Orient Men's CFTAB004B Power Reserve Semi-Skeleton Black Automatic Watch by Orient

Editorial Review

Orient’s semi-skeleton mechanical sports watch offers a sporty look to owners. The bold design gives out an elaborate regard to the consumer’s taste. Just from looking at the dial, you will notice the semi-skeleton design that corresponds with the rest of the watch’s racecar motif. The watch balances sporty with casual; it is suitable for casual wear to business casual.

This watch is known for its distinctive designs mainly because of its exhibition dial. You will notice the semi-skeleton watch allows for the owner to look into the internal part of the watch. The purpose of this feature is so that the owner can view the movement and the crown (stem or pin).

There are a total of 3 exhibition holes located at the power reserve indicator, the 3 O’clock position, and the 9 o’clock position. One distinguishable design is the impression of the steering wheel at the 9 o’clock position, which covers the balance wheel of the watch. Both the 1950’s racing numerals, as well as the time and hour indicators, are luminescent so that they can be viewed during the evening without any difficulty.

The dial faces come in two different colors: black or white. The model variations offer black and white dials for the metal bands, while the leather band models only come in black dials with a choice of black or brown leather. The last variation has a black theme on the dial, the leather band and case.

The case itself is very intricate because of its design. It includes screws around the crown and the case that offers a very mechanical look. If you look at the side of the watch, you can see the prism-shaped caseback and the curved crystal that encompasses the dial of the watch. A racecar windshield influences the unique exhibition caseback for this semi-skeleton. This allows you to view the complication that is powering the watch.

Because the watches are automatic, there are no batteries or electronic capacitors. Right above the exhibition caseback is the official Orient logo. The crown is in an interesting hexagonal shape. The piece has a solid stainless steel construction, and the case withstands water depths of up to 100m. You will also notice that the hexagonal crown is screwed down so that water does not enter the case.

The power reserve indicator specifies the amount of energy, in units of hours, that is stored in the springs of the automatic watches. When the watch is still, it will consume the stored power in the spring. The power reserve indicator lets you know how much power you have left in your spring in units of hours. Just like a gas gauge, you can expect to see the power reserve indicator to go upwards as you are wearing it and decrease if the watch is stationary. At full charge, Orient Watch will run 40 hours without motion. This power reserve indicator is located just under the 12 0’ clock position.

The bands come in either metal or genuine leather. The metal bands contain the combination of both finished and unfinished metals. The purpose of this mixture is to create a 3-D look as well as an arrangement of texture to the watch. In both sides of the case, the first couple of links are tapered followed by un-tapered links. The clasp for this metal band watch has a double-locking buckle that guarantees security for the owner so that the watch does not open unintentionally. Near the double locking buckle, there is another Orient logo on the clasp.

The genuine leather bands come in 2 separate colors of either brown or black. Both brown and black bands have white stitching on both edges of the leather band. The leather bands do not have the same clasps as the metal ones. Instead, the leather band uses a deployment clasp, which means you don’t have to set the length of the leather band every time you wear the watch.

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