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rrghost

[Question] Help buying my first mechanical watch

I know it's nothing special, but i'm looking at the Orient EV0S003B and was wondering if there is anything to know about owning a mechanical watch. I have only owned quartz watches up to this point.

The few stuff I have heard is to get a winder for when i'm not wearing it and to get it regularly maintenance, my question is that accurate and is there anything else to know? Thanks for all the help.

Also, is this a legit watch? I think I saw someone else post an Orient and people were saying its a decent mechanical watch.

Posted Aug 26, 2014, 2:10 PM UTC

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KniteWulf•

Orients are pretty nice. From a WatchUSeek post:

To answer your movement questions, Orient basically has only one movement (aside from some Royal Orients). The cal. 469 which has been in production since 1971 and is based on Seiko 7005 movement. Basically all the "fancy" movements you see are variations of cal. 469 with complications added to them. Notice how all movement numbers start with "46". The base movement is 46943 day/date found in a Mako and ton of other Orients. Now in more expensive watches they use decorated version of the movement with better balance wheels and shock protection. In my opinion cal. 469 is a great movement refined over time and generally has an accuracy of +2/+4 out the box.

As for mechanicals: don't do high-impact, high-vibration activities with your watch on (i.e. jackhammer or impact-drilling). Modern mechanical movements are quite reliable and are much more resilient for day-to-day wear than movements that were made 20+ years ago.

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rrghostOP•

thanks for the info, i was wondering if you might also know anything about the maintenance?

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Citizen_V•

A winder is not necessary as u/fragilestories said. It won't have any significant impact on service intervals, and is more of a convenience than a necessity.

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kurazaybo•

A mechanical watch only needs "service" every few years, the consensus is around 5 years but you can go a bit longer in my experience. It consists on cleaning and lubricating the inner parts of the watch and resealing for water resistance.

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fragilestories•

Don't worry about a winder. If you don't get regular wrist time and it stops running, pick it up, shake it back and forth for 15-30 seconds, and you're good to go.

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rrghostOP•

ok sweet, I didn't really want to drop more money on a winder if I didn't need to.

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