
Orient has announced a few new watches today, expanding its range of
solar models and adding more members to the Bambino 38 family.
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Solar Powered Mako
It appears as though Orient has put more emphasis on solar-powered models
recently. It makes sense that many buyers of watches in the lower end of the
price range are looking to get more practicality for their money, and a decent
solar powered movement can deliver just that, with both quartz accuracy and not
having to replace batteries often.
So, with this in mind, Orient are presenting a bunch of watches
combining their “diver design” (aka Mako) with their solar movement.
This movement features a -20/+20 seconds per month accuracy, and about 12
months of power reserve on full charge.
Five references are being presented – of which four are in global
distribution:
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RA-WJ0001E (RN-WJ0001E in
Japan) with a green dial
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RA-WJ0002L (RN-WJ0002L)
with a blue dial
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RA-WJ0003S (RN-WJ0003S)
with an ivory dial
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RA-WJ0004Y (RN-WJ0004Y)
with a brown dial
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RN-WJ0005L (Japan only
model) with a light-blue dial

Interestingly, these new models combine the case size of the Mako
40 with the dial design – including markers and hands – of the more classic
Mako II (42 mm). Like their mechanical siblings, the solar versions feature a
sapphire crystal, screw-down crown, and 200m water resistance. They are about
10% cheaper than the mechanical Mako 42 (which itself costs a little less than
the Mako 40).
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Bambino 38
Orient have also just added a couple of new references of the Bambino
38mm model, which now has more color options than the original Bambino
case.
Five references are being presented – of which four are in global
distribution:
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RA-AC0M14L (RN-AC0M14L in
Japan) with a light-blue dial, limited to 6,500 pieces (of which 50 are in
Japan)
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RA-AC0M15Y (RN-AC0M15Y in
Japan) with a copper-colored dial, limited to 2,500 (of which 50 are in Japan)
Both models are bundled with a leather strap, and are generally similar
to the existing models in the Bambino 38 range.
