The Best Women's Orient Watches for Under...

Orient watches has been in business since 1950.  In the grand scheme of things, it would not be considered one of the old guards of the watch world.  But they have a substantial amount of history behind them.  And on top of that, since 2001, they have been owned by Seiko, who is something of a preeminent force in the watch world.

Orient was founded by Shogoro Yoshida, in Tokyo Japan, in the year, 1950, But Shogoro actually got started in 1901 when he opened a wholesale watch shop in Tokyo.  By 1912, he expanded his business by producing gold watch cases, and around 1920, he opened Toyo Tokei Manufacturing, producing table clocks and guages.

By 1934 he had moved into wristwatch production, building a new plant in 1936.  Unfortunately, World War II killed the economy in Japan, and Shogoro was forced to shut his doors in 1949.  It didn't take him long to rebound, reopening in 1950, and renaming the company to Orient Watch Co. in 1951, the same year the first Orient Star watch was released.

The company is still doing well under the Seiko umbrella, and specialize in mechanical movements, and are known for making all their own movements in house.  I consider the Orient watches in high regard, I cannot say I like them more than Seiko watches, but the bang for your buck with Orient watches is hard to beat.

The Best Women's Orient Watches for Under...

The best women's Orient watch for under 200 dollars

Soma Collection
Model: FER2K003C0
Case: 37.5mm, Stainless Steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Orient Automatic 48743
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165ft.

Soma collection is actually being called a unisex watch, and I can see it as either being a men's watch or a woman's watch.  It has a classic look to it, and feels a bit vintage as well.  It has a auto movement and a date window, giving you a lot of nice watch for under 200 dollars.

The FER2K00C0 is a 37.5mm, stainless steel cased watch.  It has a crown located at the 3 o'clock position, and both crown and case are gold toned.  The bezel is rounded, and holds the mineral glass lens.  The dial face is champagne, and the hours are indicated with black Roman numerals.  They are interrupted at the 6 o'clock position, for the date window.  The hands of the watch are black steel, and the band of the watch is leather, with a buckle style clasp.

The movement for the Soma is a Orient Automatic, model #48743.  It has 21 jewels, and runs at 21,600 bph.  It also has a 41 hour power reserve.  It has been in production for some time now, I believe for over 20 years, and should be a reliable movement for you.

The watch can be had through the online retailers for around 150 dollars.  I think this is a great buy at that price.  It would really be hard to beat it with any of the more mainstream watch companies, and it falls well below the 200 dollar price point of this category. It is available in several different color variations as well.

The best women's Orient watch for under 500 dollars

Orient

World Stage
Model: WV0581NR
Case: 27mm, Stainless steel
Band: 13mm, Stainless steel
Movement: 55744, automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Water resistance: 50M/165ft

The world stage made the lists once before here at the best women's watches under blog.  It was on the best women's watches under 500 dollars.  And made a good showing on that list as well.  Again, Orient offers nice bang for your buck, and will be hard to be beaten when you look at what the watches they offer have going for them.

The world stage is not a unisex watch.  This is a woman's watch.  The stainless steel case measures in at 27mm, making it a fairly dainty watch, even for women.  It has a stainless steel crown located at the 3 o'clock position and the bezel is flat.  The lens is sapphire, which is not always a given at this price point, and the dial face is black.  The hours are marked out with white Roman numerals, and the watch has a date window located at the 3 o'clock position.  The hands of the watch are polished steel, and the band is a stainless steel, 5 link style, with a folding clasp.

The movement in this watch is a Orient automatic, 55744 calibre model.  That has 21 Jewels.  It has an approximate 40 hour power reserve.  It is a sound movement, they use in many of their watches.  It should hold fairly accurate time.

The World Stage can usually be had through the online retailers for around 265 dollars.  In my book that should be considered an excellent deal for this watch.  Like I have said before, you would not be able to get this much watch from the more mainstream, or more popular watch makers out there.

Wrap Up

Unfortunately, Orient's line of women's watches is extremely limited.  They do make some men's watches that would fall, size wise, into a reasonable range for a woman's wrist.  But officially, I think I have already covered the spectrum, price wise, for the Women's Orient Watches.

Generally, here at the best women's watches under blog, I like to include four or 5 watches on my lists.  I could not do that here.  And if the company didn't impress me as much as it does, I would not have even bothered with making a list.  But it does, and it should be considered if the looks of the Orient watches appeal to you.