Longines Legend Diver vs Orient Mako Ii

Another day at the (home) office, another day desk diving in my favorite tool for the job, the Longines Legend Diver. I love the sleek supercompressor case with inner rotating bezel, the retro looks and Milanese mesh bracelet, the simple, classic shape and style, everything. Dresses up better than just about any diver I know of, but is still recognizably a tool watch and wears well casually, in the same way a well-finished field watch does.

So now when looking at this watch is dialing design I Think this is really where things start to stand out. When you look through the mineral glass of...

This luminous line appears as an underline beneath the numeral at 12 O'clock above the numeral at Six O'clock and to the right of the numeral at Nine ...

That is where this watch shined. It ain't a zillion dollar Rolex or a Breightling. But it is gonna last and do its job. And it is something you can give to the kids, even if just as a token

I would look for a nice dress watch with a white face (I like the IWC Portofino or maybe a Cartier Santos) and something colourful like a Doxa or Bulova or even a vintage Seiko... [https://cdn

This Mako II is the first Orient watch I've had that has had this problem. The fit and finish of the Mako II are generally nice, but it seems that Orient is beginning to cut corners in manufacturing, which is disappointing to me as an Orient collector. The case for the new-production Mako II just doesn't seem as well made as my other watches, like the Sun and Moon, Triton, Classic and Bambino. Regarding the Mako II in general, there are some things about it that I like and some things that I don't like

Finally got a new strap for my Longines Legend Diver Heritage L37744506. I felt an NDC would be a pretty fitting compliment to a French Marine Dive watch being a strap made of French Marine Paracord.

The mineral crystal is ok. It helps keep the watch affordable. The only real negative is the bracelet. A better made clasp would be a welcome relief