Orient 300M Saturation Diver review.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:31 am
Having just purchased an Orient 300M Diver from Creation Watches and used it constantly for the last 10 days whilst on holiday I thought I would write a short review of my findings.
The watch arrived in the UK very quickly and also avoided the dreaded tax charges
It came in a presentation box which was for an Orient M Force watch and not this particular model. I can live with that as in my opinion the price was good. It also cam e with a warranty card and watch manual.
First impressions were that this was a nice looking watch and not as huger as I had feared following some of the things I had heard.
I have a Zinx Supersub so am used to pretty large watches and the Orient is similar in diameter but looks bigger is some views due to the thicker bezel. The overall thickness of the watch is much less than the Zinex and is similar to my MM300. I have not had a chance to weigh it yet but it is also much lighter than the Zinex on the Armida bracelet (281 grammes) and wears very easily.
I am impressed with the overall design and actually love the power reserve indicator, which was on of the things I wasn't sure about. The face looks nice and also seems to be a quality design. The bracelet is very similar to the MM300 although 22mm down to 20mm rather than 20mm all the way and shares the same clasp / diver extension. I could live without the Orient logo though!
After wearing it non stop for 10 days on holiday the bracelet has attracted a few small scratches but i guess this is to be expected. The movement does not seem as smooth as the MM300 when winding or especially setting the date but it has now settled to + 0.5 seconds a day which is better than all my watches excluding my SMP Chrono.
All in all for the £611 I paid I would say this was excellent value for money and I will not be flipping it or indeed selling any of my others (including the MM300) as they are all slightly different. I think the MM300 is more showy and more recognisable but the Orient is certainly great in the flesh.
Edited to add the following.
I think the one thing I would prefer would be for the case sides to be brushed rather than polished as I prefer that look myself.
Pro's -
Nice size, both in terms of thickness and diameter.
Wears well and is comfortable for me (7 1/2" wrist).
Great value.
Keeps great time now settled in.
Not a recognised "in your face brand."
Con's
Not a recognised "in your face brand" (depending on how you look at that side of watch ownership).
Movement not as high quality as some of my other watches in terms of feel, but timekeeping is great.
Would prefer the case sides brushed.
Bezel action is a little vague.
The watch arrived in the UK very quickly and also avoided the dreaded tax charges
It came in a presentation box which was for an Orient M Force watch and not this particular model. I can live with that as in my opinion the price was good. It also cam e with a warranty card and watch manual.First impressions were that this was a nice looking watch and not as huger as I had feared following some of the things I had heard.
I have a Zinx Supersub so am used to pretty large watches and the Orient is similar in diameter but looks bigger is some views due to the thicker bezel. The overall thickness of the watch is much less than the Zinex and is similar to my MM300. I have not had a chance to weigh it yet but it is also much lighter than the Zinex on the Armida bracelet (281 grammes) and wears very easily.
I am impressed with the overall design and actually love the power reserve indicator, which was on of the things I wasn't sure about. The face looks nice and also seems to be a quality design. The bracelet is very similar to the MM300 although 22mm down to 20mm rather than 20mm all the way and shares the same clasp / diver extension. I could live without the Orient logo though!
After wearing it non stop for 10 days on holiday the bracelet has attracted a few small scratches but i guess this is to be expected. The movement does not seem as smooth as the MM300 when winding or especially setting the date but it has now settled to + 0.5 seconds a day which is better than all my watches excluding my SMP Chrono.
All in all for the £611 I paid I would say this was excellent value for money and I will not be flipping it or indeed selling any of my others (including the MM300) as they are all slightly different. I think the MM300 is more showy and more recognisable but the Orient is certainly great in the flesh.
Edited to add the following.
I think the one thing I would prefer would be for the case sides to be brushed rather than polished as I prefer that look myself.
Pro's -
Nice size, both in terms of thickness and diameter.
Wears well and is comfortable for me (7 1/2" wrist).
Great value.
Keeps great time now settled in.
Not a recognised "in your face brand."
Con's
Not a recognised "in your face brand" (depending on how you look at that side of watch ownership).
Movement not as high quality as some of my other watches in terms of feel, but timekeeping is great.
Would prefer the case sides brushed.
Bezel action is a little vague.
in the morning and twice in the evening and if it came with a rubber link bracelet I'd just shoot without touching 
