Which department store is that, can you remember?

I had ignored it up until now because the 47mm lug-to-lug scared me and my scrawny 6-inch wrists away, but when I saw it on sale for the price of a nice bracelet, I asked to try it on and was asking to be rung up within seconds.

The lugs were a bit longer than what I would normally feel comfortable with, but I pulled the trigger and am happy that I did.

Slapping it on a NATO and now a perlon strap and pulling it up just a bit higher on my wrist has eliminated the lug concerns.

I echo the other comments that the crown is too small / difficult to grab, but otherwise there is not much to complain about.

The positives just keep on coming: nice polished/brushed case, GORGEOUS dial, framed day/date comp., applied indexes, applied logo, great lume, sapphire crystal, accurate (in my experience) in-house movement, 22mm lug width makes it a true strap monster.

In addition to the crown, my only other recommendation for any Orient employees who might see this would be a version with no day/date comp, so we can see ALL of that beautiful sunburst dial.

But even as it is, if you can find it for less than $300, I would say it is definitely worth considering and for under $250, you shouldn’t even think twice.

He is referring to the insert inside the bezel, not the bezel itself.

Thanks for the added info! I had this very same talk with a sales rep and went in circles for a while on it. If only Seiko’s name wasn’t in the holding company’s name, there would be far less confusion. When it comes down to it, they are clearly totally independent companies.