Orient 7500 Auto Diver... My first Orient... I am late to the party but I am here!

I have seen a very nice Orient on many occasions as George has his stunning Yellow OS 300 which I am still surprised that he considered selling at one point.

This is my first Orient but I am sure it will not be my last. I got it in the post today and immediately put it on and obviously the WIS I traded the Orange Sawtooth with has a very similar wrist size as it fits pretty much like a glove

Here is what you get when you get this watch. Inside a white Orient outer box.


The inside Orient box is pretty cool. It is lined with a sheet of stamped aluminum and the overall presentation is very nice. Although it is the watch that is the only thing that really matters at the end of the day, packaging is your first impression and this package makes a great first impression.


Now we see the watch for the first time and as you can see it is a large diver and makes a great first impression with the large size, applied indices, and other nice features.


Here are the other odds and ends that came with the watch. I have an 8" wrist and there are 2 extra links so it can handle a 8.5" wrist or so before you need to hunt for extra links!


Here is the all important wrist pic


Side view. You can see the push button here.


Very much an Orient sort of thing. Orient does all kinds of quirky things with their watches. Power reserve indicators, left sided dates, push button day changers etc. Very interesting to have a push button to change the day while the date is changed in the conventional way via the first crown setting. While the push button is cool to have on here it is another gasket which could fail at depth.

On the subject of features or lack of features which detract from its abilities as a diver...
-No diver's extension
-No lume pip
-Less than stellar lume

Tale of the tape...
47mm plus...


14mm thickness


22mm lug width



What this adds up to is a large diameter watch with incredible wrist presence yet the relative thiness makes for a very, very comfortable watch.



Now for the usual Zoodles comparo shots to show you how this huge diver compares to other divers you may be familiar with

7500 and Zodiac Oceanaire


7500 and Revue Thommen


7500 and Doxa 5000T


7500 and SD 600


7500 and the iconic Marine Master


7500 and Blue Monster


7500 and Blue Sawtooth


7500 and SKXA35


All in all an interesting watch.

The dial is a stunner and the applied indices and the applied text at the top of the dial are really, really nice. The bracelet is solid links and what is cool is that the bracelet does not taper at all which will appeal to many people.

The bezel is really nice and the bezel action is cool. It is almost a combination of the damped action of the MM versus a SKX diver. The clicks are really solid and the odds of this bezel getting moved without your input are negligable. The shape of the case also makes for an extremely comfortable watch for wear. Those familiar with the Seiko Sawtooth or Seiko Sumo will know what I am talkig about.

Okay then what are the negatives?

-The day switch button is another gasket which could fail
-There is no diver's extension on the bracelet
-There is no lume pip on the bezel
-Lume is not up to SKX standards. In fact it is pretty much inline with the Zodiac Oceanaire which I have previously criticized for its level of lume.
-Crown is pretty small.

So, all in all a mixed bag of sorts. The styling is bang on and it is an interesting diver that is different enough to seperate itself from the herd and grab wrist time. The retail for this watch is under $300 USD which is a great deal.

I like the 60 on the bezel instead of the pip. It looks really cool. Taking this into account the only criticisms left are the lack of a diver's extension and the lume. Since I only recreationally dive the lack of the diver's extension is not a big deal to me. Also, the less than stellar lume can be easily rectified in a later spa service.

So, this one is a 7/10 for me. Oddly enough despite its quirks I really like the watch and this one should be a keeper