Orient Flight watch?

It looks a lot like a Seiko 5, but its bigger and has a screw down crown.
 
An orient mako was my first intro to mechanicals I wear a gsar now very robust movements I wore it everywhere and for everything they have a very good rep on watchuseek for the money, my only complaint would be the soft mineral crystal( scratches pretty easily, however get a sapphire and that watch would be pretty darn good. Ever look at the Maratac Pilots? Btw orients movements are made in house mine was always plus or minus 10 to 15 seconds a day over about a 2 year span.
 
Shootist, from everything I've read the movements are slightly more accurate than seiko although seiko has a tougher overall design that lends more to longevity.
 
And one more thing some orient watches with the miyota movements will sometimes suffer from what is known as the "miyota stutter" if the case takes a big whack the second hand will freeze and then go haywire for a minute...kinda freaked me out even more weird as this does not affect accuracy at all.
 
My son has three Orient watches, all automatics. They have given him no problems. They are accurate and reliable.
 
I already have a Maratac Pilot. Just looking to add something else to the stable.
 
[video=youtube;1ANE7aavGUY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ANE7aavGUY[/video]

Here is a video that offers a better look.
 
Nice looking watch.

I haven't kept up with watches for a few years. I actually bought some Orients from Russia about 10? years ago and re-sold them. That was back when there were only a few people selling to the US market.

My guess would be that the Orient watches are a step down in quality from Seiko. If not the movements then the materials. The Orients I have are lighter than the Seikos. The movements seem to be a little louder. That said, I haven't had any problems with either.

Info from here:http://watches.zsebehazy.com/orient_movements.htm indicates that this movement is a mid level quality for Orient.

Orient Watch Grades

The two letters found on the case and dial of each Orient watch designate the movement, which is graded for accuracy.** There seem to be only three major grades.* This info is from a 2001 catalog.* Thanks to* Adriano from SCWF, who posted this info.

FC, EG : +10~-5 sec / day
FA, EX, FE, ER, EM : +25~-15 sec / day
PF, NR : +40~-30 sec / day*

FYI Orient has a higher quality line called "Orient Star"
 
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I pulled the trigger on the black dial version. I'll let you guys know what I think when it gets here.
 
You guys have given me some good info to digest. I can't wait til it gets here.
 
My watch arrived today. I have to say that fit and finish are at least on par with my Seikos. I like it much, much better than my Seiko flieger. The Seiko is too small and the crown doesn't screw down.
 
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