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Orient Defender Automatic Watch
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Orient Defender Automatic Watch
SpiritOne
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Feb 13, 2019
On the bright side it seems to be fairly thin at 11.5mm (~ on par w/ the Glycine combat Sub and the Seiko Sarb series). On the not so bright side, 22mm lugs and a subpar movement hurts. For one it costs them nothing to add hacking/hand winding...….. plus the 22mm lugs looks to be slightly disproportionate on this watch, 20mm would have been a better choice. Nothing devastating or unexpected at this price point but less than desirable. W/ that said, it has visual appeal and a catchy name. Not to mention, at ~$100 you can't expect perfection. So, what should you do? Do not acquire this as an impulse buy, otherwise it's a nice watch overall. Furthermore, I doubt that steel bracelet is of great quality. Save $10 and get the band. Or throw it onto a Nato/similar strap like below. Worn and Wound has done a decent review on this watch, so I've thrown the link to that below.
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https://wornandwound.com/review/orient-defender-fet0n002k0-review/
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NocturnalWatch
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Mar 3, 2019
SpiritOneIt's not just a bracelet. Case finish is also different. Leather strap versions have beat blasted case, and bracelet versions have brushed case.
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RayF
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Jul 1, 2019
SpiritOneAlways go for the steel bracelet version--occasionally, even inexpensive bracelets aren't half bad and you'll never find a crapy one for ten bucks. On the other hand, you can buy dozens of NATO and Zulus for peanuts and swap them out as you like. Should you decide to flip a watch later, your unworn, pristine stainless bracelet will help you fetch top-dollar.
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