Earlier this year Orient watches finally became available to the UK market for the first time. In celebration of their UK arrival, we gave one away in the Oracle Time Subscriber Giveaway – learn how to take part in our current Subscriber giveaway here. Now they’ve launched a quartet of Orient Bambino 38mm Limited Editions in soft, attractive colours.
The Bambino is a relatively new collection in the Orient range, first making its debut in 2022 when it became an instant success thanks to its retro sizing, domed glass and understated dial. The 38.4mm sizing makes it nice and compact and is in keeping with current style trends that are favouring sub-40mm watches. If it were presented on a steel bracelet, it would make for a great alternative to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual.
What makes these four special limited editions are the delicate new dial colours. There’s creamy yellow, baby blue, dove grey and copper, all of which are very desaturated and if they had slightly more vibrant tones, I’d call them pastel. I like the refinement that the gentle colours add to the piece, it makes them very smart and subtle.
Under the surface of the Orient Bambino 38mm Limited Editions it houses the Orient Calibre F6724, an automatic movement with a 40-hour power reserve. It’s equipped with time and date functions with the date window located at 3 o’clock on the dial. You can see the movement through the exhibition caseback with its carefully decorated rotor.
Each of the four watches is limited to 360 pieces globally at a price of £287.99, which makes them incredibly accessible. They go on sale in the UK on November 8th and will initially be available exclusively to mailing list subscribers, which you can join on the Orient UK website. I think the Orient Bambino Limited Edition ticks every box you could possibly want from a daily beater and is a fantastic little watch.
Price and Specs:
Orient Bambino 38mm Limited Edition
RA-AC0M05G (creamy yellow), RA-AC0M06L (baby blue), RA-AC0M07N (dove grey), RA-AC0M08Y (dove grey)
38.4mm diameter x 12.5mm thickness, stainless steel case, exhibition caseback
Creamy yellow, baby blue, dove grey, copper
30m (3 bar)
Orient calibre F6724, automatic, 22 jewels
21,600 vph (3 Hz)
40h
Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Grey leather with pin buckle
£287.99, limited to 360 pieces per colourway, launched on the 8th November exclusively to the Orient Watch mailing list initially
More details at Orient.
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