The Bambino features Orient’s updated F6724 22-jewel automatic movement, manufactured in-house to ensure every detail of the watch meets Orient’s standards. The watch’s 40-millimeter stainless steel case (42 millimeters on version 4) uses a classic combination of brushed and polished finishes Read More
These are available at Orient's own US website this week at the same sale price, plus Orient also has the Bambino v2 (geometric markers on dial) featured in the Drop intro photo and review video (but not the version being offered by Drop this round).
I wonder when is Drop going to stop sending misleading email promositons?
I receive an email with a stunning title "The Great Bambino" featuring beautiful photos of a mesmerizing white sunburst dial with steel case, golden watch hands and roman numerals which I immediately get drawn into, I click and get myself on the drop of a completely different version of the watch. The other time (can't remem what watch it was) I received the email clicked on the featured watch and the sale for the promoted model was closed?! WTF Drop Marketing, get your act together please.
Not a watch for me, but having just read through the comments, not a watch for those who aren’t connected to the internet, or are too damned lazy to use it, either!!!
Jesus, Marry, and Joseph! What a bunch of hopeless, helpless, hapless, wannabe horologists ;- )
Hey guys, fix the descriptions, please. You have 3 model numbers listed for purchase but the details section mentions 4 types with no reference to the model numbers.
Does anyone else know about this being canceled? Checked UPS tracking 02/11/2020. It said it has been canceled. WTF is going on. NO courteous email commenting on this?? NEVER AGAIN.
What's up now. This site looks like a rudderless ship. No one knows anything. Oh we are working on it. This watch is not some rare limited edition. So why the delay? What do you say to the customers that have paid $1000's for a product. Well we are working on it. Is ANYONE accountable in this business?
Should have done homework. Could have purchased from Amazon. For $5.00 more I could of had my watch 4 weeks ago. Still looking into the delivery time??? Fool me once and done.
uuuuh ok no marketing there. Lip is one of the most famous French brands that dates from the 19th century. I can return your own words "Almost no one heard of bambino. Everyone heard of Lip." (or Orient in general) And this bambino really look like a mix between Lip Himalaya and a Dauphine. So yeah for me it look like a rip off.
I know Lip because I am a fan of horology. I even like their new designs. But they are not even remotely close to the recognition of the Orient. You could return my words in "Almost no one heard of bambino. Everyone heard of Lip." but this would be funny at best. Let's check it out empirically. "Lip watch" gives you 600k results on google. "Orient watch" gives you 70M. That is 100 more for Orient. "Orient bambino" alone gives you 5 times more results than the entire "Lip watch". Let's switch to another medium. Youtube. The most viewed review for Orient Bambino has 600k views. Lip Himalaya - 3k. The design of the Orient is nothing new but it is not a rip-off. Look at the Omega 2620. Both lip watches could be considered as a rip-off of Omega. Those designs (Lip, Orient, Omega) are universal and their variants used by tens if not hundreds of brands.
Another thing is that Lip from 19th century and current Lip are two different brands. Lip was down few times between then and now. Orient's history is continuous. From the start till now. If we compare two contemporary Lip and Orient. Orient is much older. Current Lip is just a company that started recently by buying Lip brand.