OrientBambino Version 4' Japanese Automatic/Hand Winding Stainless Steel and Leather Dress Watch
H**R
100% perfect
I am amazed by the quality and aesthetics of this piece. From the beautiful domed sapphire crystal, to the classic style hands and markers, to the beautiful two-tone faded dial, this thing is beautiful all the way around. The size is perfect and the domed crystal does a nice job of giving the dial a magnified appearance. The band is top notch and the alligator pattern was a plus for something in this price range. I would have rather had the brown band, and accidentally ordered with black, but still looks really good with the gold and dark outer edge of the dial.From a functionality perspective, it keeps decent time, but I've caught it being a little fast by a few seconds a day. This isn't really a big deal for me and something I've gotten used to with automatic/mechanical watches. I just pull the crown, count to whatever I need, push the crown back in and you're good for another day. The comfort is outstanding and I can wear it for hours without even noticing it's there (other than constantly catching my eye of course).I have a number of nice watches and this is one of my favorites. Absolutely nothing negative to say about it. I wish I had a large clock size version to put on my wall!
R**T
Great Watch (Average Person's Perspective)
This is a pretty great watch. Admittedly, I'm not a watch enthusiast at all, but I was browsing around for a while, looking for a reputable brand that provided something both classy and rugged-looking. This Orient Bambino IV looked like my style (a little class, a little earthiness) and it was getting good reviews.After having worn it regularly for the past month or so now, I gotta say I'm very satisfied with the watch itself. As you can see in the attached pictures, the shine hasn't lost its luster, the leather band appears to be holding up quite well, and it checks off my style boxes.More importantly, after comparing its accuracy by checking daily with my phone's global clock, this watch seems to tick faster by about 30 seconds or so after a day. Not a big deal if you don't mind winding it every week. This being an automatic watch, i.e., it charges itself, no battery needed, with your own wrist's natural movements, I can't complain about needing to rewind weekly.Additionally, I should also note that I typically don't wear the watch on weekends, and have noticed it stops ticking after about 2 days without use/wear.Another note to add is that my foolish hand has a tendency to frequently bump into things right where the watch face is located and, I'm VERY happy to relay, the glass is strong, thick, and durable enough to not have obtained any scratches (yet).Overall, for the value, reliability, style, and accuracy, I'd say this is a pretty great watch to either start with or add to your current collection of time pieces. It earns my recommendation.
J**E
Beautiful, quality timepiece for the money!
Beautiful watch! I’ve been eyeing this one for a lil while! Color is sky blue and the band is very complimentary. Smooth operation. Feels good in the hand.
E**D
Orient bambino great value and quality for the money
First Orient and definetely a keeper. First this watch quality wise is on another level than what its price shows. No this is not as well made as a Rolex or Omega instead it rivals brands like Hamilton. The case is polished steel that is really bright and even. The watch has a domed mineral crystal that is very thick. The watch has a signed buckle but no signed crown. The hands are short and the red seconds hands is somewhat of a turnoff seems to sporty for a dress watch but I am a youngster so I like the modern style. The dial is the real showpiece of the watch and its best attribute. Its a sunburst dial that plays with the light going from bright blue to a dark blue almost black color. The movement is hackable and handwinds. Now for the bad parts of the watch. Due to the cases polish dust and finger prints are ever present. The movement is good except that their is rotor noise which is normal for more inexpensive automatics. The crown is not signed but some of the previous orient bambinos do have the signed crown. The lugs are not drilled making strap changing more difficult. The leather strap has a alligator pattern but is actually genuine leather was really stiff at first but it broke in eventually. I hate all day/date complications but there everywhere but I just have to get used to them. The biggest problem for me is the size. At 42mm it is rather large for a dress watch. Had the size been kept at 38mm to 40mm it would have been better. The thing about this watch is that it can be dressed down with a different strap and be worn with very casual attire. Overall as a first automatic its a great piece, as a new collector you will be proud to own one, veteran collectors will be impressed by its quality to price ratio. Its a great watch that mixes vintage appeal with some modern styling.
E**T
Works great, gets compliments.
I have had my Orient Bambino Version 4 Blue watch for a few years now. I mostly wear it weekends, my job is too hard on watches to wear anything but cheap LCDs. It keeps time within a few seconds (<5 seconds) every 24 hours. It gets compliments. The blue looks great in sunlight. I can hear the weight on the autowinding moving in very quiet places, but it isn't really noticable. Nice "Swiss" style automatic from Japan.
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