Orient Saturation Diver Preferred Over the Seiko SBDX001 MarineMaster

Owning both watches, this gentleman makes the case for the Orient Saturation Diver over the iconic Seiko SBDX001 MarineMaster.

 

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Comments

[Angelo]

At first glance, I like the look of the Orient better. I've never seen either one in person though.

[Gary]

Here's another expensive Seiko.

http://www.ablogtowatch.com/seiko-ananta-srq017-100th-anniversary-chronograph-watch-hands/

[jonnybardo]

A few months ago on my blog Phil compared the two to each other:

http://discipleofchronos.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/phils-initial-impressions-of-the-orient-saturation-diver/

The OSD is quite a bit bigger:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f306/seiko-sbdx001-marine-master-vs-orient-star-wz0251fd-300m-review-328608.html

[Angelo]

Jonny: It's a strong endorsement that considering the volume of watches you've purchased and sold (catch and release as Jeff likes to say) you maintained 3 of 4 Orients. That speaks well of Orient long term satisfaction/quality.

[jonnybardo]

True, Angelo. But part of it is that the three Orients that I have kept all had retail prices of over $500 (even if I paid less for the two Revolvers as they were second-hand), while the one I sold cost ~$200 new. So it might be more a matter of quality and my developing (escalating?) tastes.

I could see getting another Orient in the future, but it would be ~$700 Star Seeker, so it would also fit into the more expensive category.