
This is my fourth Orient M-Force variation, so obviously I’m a fan of the style, quality, and price point.

The Orient Air Diver, arriving from Hong Kong for $232 shipped, was a bit of a splurge. I wasn’t going to buy this watch, having seen it go for about $480 for the last several months. But Jonny informed me of this sale price and I jumped on it.

You’re getting sapphire crystal, power meter, in-house Orient hand-winding hackable movement, and soft rubber strap. The black bezel and black strap with the black dial and the white round lume marks give the Air Diver a no-nonsense military look.

Like Jonny, whose Air Diver also arrived today, I like it but don’t totally love it. I’ve become spoiled and my expectations for Watch Uber Alles continue to vex me a bit as I search for the Holy Grail.

But my ho-hum attitude speaks more about me, a bit spoiled and jaded with my eyes on more expensive watches, than this very fine watch but at a very reasonable price.

Addressing reports of quality control problems with the PL-606, Heinz writes:
I now have my third TECSUN PL-606 fail on me. Will bring this to the attention of Amazon. Two radios no longer responding to ANY keyboard input; DEAD. The third radio has "hop-skip-and-jump" issues with the frequency selector, meaning after you scan with ETM, you can no longer access some of the stored frequencies.
A shame that the manufacturer of the world's best little radio cannot assure their quality.
I also have a TECSUN PL-380 which will not respond to the "Memory" button. Result, when I go to a new geographic location I cannot change the radio station with which to wake up.