Orient Neo 70's Neo 70's Solar Panda Sporty Watch, Dark Gray

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The dimensions could be a touch smaller, but it is wearable enough that almost anybody with wrists larger than let’s say 6 3/4″ will have a great time wearing this watch. With its black tachymeter bezel, and tricompax design, the Speedtimer is very reminiscent of popular luxury chronographs such as the Rolex Daytona and Omega Speedmaster, but still has enough unique design elements to set it apart. It also has a slightly domed acrylic crystal which adds some nice distortion and visual interest at different viewing angles and helps add to the ‘vintage’ aesthetic. It’s a relatively thin watch, considering the complications involved, coming in at just under 12mm thick.

Orient has been a well-known and well respected company within the watch making community for over a century. An example of this is the Dan Henry 1964 Gran Turismo, where the dial is silver and the subdials are black. This HydroConquest (L36964136) features a fairly traditional design but with a subtle nod to the panda dial color palette. Solar meca-quartz movement combines accuracy and a large power reserve of a quartz watch, but the smooth second hand of a mechanical.The Sugess 1963 is a mechanical, hand-wind panda chronograph using the well-decorated column-wheel ST19 movement.

The silverplated dial incorporates black sub-dials and a tachymeter scale that you can find on the bezel.On a reverse panda dial, the main dial is a much darker color, usually black, than the sub-dials, usually white/cream. I will say, what you’re getting with the Orient Neo70s panda that the other alternatives just don’t offer is originality. Come join the discussion about watch collections, displays, watch winders, accessories, classifieds, and more! The Neo70s, on the other hand, has a creamy off-white dial that has some very subtle vertical texturing to it that’s nearly unnoticeable except upon close inspection. The case itself delivers on the visual side of things with its alternating brushed and polished finish.

Lastly, consider a padded exotic leather strap, such as a padded alligator strap, to emphasize the sporty nature of the strap. It also has a ceramic bezel and sapphire glass which makes it look a little bit more modern than the Neo70s. I’ve also worn the Orient Neo70s on a rally-style rubber strap in the summer since it’s very comfortable even in the warmest temperatures. This Classic and Simple Style models feature a day and night display with sun and moon design showing the passing of time with a sun and moon disk that rotates once every 24-hours. While not very prominent, the Marine Star 96B255 does incorporate the panda dial design but at a more subdued approach.However given you went into so much detail on strap variants, I was confounded when you failed to mention the strap you went to so much trouble to photograph: the stainless steel coloured Nato.