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Why you need to buy an orient watch

September 17, 2019 by Jeremy Lindy

As a company, orient watches started to make watches in Japan as from 1950 and have been in the market for more than half a century. Nowadays, it is under the name Seiko Epson and to date, they have been producing excellent watches.

What is great about an Orient is that you will never go wrong with any of their models which are popular. They are considered to be a mechanical watch which is a perfect entry level if you love a mechanical watch for the first time. When talking about automatic watches, then Orient is a gateway drug that most people are addicted to all over the world.

What makes it be a perfect watch to own? Their target market and competition are some of the reason why it is a great consideration by many. So if you are into mechanical watches or you are looking for a watch which is automatic and affordable, then read the below reason why you should choose orient.

·       It has Japanese craftsmanship and quality: It is a well-known fact that products which are made by Japanese are of high quality and have an excellent craftsman. From automobiles to electronics, these are products which are manufactured to last and to be able to provide you with years of service.  These are an attribute which can be said concerning the orient watches.

 

They build, design, and manufacture the entire watch as per the standards and qualities of Japanese. According to Orient, the company tends to be dedicated to precision in everything which they do which tends to be a great statement to listen to especially if you are buying a mechanical watch from the company.

 

You will admire to have a watch made from a company which takes craftsmanship and quality seriously in the way watches are made due to the fact that, this will make it possible for you to end up having years of reliable services from their watches.

 

·       It has horology heritage: When it comes to buying and choosing mechanical or automatic watches if you are looking into the affordable brands, then horology heritage is one of the main contributing factors. Orient is a watch which is manufactured with a heritage behind its brand name.  The orient brand is an example of a manufacturer who has a heritage behind it. It started operations in the 1950s in Japan. In 1901, the company’s founder was already selling watches.

 

The business was expanded in 1912 to start producing gold wristwatch and by 1920, Toyo Tokei Manufacturing was established by Yoshinda.to produce gauges and table clocks. Wristwatches were being manufactured by 1934, Toyo Tokei

 

Toyo Tokei of Yoshida was having success not until World War II and the company was shut down in 1949 because the economy of Japan was very poor. In 1950, the company started under another name of Tama Keiki Company and by 1951, the name was changed to the Orient Watch Company Limited.  Since then, the orient watch has really dedicated and focused their business in producing watches since then and that is a heritage in horology.

 

·       Timekeeping that is reliable: For the price you will pay for one, they are pretty decent accurate in timekeeping. All you need to do is to know how to be able to take proper care of your watch and at the same time, know the signs on when you will be able to take your watch to service.

 

·       Affordable and economical: These types of watches are known to be economical and affordable to potential owners and buyers. If you are not aware of that, then it will surprise you how several mechanical orients watches you can buy as in comparison to a mechanical watch of mid level Swiss brand.

 

It is also known to be the gateway drugs in the addiction of  automatic watches which are affordable together with the other brands in the market which are known to be great. If you want to experience and start with a watch which is easily affordable at the same time, automatic orients are affordable because of its economical price tag.







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