Seiko, Citizen, Orient and others of Asian origin

[exarkun]

Common guys where are all Seiko, Citizen, Orients and others of Asian origin watches. We know them since we were young and owned them before as a daily beater.
Seiko watches use in-house movement. Alba too uses Seiko movement. While Citizen watches uses Miyota movement.
I still have a SKX007J diver as a beater and a 4205 midsize diver.

[keltzar]

I saw a seiko Premier line chrono the other day... it was S$1500.

Also saw a re-sale Grand seiko at JWWatch. It was S$5500.

Good seikos are not cheap!

[ohlins]

cheap seiko oso good leh............haha



i saw that gs at jw also.........looks nice but coming back to the point 5500 buy seiko.....hmm....maybe next time....

[exarkun]

I saw a seiko Premier line chrono the other day... it was S$1500.

Also saw a re-sale Grand seiko at JWWatch. It was S$5500.

Good seikos are not cheap!

That Grand Seiko is not the only on top line. Still there is Seiko Credor and Galante.

[exarkun]

cheap seiko oso good leh............haha

i saw that gs at jw also.........looks nice but coming back to the point 5500 buy seiko.....hmm....maybe next time....

I went there too. Try my luck to get the vintage Omega Seamaster 120m (unfortunately on hold for someone). Saw the GS GMT. Solid quality but for $5.5k huh no thanks.

[louisoh]

alamak... got sale u guys nvr post in the 'lobang' thread...

[keltzar]

...ok, lobang.

there was a very reasonably priced oysterquartz 17013 for $2.7k ...
any of you interested?

[triton]

i got a citizen aqualand. consider bo?

[keltzar]

I went back recently. That 2.75k oysterquartz is gone. The only one there now is $3.35k !!

I recently got a used Invicta 8926c as a beater. Great watch for the price... paid S$120 used. And it has a glass back that no rolex subbies do.

I would buy a seiko ... but I find them too deviated from the subbies!

[louisoh]

I have a seiko... forgot wat model...lol.. tonite then i go hm n check

[pet]

casio also common. dunno abt now, but common in army thn.

[louisoh]

i once had a baby G... back then when it was 'IN' .... nw i can't find it.. dunno throw where ...

[triton]

also got 2 gshock.

one is backlight can see dolphin. another is manta ray or whale one.

[feudallordcult]

hi folks, anyone bought an orient star before? looks pretty good but at $1260, think there are better watches out there rite?

[feudallordcult]

Company History (ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD.)
1950 ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD. (under the name of Tama Instruments Co., Ltd.) was established and started operation.
1951 Tama Instruments Co., Ltd. was renamed ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD.
1955 First export contract of the watches to China was concluded.
1958 Contract to export watches to Iran was concluded.
1959 Annual Export contracts for big amount to USA and Canada was concluded.
1960’s-70’s Overseas sales and service network was expanded to over 70 countries worldwide.
1986 Akita Orient Seimitsu Co., Ltd. was established in Akita prefecture, Japan
2001 SEIKO EPSON CORP. became 52% share holder of ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD.
2003 Orient Technical Center, specialized for creation and preservation of mechanical
watch technologies, was established in Akita prefecture, Japan.

Merchandising Topics
1951 First “Orient Star” brand watch was launched.
1967 Ultra-slim automatic watches, “ORIENT Finess” collection using Cal. 3900 (thickness: 3.90mm) was launched.
1970 “ORIENT TENBEAT” using 10-beat automatic movement Cal. 9980 was launched.
1971 Reliable automatic base movement Cal. 46940 was developed, which has been improved and modified, and now is produced as Cal. 46 series (46943 and its family calibers).
1970’s-80’s Various Analogue and Digital quartz calibers were newly developed and introduced.
1997 Original automatic movement with power reserve indicator was newly developed.
2000 Automatic Power Reserve World Time, Millennium Edition was launched.
2003 “Orient Star” hand-winding solid silver model was awarded Gold Prize of Standard Watch of the Year in Japan.
2004 “ORIENT World Time, 2004 edition” was launched. Cal. 88700, new slim automatic movement with high accuracy, was developed by Orient Technical Center, and launched as the high-end collection, “Royal Orient”.
2005 “ORIENT World Time, 2005 edition was launched. “Orient Star, Retro-Future” collection with totally innovative design was launched.

Company Profile
- Trade Name: ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD.
- Head Office Address: 4-4, 2-Chome, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Foundation: July 13th, 1950
- Capital: Japanese Yen 1,937,000,000.-
- Sales and Service Network: Over 70 Countries Worldwide
- Production and Distribution of Watches: Over 2,000,000 pieces per year
- Sales Turnover in Total: Over Japanese Yen 34,000,000,000.-
(approx. over US$290,000,000)
- Business Activities:
1. Manufacture and Sales of Wrist Watches
2. Manufacture and Sales of Information Processing Equipment Related to Printers
3. Manufacture and Sales of Quartz Oscillating Units and Relative Products