Orient Mako CEM65001M Automatic Diver Watch Review

The watch crown has a nice engraved Orient logo which is a nice touch, especially on a price at this level.Each of the Orient Mako watches is well under $200, most under $150. You'll certainly feel that the value of the watch is higher than what you paid for it. Along those same lines you can easily choose this watch as a good looking "beater" watch or utility watch. Some people especially don't want a digital watch, and you can easily rely on a watch like this to do sound workhorse duty while still enjoying it as being classic looking with an automatic mechanical movement inside.See all Orient Mako Diver.The crown and pusher at 2 o'clock are both screw-down as well.Orient designed the rotating diver's bezel with a quirky style, but it gets the job done. The bezel rotation is on par with the higher-end timepieces available at this price level. The bezel clicks in a satisfying manner with minimal jiggle. It is aligned properly and there is a lume tip on the "60" minute mark. I do think that the numerals are a bit small on the bezel though, and the intermittent notching on the grips is odd looking. Still, it does make the watch stand out, and you don't easily confuse it with the legion of other Japanese made diver's watches from competitors such as Seiko and Citizen. Orient is certainly the more interesting and the less mainstream of choices among the group.If you are wondering what the pusher at 2 o'clock is used for, it adjusts the day of the week display next to the date. It is good that the pusher is screw-down. In addition to this aiding the watch's water resistance, it prevents you from accidentally pushing it and changing the day of the week without meaning to do so.