Orient Star isn't really in the category of "I won't buy it because it has less brand values..."... It has been producing analog watches longer than Grand Seiko (much longer...in fact Grand Seiko as a brand itself has been around much shorter and only has been popular in the West especially in the US in recent years...) And Orient Star watches are actually produced by Epson, a main stream manufacturer (look it up it is a huge mainstream manufacturer of many high tech devices including printers). It is actually the same scale as Casio in terms of scale, which is a main affordable brand of digital watches in Japan but for analog watches (of course Casio is known as a much more affordable brand than Orient Star). Orient Star is much more affordable than Grand Seiko for comparison. Grand Seiko in Japan (I live in Japan) ranges up to $15-20,000+ even and much more expensive than Orient Star. Average affordable Grand Seiko is $5000+ for men's watches, while Orient Star is much cheaper. Their slogans are also different. Grand Seiko focuses primarily on luxury and high end (some of their watches are much more expensive than Rolex...), while Orient Star focuses to produce watches that no one else other than them can make. They both are craftsman watches and all produced in Japan (none of it is made in or assembled in China, and the supply chains are all in Japan).
Such a nice looking wooking. Orient also had their strange Monbijou line in the 90s/2000s, which had a lot of variations with skeleton dials. There was also their (Royal) Orient (Star) watches with the Peseux 7001 movement.
Orient is a strange company. I mean, they definitely have the skill and expertise to be able to make watches that rival Grand Seikos. But the way they class and design their watches is strange. It seems like their better watch designs are in the Orient line. While their strange designs are in the Orient Star line. They would be killing it, if they made a Bambino with the finishing of an Orient Star. I don't like any of the Orient Star dress watches. Most of them either have skeleton design, or have busy dials with the power reserve indicator, or a hole in the dial so you can see the movement. When I look for dress watches, I prefer simple and clean dials, with very little clutter or text. That way I know the design will be timeless and look good 10 years from now.
I have lije 3 watches from Orient Star as you describe, the OS Classic is amazing and so classy, the OS Basic date is so close to grand seiko in design and even with zaratsu finishing, it shines like a diamond, and the OS StandarD Date has a stunning dial very similar to an Aqua Terra, is one of my favorites, so simple and elegant, none of those has open heart, much text or even a román numeral
They decided to do newer "futuristic" designs through Orient Star, and the regular Orient line is about reviving the heritage designs. Before that decision, Orient Star had a few offerings with a simpler layout. They've continued on with the Classic and Elegant Classic, both with updated movements, but there are some other discontinued models that would still sell well today. EDIT- Sadly, it appears the Classic and Elegant Classic are now discontinued. I know they probably didn't sell well enough, but still, they were some of the best designs OS had as of late.
The lack of a rotor is perfect on a skeleton watch. I understand skeletons aren't for everyone, but I say this is the one to get especially if found under 1k.
I was very interested in the second generation of the Orient Star retrograde calendar, but in the end I passed it up for other watches. I think that, like you, I felt that something was missing from Orient to finish convincing me, I don't know what
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Such a shame this gorgeous watch falls into the "i wont buy it because the brand is not recognizable"
Bruh, what matters is if you like it.
sheep mindset
Orient Star isn't really in the category of "I won't buy it because it has less brand values..."... It has been producing analog watches longer than Grand Seiko (much longer...in fact Grand Seiko as a brand itself has been around much shorter and only has been popular in the West especially in the US in recent years...) And Orient Star watches are actually produced by Epson, a main stream manufacturer (look it up it is a huge mainstream manufacturer of many high tech devices including printers). It is actually the same scale as Casio in terms of scale, which is a main affordable brand of digital watches in Japan but for analog watches (of course Casio is known as a much more affordable brand than Orient Star). Orient Star is much more affordable than Grand Seiko for comparison. Grand Seiko in Japan (I live in Japan) ranges up to $15-20,000+ even and much more expensive than Orient Star. Average affordable Grand Seiko is $5000+ for men's watches, while Orient Star is much cheaper. Their slogans are also different. Grand Seiko focuses primarily on luxury and high end (some of their watches are much more expensive than Rolex...), while Orient Star focuses to produce watches that no one else other than them can make. They both are craftsman watches and all produced in Japan (none of it is made in or assembled in China, and the supply chains are all in Japan).
just to round this up... the company is "Seiko Epson"... Seiko and Epson fusioned in 1985 already.
Such a nice looking wooking. Orient also had their strange Monbijou line in the 90s/2000s, which had a lot of variations with skeleton dials. There was also their (Royal) Orient (Star) watches with the Peseux 7001 movement.
Orient is a strange company. I mean, they definitely have the skill and expertise to be able to make watches that rival Grand Seikos. But the way they class and design their watches is strange. It seems like their better watch designs are in the Orient line. While their strange designs are in the Orient Star line. They would be killing it, if they made a Bambino with the finishing of an Orient Star. I don't like any of the Orient Star dress watches. Most of them either have skeleton design, or have busy dials with the power reserve indicator, or a hole in the dial so you can see the movement. When I look for dress watches, I prefer simple and clean dials, with very little clutter or text. That way I know the design will be timeless and look good 10 years from now.
I have lije 3 watches from Orient Star as you describe, the OS Classic is amazing and so classy, the OS Basic date is so close to grand seiko in design and even with zaratsu finishing, it shines like a diamond, and the OS StandarD Date has a stunning dial very similar to an Aqua Terra, is one of my favorites, so simple and elegant, none of those has open heart, much text or even a román numeral
They decided to do newer "futuristic" designs through Orient Star, and the regular Orient line is about reviving the heritage designs.
Before that decision, Orient Star had a few offerings with a simpler layout. They've continued on with the Classic and Elegant Classic, both with updated movements, but there are some other discontinued models that would still sell well today.
EDIT- Sadly, it appears the Classic and Elegant Classic are now discontinued. I know they probably didn't sell well enough, but still, they were some of the best designs OS had as of late.
The lack of a rotor is perfect on a skeleton watch. I understand skeletons aren't for everyone, but I say this is the one to get especially if found under 1k.
Totally agreed.
I was very interested in the second generation of the Orient Star retrograde calendar, but in the end I passed it up for other watches.
I think that, like you, I felt that something was missing from Orient to finish convincing me, I don't know what
Did you buy it or on loan??
Like it .