Comments on: Orient Diver Watch: What Makes a Watch a Diver?

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Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:13:12 +0000

[...] all dive watches are made equal—some are ready to take a quarter-mile plunge, while others are best suited for [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:07:30 +0000

Hey Steve,

I own 10+ diving watches, 2 Seiko Monsters, a Seiko SKX007, 2 Citizen Promasters, 8 Orients. I put all of them in a dark room for some hours, then turned on the lights for 10 minutes and turned it off again.
Then I waited for some minutes and compared the dials. The Seikos rocked. Real flashlights!
The Citizens were not far behind in visibility.
The Orient Makos were fine, if darker than the others. The Orient Scubas (not featured in this post) were fine as well.

I had trouble finding the Orient CEM75001B in the darkness. It is a beautiful watch, but the lume is terrible! I only hope that this is because it is a relatively new design.

Regards,

Joe

By: Steve Poorman

Steve Poorman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:08:30 +0000

Hey Joe,
How would you compare the lume on the Mako? I really like the style of the watch but from that comment the lume sounds not so great.
Thanks

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:35:43 +0000

The CEM75001B should not be considered a diving watch. It has the worst lume of all my diving watches. It is even worse than that of the Mako.

Regards,

Joe

By: Steve Poorman

Steve Poorman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:51:33 +0000

The CFD0C001M is probably one of the best bang for your buck diver’s watch out there.

By: kim michelis

kim michelis — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:04:22 +0000

I really like your Orient Watches their design and craftmanship are awesome.