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Just in - Orient Star 300m diver, yellow dial | Rate Topic |
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 01:07 am |
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Eric L. 3T WIS ![]()
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So I've been thinking about a yellow diver lately, and with the lack of DOXA 750T "normal" divingstar, I opted for the Orient Star 300m "helium gas diver," sold only on the Japanese domestic market. Orient exports the black and orange dials under the "Orient" name which US dealers carry, but not the yellow dial. Not sure why they dropped the Orient Star name either. I ordered mine through Higuchi, and as usual, Katsu-san was first class and a pleasure to deal with. Initial impressions - fantastic quality and finish, I wish I had a Seiko Marinemaster to compare it to (Christian (Onkel C) may post a review of the two at some point). Running +3s per day so far, and I like the neat power reserve dial - no more worries on this non winding watch "winding down" with the meter telling me exactly how much time I have left. I like the ratching bracelet as well, and the lume is among the best I've ever seen. The black portions of the bezel appear to be brushed and powdercoated, with the brushed finish still visible in those regions - I've never had a diver with this type of finish on the bezel and it is simply outstanding. A few quick and dirties, and I fiddled around with the long exposure setting on my camera to make a "sweeping" lume pic. The photos are not edited in any way - the watch really is that bright in the dark! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 01:33 am |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS ![]()
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Oh yea that is nice. I just love the yellow.hearteyes.gif And that lume! WOW!!! :shock: Congrats on that pickup. Enjoy that baby. ;) ![]()
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 01:33 am |
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canadajo 3T WIS ![]()
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LOOKS LIKE FANTASTIC LUME .... a very cool pickup
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 02:07 am |
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Yes I like it. that looks awesome. Hey that lume, can I use it on my christmas tree, wow that thing is bright.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 05:47 am |
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Scuba Steve 3T WIS ![]()
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Fantastic. That last shot has to be one of the best lume shots I have seen. Yeah, that one, waaaaaaaaaaaay over to the right. ;)
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 06:45 am |
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Danny S 3T WIS ![]()
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Great watch and great photos! Well Done M8! cool10.gif
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 07:10 am |
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Paxman 3T WIS ![]()
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Beautiful pix of a beautiful watch. Great score. Congrats and enjoy!!
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 07:21 am |
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watchboy 3T WIS ![]()
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I've been thinking really hard for it actually. ![]()
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 09:23 am |
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IW 3T WIS ![]()
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{post edited so they don't extend to the right so much}
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 12:18 pm |
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srh_pres 3T WIS ![]()
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Very nice pickup... and love the lume shots! :cool:
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 12:24 pm |
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Eric L. 3T WIS ![]()
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IW wrote: {post edited so they don't extend to the right so much} Sorry if I did something wrong on the post. I did not notice anything odd about it (such as scrolling to the right). They were normal 800x600 images, and on my Firefox, showed up vertically so unless you have a screen resolution below 1280x1024, it should fit in the screen without scrolling.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24th, 2007 12:34 pm |
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MarkJnK 3T WIS ![]()
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Great watch! Love that lume!! I was really torn between that watch and the Fortis Marinemaster that I bought. Me thinks I made the wrong decision... and once I get the Fortis fixed, I might sell it to fund the Orient. I'd love to see a wrist shot (and let us know your wrist size) Thanks!
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