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Orient Mako 3 Review With Strap Alternatives! (RA-AA0821S19B)

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Orient has recently released the Mako 3 in several new color combinations! The watch is virtually the same as the Kamasu, but with a different dial and different colors. I opted for the ivory dialed one with the reference number RA-AA0821S19B. The Kamasu has been one of the best value for money dive watches out on the market for several years. This Mako 3 model is currently a little bit more expensive than the Kamasu, but I suspect that prices will come down to a similar level after some time, making this a superb value offer.
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Комментарии : 111

@toshitominaga3911 22 дня назад

Thank you Anders! Nice to hear your thoughts on Orient!

@todddewell6314 Год назад

Very good review. Thank you for the strap pairing I found that very helpful.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Thank you! I’m very glad to hear that😎 That makes sure I will keep doing it in future videos!

@3rdstone1 Год назад

Great review as usual. At this point I feel quite settled with my red dial Kamasu. But I really liked that silver dial, which is a kinda nice change from mostly dark dials usually on divers. And of course it's always interesting learning about new Orient models.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Thank you! The red dialed Kamasu is a beautiful watch! I also think that the silver dial is a refreshing change. Glad to hear you found it interesting :)

@Cockaboobledoo Год назад

This watch is so casual, great summer/camping watch. Or a dress watch too, amazing

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Agreed 😎

@MyEnemy Год назад

Great-looking watches. I love my Ray II. Can't wait to add this one to my Orient collection.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

I really like the colors too! Sounds like a plan my friend B)

@Jason-hv4eu 11 месяцев назад

Hello, Good review! I have consider this watch. I do like the looks of the watch. I love the the clasp. I also enjoy a beads of rice😊 This video was recommended by RU-vid. I am now a subscriber 👍🏻

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and subscribing! Really appreciate the feedback too :) It's a good looking watch! Check out my channel for other watch reviews as well :)

@simonthomas5113 11 месяцев назад

Good detailed review. I've had mine since May 2023 with no regrets, but I would say I've sacrificed a bit of legibility with this one in low light. Its such a good looker though, and performing really well.

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback! :) That's a valid point. It's a little less legible than some darker dialed versions, but still readable in my experience.

@albertsmith9315 Год назад

I really appreciate that you mention your own wrist size, exactly equal to mine, so this video has really made me sure that I will buy this watch. After years with dozens of classic black dial divers, I experimented with what Seiko called a champagne dial on their recent 38mm series and found that I really like it. This Orient has a similar sunburst color on a more substantial case, so it really caught my eye. Again, great review.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it! Which Seiko was that, if I may ask?

@albertsmith9315 Год назад

@@NordicWatchChannel Seiko just released the SRPK series with a 38mm case on a steel bracelet. There are 4 colors: black, orange, teal green and champagne. I bought the teal and champagne models because I felt color was lacking in my collection. On my 6 1/2 inch wrist, the 38mm sits nicely and the bracelet fits fine even though there are only two micro adjustments. I replaced the bracelet with a nice leather strap which looks very nice.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

So excited for those 38mm models! Would love to get one at sime point. The larger ones are a bit too large for my current taste. I’m surprised to hear that there are so few micro adjustments, bummer! Good that it fit you tho!

@alexbramley7079 Год назад

Fantastic review, thank you! You clearly know the Orient range well, which can be a little confusing given the lack of official names for the divers.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Thank you, I appreciate that! The Orient range is seriously confusing, no doubt. The mako 3 is an official name at least, so hopefully they will start to incorporate other names as well.

@TheGrenadier97 Год назад

An excellent successor to the traditional Mako II. I'm highly inclined towards rhe blue, looks very fresh and pleasing.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

For sure! I’d say the blue one is probably the ”safest” choice. It would be my second choice. Maybe the first one if I’d choose again.

@volodymyrsukhyna5932 Год назад

I bought my first watch DW-5600BB back in February after seeing your video. So this comment is kind of word of appreciation to your channel. Thank you sir! As for the Orient Mako 3, I've already seen it on the pictures and now seeing your review I think I'm going to take a look at it at my local dealers once it is avaiable. I want to expand my collection with some diver's watch.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Thank you for telling me that, I really appreciate it!🙏🏻 Happy to hear that my content is useful🙂 That sounds like a good idea! No pictures or videos can provide the same experience as seeing it live👍🏻

@Rauz11 Год назад

Man if you ordered it we have same watches 😂😂😂

@ansonlan9858 Год назад

Nice review! the crown seems way more easier to adjust than Mako 2 as well, crown on my Mako 2 is just so slippery

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

It’s definitely a lot easier! Good upgrade.

@pareshkhanwani2660 11 месяцев назад

Hi superb review....my favourite part was the strap combinations....can you tell me whether the sunburst dial and lack of antireflective coating affects the readability?...thank you🙂

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Maybe sometimes! Makes the readability a little worse, but I've always been able to read the time nonetheless :) And thank you for the kind words!

@childrolland 11 месяцев назад

With gold hands and chaptering frames, no day-date would be 'go to' for me. Recently, Orient released 40 mm divers. That's nice to see too.

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

No-date would be interesting. Yes I saw those Orients! Very compelling models!

@deanP. Год назад

I like this one. I already have a Kanno but will probably get this one next year if the price drops or I can catch it on sale.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Might be a good idea to wait like that!👍🏻 This one is a little bit smaller than the Kano too🙂

@robertwhitcomb6105 Год назад

Question for ya..does the Kanno wear large on your wrist? Thanks

@deanP. Год назад

@@robertwhitcomb6105 I have a 7 1/2 wrist so it fits fine for me.

@WhoIsSerafin 9 месяцев назад

The only orient I have ever liked is the saturation 300mm diver. One of my favorites. If they updated it I’d snag one right away.

@NordicWatchChannel 9 месяцев назад

It looks like an absolute beast! Very nice. Hadn’t heard of it before.

@abioqaas 10 месяцев назад

Ordered this model about a month or so ago but upon receiving it I noticed that the dial had a scratch on it. Returned the watch and haven’t ordered a new one as of yet.

@NordicWatchChannel 9 месяцев назад

Bummer! A clear downside with more affordable watches is worse quality control. Sure, it happens even with more expensive watches, but more often with affordable ones. Good thing is that you can return it and get a new one if you wish :)

@omernizri5286 Год назад

i really like the watch but i have a 6" wrist. could that work or should i look for something smaller

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

It all comes down to preferences. I would maybe go for a 38mm watch in that case. But that's my preference. I go for 38mm watches with my 6,5 inch wrist.

@omernizri5286 Год назад

@@NordicWatchChannel thanks

@j.j.l.6110 7 месяцев назад

Two quiestions, sorry for my English, in the comparotion you put a orient whith ceramic bezel, whats the name of that orient, and you put a seiko spirit whith and alternative brazalet, its great that brazalet, what option of brazalet is that, thanks

@NordicWatchChannel 7 месяцев назад

No worries! None of the Orients have a ceramic bezel, but the larger one is a Orient M-Force, and the other one with the more glossy bezel insert is the Orient "mini triton", I have reviews on both on my channel, so check them out for more info :) And if you mean the bracelet on the Seiko Sarb033, that's from Geckota :)

@j.j.l.6110 7 месяцев назад

@@NordicWatchChannel Thanks

@NordicWatchChannel 7 месяцев назад

No prob mate :)

@Georgemistozp 11 месяцев назад

Where can I get those alternatives straps?? Pleaseeee❤ It was a good review 👌🏼

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Hi! Check out the link in the description to find the straps from StrapsCo :) For the other ones you can google CNS watch bands, Vario straps and Hirsch (Hirsch can often be found on Amazon, so I appreciate it if you use my affiliate link in the description for these)

@deepb249 5 месяцев назад

My wrist is 6.75 inch will I have to make adjustments in n strap

@NordicWatchChannel 5 месяцев назад

Most probably yes. Usually the watches come with all links installed, so you'll probably need to remove 2-4 links. But don't worry, it's easy! And if you don't want to do it yourself, a jeweller will do it for a low price.

@Rauz11 Год назад

I just ordered it. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

That’s awesome!😎

@Rauz11 Год назад

@@NordicWatchChannel that champagne dial is just 😍 i cant find any other diver for this money with champagne dial. Its madnes. This will be classic like BIG i tell you.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

That’s a good point! Could be, could be😉

@erdi9286 Год назад

Random question. Do you by any chance do sim racing? I was watching jardier’s livestream a couple of weeks ago and there was someone that sounded exactly like you.

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Haha o I do not! I appreciate the fun question though :D

@CSltz 11 месяцев назад

I do like the day date feature. Could one of the collectors out there tell me what size is the Seiko 5 ? I really like the size but the old eyes aren’t what they used to be. I would like to get one with a little bigger face.thanks.

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Whick Seiko 5 model are you talking about exactly? There are a lot of them!

@CSltz 11 месяцев назад

@@NordicWatchChannel well first thank you for answering. I didn’t know that. I thought that they were all a standard size. Do I measure across just the face or from the outside of the case to the other side? My wrist measures 6 3/4 to 7 . The crystal is measuring 29.5 mm across. Not the watch body which is 37.4 mm. Best I can see on the model numbers are. 7009-876A 7009-3170 A7 7502-J026A4 I just think that I would prefer a larger face that I could see easier.

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

There are a few different measurements. The most common one is the diameter. This is measured from the outside of the case, but not including the protruding crown. Another quite important measurement is the ”lug-to-lug”, which is the watches length from one end to another, including the lugs where the strap is attached. I’ll have to check out those models and get back to you!

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Those seem to be vintage models, all of them quite similar in size. Check out some newer Seiko 5’s (for example on Amazon by searching Seiko 5). There are larger models nowadays.

@Gherardi33 10 месяцев назад

What are the straps at 13:26 and 13:30?

@NordicWatchChannel 10 месяцев назад

Hi! They are both seatbelt nato straps from CNS watch bands, prebiously known as cheapest nato straps

@Gakkad 3 месяца назад

Does ot come woth a silver or whote bezel?

@NordicWatchChannel 2 месяца назад

Not to my knowledge, no.

@kleineiselnorbert4466 3 месяца назад

To make the naming more confusing,the retailers in my country call this watch Mako IV😅

@NordicWatchChannel 2 месяца назад

Hahah..facepalm.

@manwellman9862 11 месяцев назад

How to buy Orient watch from Amazon?

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Check out my affiliate links in the description of the video!

@deepb249 5 месяцев назад

What is accuracy of the watch?

@NordicWatchChannel 5 месяцев назад

This one was around +10 sec/day. But of course they vary within the given factory specs. Some can be more accurate, some less.

@DM-yq3pr Год назад

Pressed clasp and hollow end links.. micro brands are out there offering ceramic bezels.. solid end links.. milled clasps.. sapphire etc.. I like orient but they need to do better for the price

@MicheleScipioni Год назад

Do you have any examples?

@DM-yq3pr Год назад

@@MicheleScipioni look at cestrian watches.. all the specs I mentioned for around £170

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Brands like this can offer competitive specs since they don't have marketing costs etc. Time will tell how they perform after years of usage. I have my own personal suspicions that they might aim to hit the "enthusiast sweet-spots" AKA all the specs you mentioned above. Then maybe cut costs on other things. But like I said, time will tell! Sure looks like a good deal :)

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

Yes true! I have a separate video about that option too :D

@KinleungWoo-km2yi 4 месяца назад

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@NordicWatchChannel 4 месяца назад

Good points! Orient provides some great value for money :)

@gwapogreg5837 10 месяцев назад

They needed to release one color on a black rubber strap.

@NordicWatchChannel 10 месяцев назад

True, but you can always get a rubber strap afterwards :)

@helldorado1489 9 месяцев назад

Wish it were date only (no day).

@NordicWatchChannel 9 месяцев назад

Yeah I think that could be benefitial! Both to these Orient as well as Seiko 5 models.

@Cockaboobledoo Год назад

I hope this watch comes down to 200ish bucks

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

I hope so too! Would make a big difference.

@Cockaboobledoo Год назад

Strap at 13:30 looks the best

@NordicWatchChannel Год назад

It's a great match. My favorite is the one at 13:35 :)

@ChapeauRouge921 11 месяцев назад

At this price I'll stick to the iconic Kamasu. The better crown in not worth that massive price jump.

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

You've definitely got a point there!

@carlogalopo2605 11 месяцев назад

The hands are kinda short

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Hmm.. maybe slightly!

@SlapShotRegatta22 11 месяцев назад

22mm is such a mistake. Orient should've went with 20mm for the updated release.

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

That could have worked! The 22 mm is a bit bulky.

@Mavryck_Tha_Myghty 6 месяцев назад

Or a 22mm that tapers down to 20-21mm.

@krasnaludek298 4 месяца назад

Wrong … 22mm is the sweet spot for most wrist sizes. • 20mm is too small for most men. • 24mm is bulky for this size case.

@SlapShotRegatta22 4 месяца назад

@@krasnaludek298 90% of watch enthusiasts with absolutely disagree with you. Hence, why the great majority of watches have 20mm lug width.

@jeraldc.1729 2 месяца назад

Nope, not for me. On a 42 case, need a 22mm bracelet. 20mm looks skinny on my arm.

@gwapogreg5837 10 месяцев назад

They should bring out a Mako 3 GMT and put the Seiko 5 GMT in the grave.

@NordicWatchChannel 10 месяцев назад

Haha that could be an idea, but I bet it would cost over 500 USD then.

@weirdstring 9 месяцев назад

22 is fine. Less than that looks too feminine on the wrist in my opinion.

@NordicWatchChannel 9 месяцев назад

It all comes down to preferences! Depends on the wrist size also.

@Mrtellitlikeitis 11 месяцев назад

Orient is so over priced. It’s comical. Easy pass. Style hasn’t changed n 20 years

@NordicWatchChannel 11 месяцев назад

Fair point that the style hasn't changed in 20 years. But then again, Speedmaster and Submariners have stayed the same for over 60 years. So I'm not sure it's such a bad thing. :)