Comments on: Buy a Japanese Watch Movement: Invest on In-House Expertise

By: Liah

Liah — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:59:40 +0000

@ Bob Arden:
Hi Bob, I wanted to ask you what are the most reliable and durable watch you ever come to know..

By: S. Huskey

S. Huskey — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:40:33 +0000

I have an Orient watch that is an automatic with a slide rule on the face and I have enjoyed this watch for Sixteen years and still works like a charm

By: Lak DeSilva

Lak DeSilva — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:46:33 +0000

I must say more I learn about quality of Japanese watch movements more I become convinced that Swiss watches are just over-priced ornaments. I already own two Japanese watches and they have very accurate movements and quality of materials and manufacture are excellent and designs are unique.

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Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:47:30 +0000

[...] automatic watches with quality in-house movements at reasonable prices. One Orient watch owner, Greg Cygnor, commented: “I can tell you this, I have both Swiss and Japanese in house movements and can say there is [...]

By: Greg Cygnor

Greg Cygnor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:12:38 +0000

I can tell you this, I have both Swiss and Japanese in house movements and can say there is very little difference between them. Except one thing the higher price of the swiss watches.Give me a good solid japanese movement any day and I’ll spend the money I saved on 3 more watches.

By: ORIENT Cassie

ORIENT Cassie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:32:32 +0000

Ross -

Thanks for the comment! This article isn’t meant to imply the ETA movements
are low quality; rather, we want to point out that when companies produce
their own movements, they are more invested in the outcome. Additionally,
outsourced movements often have Swiss parts that have been assembled in
Asia, which increases cost (for transport) and further removes the
production process from the watchmaker.

Orient movements’ simplicity is part of their quality. Reducing the amount
of parts needed to perform a task (telling time) makes them more efficient
and durable.

By: FernandoC

FernandoC — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:07 +0000

I have both ETA and Japanese (Seiko and Orient) watches. The difference is not in being mass produced or not. It is the quality that reflects on price. Adjusted Swiss movements are more expensive than for example the average Orient, which is unadjusted, but you do certainly see difference in the stability of timekeeping. Sure you can get the same from Japanese movements, like Grand Seiko and Orient Star (they are mostly sold in Japan only) but they cost as much as the Swiss watches. You want quality, you pay for it, Japanese or Swiss. Do not try to pretend that mechanical unadjusted movements used by Orient are the same as Grand Seiko´s or Adjusted ETA´s. They are not.

By: robert arden

robert arden — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:37 +0000

I am a watch collector and the son of a Horologist. I purchased a Mako divers watch and all I can say it that it is Perfect! I can’t take it off and I am an Omega lovers for decades. You can not go wrong with this watch company. bob arden

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:34:45 +0000

I would be very careful before labeling ETA movements as stock and low quality. There is a reason why the majority of the watch world looks to ETA to provide movements. As far as mass production…every quality movement is assembled by hand, both swiss and japanese. This is not done by machine therefor the ‘suffering of quality’ does not exist. This is a company (ETA) that specializes in this field. Although the cost is not cheap does not mean that they lack some extra umph that orient offers. One of the main reasons that orients are more reasonably priced is because of the bare bones nature of the movement. They are as advertised- an in house movement. ETA and other swiss companies for that matter are usually much more detailed and intricate in design and more exciting to look at.

By: Steve Poorman

Steve Poorman — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:27 +0000

I love the fact that Orient has in house movements. Its a rare thing in today’s watch market.