dive Watches. The Tiers Of Orient

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Orient Dive Watches. The Tiers Of Orient

4 watches · 19:43 · 2022-12-29 · 1,579 views

The tiers of Orient: from a GBP 100 Ray II to the Saturation Diver, one of the best watches in the history of mankind

Tonight we have some tall cans and some Orient shooters: the full tier system of the Orient dive watch hierarchy, from the entry-level Ray II through the Kamasu and the Triton up to the top tier, the Saturation Diver.

Big thanks to my good friend Mr Jun for lending me three of these. Fair warning, bros: I got quite drunk making this, so it's a rehearsed, pissed-up video, but every one of these gets a wrist shot and a lume shot at the end.

The verdict

Each step up the tiers is worth it. If you're shopping at entry level, spend a bit more and buy the Kamasu over the Ray II because it's just better; the Triton is a brilliant timepiece I love; and the Saturation Diver is one of the best watches ever released. In the lume shot, as everyone knew it would, the OSD is king.

The line-up

1

Orient Ray II

7/10 · For the beeeech

About GBP 100 for a fully in-house 200m diver: lovely case, applied indices, generous lume, but a pathetic thin crown, a stiff bezel the case overhangs and a jingly-jangly bracelet with hollow end links.

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2

Orient Kamasu

8/10 · For the beeeech

About GBP 150 more for the same case with slightly better bevelling, a nicer bezel that's easy to grip and a shimmering emerald sunburst dial; same tiny crown and the same rubbish clasp.

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3

Orient Triton

8/10 · For the beeeech

A cut above the other two, the baby OSD: a bezel on a different level altogether, a power reserve indicator, a thicker crown that's easy to use, and brilliant for GBP 300 to 400.

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4

Orient Saturation Diver Professional 300m (OSD)

9/10 · Beyond thunderdome

The top tier, out of production and now around GBP 1,500: a bulbous monolith with the Marinemaster 300's titanium clasp, the Gen 2 is my favourite, and anyone with a wrist under seven inches need not apply.

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In his words

"It's about 1/50th of the price, but it does compare favourably."

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"If you were in the market for an entry level, spend a bit more, buy this one."

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"It's just as if butter had been heated under the grill and slathered on the toast."

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"One of the best watches ever released in the history of mankind."

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