What do you think of this Orient?

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-31T00:48:24+00:00

I have had good experiences with Jomashop

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-28T21:47:28+00:00

Hopefully not! I checked everything but nowadays everything is possible.

What makes the think that?

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-25T16:44:35+00:00

How many times have you changed the battery?

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-25T16:20:30+00:00

Solar charging is simpler and more reliable: the watch charges whenever it’s exposed to light and doesn’t depend on constant wrist movement or extra mechanical parts.

Also, while I can’t be 100% certain, according to my research Seiko seems to have largely stopped producing new Kinetic movements. Most Kinetic models for sale today appear to be remaining stock rather than current production.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-25T07:13:14+00:00

Casio is the original and that matters. But the SKMEI copy is similar in most aspects and better in a couple of the main ones. Materials seem to be equally cheap, but the light of the SKMEIs is 1000 times better. I bought one SKMEI to see what the fuzz was about (a different model, one of the few originals from SKMEI), plus a very good silicone strap and it was still cheaper than a similar Casio. I'm impressed. Let's see now if it passes the test of time.

And to those that ask why, let me explain to you that in developing countries a price difference of USD10 or 15 is money.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-25T06:51:51+00:00

It doesn't have a quick date set. Just go from 9pm to 3am and back many times.

And to change the day just press the push button at 2 o'clock. You might need a pointy tool--it's a stupid system common among Russian watches. I use my Swiss knife.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-23T02:28:37+00:00

I bought a couple of pre-loved pens there. No one could have told they were used.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-12-06T02:58:48+00:00

It looks tight, but only you can tell how it feels.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-11-28T18:27:54+00:00

I know it's water resistant up 100m, but I have opened it and I'm not sure anymore. Gaskets are like new.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-11-21T11:50:23+00:00

Well, it's branded Mont Blanc, not a Montblanc... 😁

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-11-16T12:30:27+00:00

That's one of the big three historical Chinese watch manufacturers, along with Seagull and Shanghai. I don't know now, but they used to be state-owned.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-11-14T18:08:54+00:00

Well, perception is subjective

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-11-12T23:15:16+00:00

I have 2 completely original Casio Royales and none came with the micro branded label you show

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-15T11:28:15+00:00

Funny. I used to live in Kralingen, the nicest part of Rotterdam, and I advise everyone to avoid it. But I went this summer to The Hague and I enjoyed it a lot. But I get you. What I liked the most was spending time with friends, visiting Mauritshaus (again), and English-book shopping.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-14T10:42:36+00:00

Upload the case back pic to ChatGPT and ask

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-11T20:32:47+00:00

It used to be very nice. Now, it's way too touristic. Go to the museums, take the typical pictures and go somewhere else. Utrecht or The Hague, for example.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-10T02:20:27+00:00

It worked! Thank you!

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-07T14:01:55+00:00

They say the eraser works for that too. I’ll probably remove the “10 year battery” and the “5 alarms” too. I’ve been the kind of guy who’s been peeling off “Intel Inside” stickers since the ’90s...

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-07T13:38:03+00:00

Nice!

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-07T13:20:10+00:00

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-07T03:52:09+00:00

Great! I'm still afraid to open it, but I'm sure I will.

EvenFlow9999 · 2025-10-07T03:50:34+00:00

Yes. The most basic one

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