Orient

Orient Men's CEM5J005B Automatic Day and Date Black Stainless Steel Watch

• Quality Japanese Automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Roll stainless steel band
• Screwed-down crown

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The Orient Men's Automatic Day and Date Black Stainless Steel Watch showcases a unique dial featuring an easy-to-read day subdial surrounded by bold silver-bar hour markers. This handsome everyday timepiece is constructed with a stainless steel case, a stationary stainless steel bezel, and a stainless steel link bracelet secured with a fold-over clasp. A durable mineral window shields the black dial, which features luminous silver-bar hour markers, slim minute markers, and discrete white Arabic numerals at five-minute intervals. The dial also includes an inner subdial that tracks the days as they pass, and a date calendar at the six o'clock position. Featuring Japanese-automatic movement, the watch is water resistant to 165 feet (50 M).

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The Orient Men's Automatic Day and Date Black Stainless Steel Watch showcases a unique dial featuring an easy-to-read day subdial surrounded by bold silver-bar hour markers. This handsome everyday timepiece is constructed with a stainless steel case, a stationary stainless steel bezel, and a stainless steel link bracelet secured with a fold-over clasp. A durable mineral window shields the black dial, which features luminous silver-bar hour markers, slim minute markers, and discrete white Arabic numerals at five-minute intervals. The dial also includes an inner subdial that tracks the days as they pass, and a date calendar at the six o'clock position. Featuring Japanese-automatic movement, the watch is water resistant to 165 feet (50 M).

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0021AEE3G
• Item model number: CEM5J005B
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,146 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic buy, August 20, 2010

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The delivery of the watch was fast and when I opened the box I said, Wow! Nice! The price was amazing. The quality, style are first rate and keeps good time. Things you expect from more expensive watches. I will be back again to make more purchases in the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent price from a dependable company, the CEM5J005B is highly recommended!, January 21, 2011

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Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orient Men's CEM5J005B Automatic Day and Date Black Stainless Steel Watch (Watch)

The reason why I enjoy Orient watches are a) Brand Name and their long standing tradition in Japan b) their dedication to quality in producing mechanical watches c) Price.

Orient wristwatches are built for quality and dependability for a great affordable price and the CEM5J005 series wristwatches typically are sold on Amazon for under $60 (list price is $135) which is fantastic! With many Seiko's, you do see the movement in the caseback but with the CEM5J00B, it's stainless steel which is part of the reason why this watch is under $60.

Upon receiving the watch, the first thing I noticed is how cool the Orient case was with stainless steel box with the Orient logo and it came with a warranty booklet but also a pretty thick mechanical watch instruction booklet.

Upon taking out of the watch, the watch fit on my wrist perfectly. So, I was happy I didn't have to remove a link. The bracelet is not super shiny and is brushed metal, while parts of the link are shiny.

Setting up the watch was easy. As the watch is an automatic mechanical watch, the watch starts up upon movement and works around arm/wrist movement. The crown when pulled out sets the clock arms when pulled out all the way, half way you set the date on the 6:00 position. There is no hacking (second arm) with this watch for those who are into precision timing. Above the crown around the 2:00 position is a button to do the days. One click for red (am) and one click for blue (pm) and it's very easy to set the correct color for the corresponding day.

Although I do prefer watches with a case diameter of over 42", the CEM5J005B works great using the standard 38".

But the display is what I love about this watch. I wanted a watch that showcased the Orient logo and this silver and red logo on the black dial worked perfectly. Also, I wanted the Orient three stars right above the 6:00 position, so it was great that this watch had that. Also, enjoyed the matching silver logo, silver stars and the silver 5-minute increments around the watch. Also, another importance were the little words going around the watch. It was important for me to have the "Automatic" and "21 Jewels" on the dial. The dial also has Crystal and Water Resistant 50M.

I like the long hands on the CEM5J005, I'm not really into smaller hand wristwatches, so that was another plus for me. As for the lume, the lume is probably the weakest part of the watch. Although the hands are long, they don't have enough space for the lume and so if your eyesight is bad, you may not see the time well during complete darkness.

I was able to tell the time fine but looking at the watch, there seems to be lume around the 5-minute increment marks but the lume for those didn't show up. But other than that, it's a pretty awesome watch.

There are some key points that people should know about this watch:

* The Caliber is EM-469. So, for every 8 hours of use, you should get 40 hours of movement before you stop using it and it the movement stops (and of course, once you wear it again after not using it, you will have to set the date and time up and it will work upon arm/wrist movement like most automatics).
* The manual does point out that you can expect +25 to -15 seconds of time loss of gain per day. I've tested this for several weeks and I have not seen that dramatic loss at all. It has been pretty solid with may be a second or two but that's it.
* Because this watch is water resistant for 50M, it's good for swimming, car washes, even showering (although I always recommend not showering with a watch) but it is not suitable for diving or underwater activity.

With that being said, the Orient CEM5J005 series is pretty awesome. There is a black dial, blue and a white dial available on Amazon. The reason why I like the black is because the logo and words stand out and so does the blue dial (note: the blue dial is sold on Amazon for $101 instead of under $60 for some reason), while the white dial, I felt the silver logo and the three stars and increment markings didn't stand out so much.

Sure, you don't get to see the movement on the back of the case but for its price, its stylish look and the dependability of the Orient name, I definitely recommend the CEM5J005B!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mechanical watch that holds time nicely, January 12, 2011

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Bought this watch about 8 months ago and I couldn't be more happier: it holds time and does not go "off" for at least 4+ months (then it would be 1 to 2 mins "off"). This is amazing when compared to some of the low end mechanical watches I have in the past: Citizen and Seiko "5", which doesn't hold time (need to re-adjust every 2~3weeks) well.

While others may criticize about how "lousy" this watch may have been for them, frankly speaking, this is a mechanical watch and not a battery operated quartz watch so naturally, there are a few things that wearers must observe: (a) do not drop this watch or you will damage it; (b) don't expect it to be able to absorb/handle severe shocks/jarring; (c) keep wearing it on a regular basis so that it would wind up properly and thermally stable (your body will warm up the watch; (d) have it cleaned/lubed by reputable mechanical watch repairman every several years or so.

I'm fully satisfied with this watch and would strongly recommend to those who wants seriously good quality mechanical watches for salaryman's price.