Having recently celebrated its 70th anniversary, ORIENT STAR announces the new additions to its Contemporary Collection, the Layered Skeleton. The four new watches, which include one limited-edition 70th anniversary model, are inspired by the elegant layering of fabrics, drapes, curves and textiles seen in business suits. In celebration of this special anniversary, ORIENT STAR is inviting Watchuseek readers to take part in a survey with the chance of winning an ORIENT STAR Layered Skeleton.
ORIENT STAR is a Japanese watch brand, internationally known and respected for producing its own watch designs and craftsmanship, as well as in-house movements. Established in 1951, ORIENT STAR is the luxury counterpart to ORIENT Watches. The name “STAR” embodies the brand’s goal of creating timepieces that outshine all others in the watch world in respect of design, components, and manufacturing. The mission: offer fine quality, attainable timepieces with enduring style. Movements, both mechanical and quartz, are manufactured in-house where ORIENT ensures the highest possible quality for its customers. Functionality is teamed with timeless style, as is evident throughout its existing collections.
There are three collections within the ORIENT and ORIENT STAR brands – the Contemporary which offers various case sizes from less than 31mm to over 40mm, the Classic which has a range of beautiful, refined watches featuring date functions and power reserve indicators, and the Sports which is urban in style and provides 200 meters water resistance. Whether you prefer a dress watch or a dive watch, there’s a watch for you.
This year ORIENT STAR is pleased to introduce this new addition to its Contemporary Collection, the Layered Skeleton. Japan is known for its innovative and contemporary take on men’s fashion and so it only seems fitting that ORIENT STAR sought to embed such designs in its dials, referencing fine suiting.
The new Layered Skeleton has a two-layer dial featuring motifs incorporating suit fabric. The upper layer dial represents the outer material of a suit and is designed with a herringbone pattern, while the lower layer dial has a paisley pattern with a sheen reminiscent of Cupra lining. The contrasting fabrics provide a unique accent to the overall look of the watch.
The semi-skeleton opening on the dial is paisley shaped, revealing the inner workings of the hand-winding mechanical movement, the in-house 46-F6 series which has an impressive power reserve of 50 hours. This sense of depth combined with the textile patterns turns the watch into a statement-piece.
The dial is available in brown herringbone, black herringbone, and white herringbone. The brown and black herringbone models are combined with a navy-blue paisley design, providing textural contrast. As a delicate alternative, the white herringbone model is finished with a simple silver-colored lower layer, whilst the blue colored skeletonized hands add a pop of color. There is also a limited-edition model to celebrate the 70th anniversary of ORIENT STAR, featuring a layered green dial highlighted with a navy-blue gradation, limited to just 1,400 pieces worldwide.
The Layered Skeleton has a dual-curved sapphire crystal and the watch is teamed with a SUS316L stainless steel bracelet.
In a bid to get to know their global fan-base better, ORIENT STAR would like to ask Watchuseek readers to partake in a consumer survey, offering one lucky reader the chance to win an ORIENT STAR Layered Skeleton watch for themselves.
For your chance to win your very own ORIENT STAR timepiece, please just click this link (or the image below) and fill out the survey.
As usual on this forum there is the assumption that only US citizens (in the lower 48 states at that) somehow read or participate here. Nice work fools.
I wouldn‘t say it is fake. It‘s more like copy and paste from sponsor‘s press releases without checking the facts/story/timeline. And (maybe) not knowing much about the sponsor‘s model line-up.
We hope you are well. We are celebrating that the ORIENT STAR 70th Anniversary that took place last year, and are looking to receive feedback from key fans and watch enthusiasts so that we can better our collections for the years to come.
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I have a couple of suggestions for Orient Star, one of my favorite brands:
1. Radial symmetry. In keeping with a “star”, focus on radially symmetric designs that burst from the center of the dial. Sword indices with a central ridge. Linear hour markers. (For some reason Arabic numerals as in the Heritage Gothic, or with cruciform symmetry as in the Outdoor Sports 3-6-9-12, also work very well. I love it). The “classic”, “standard”, and “basic” are prefect in the symmetry department. They look like a shining “star”.
As one can verify on the private seller forum these simple and elegant designs now compete pretty vigorously with the SARBs, which have skyrocketed in price on the secondary market due to their elegance, simplicity, and functionality.
2. Eliminate clutter. I love having a power reserve. It is a needed utility tool. But it should be found when sought for; otherwise unseen. I would make it a more muted background color similar to that of the dial. Like dark grey on a black dial with otherwise silver indices. Or how about this as an idea I just thought of: put the power reserve in the transparent case BACK. There is really no time you need to see it other than when taking the watch off.
I like the concept of an “open heart”. Unfortunately all executions of this (not just Orient Star) that I have seen look like open heart surgery. Sorry to say this because I love me my Orient Stars. I just don’t like that cluttered and asymmetrical look. One design cue to emulate might be the Breguet tourbillon, which places the cutaway centrally and therefore symmetrically. But that probably would require an unacceptable movement overhaul. I say: Just keep it simple.
Also, if going for a business suit theme, use a more sartorial branding, such as “vented”, “cutaway”, “tailor’s cut”, brogue (for something with holes in it), but not “skeleton”. That sounds like a Halloween costume which is not what you’re going for.
3. Do nothing to the build quality. Orient Mako was my first and best automatic watch. I wore it 24/7 for literally years with not a single issue. In many ways I wish I had never tried anything else, because it had everything - dressy elegance, lume, screw down crown water resistance, and dead on accurate. My Orient Stars have been the same, with added elegance and finishing. They can be worn literally anywhere.
Best wishes to Orient Star on another 70 years of excellence.
I think of a song I’ve been hearing the past few weeks: “Field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star. Star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light”. That’s a different Star in the East but worth emulating.
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We hope you are well. We are celebrating that the ORIENT STAR 70th Anniversary that took place last year, and are looking to receive feedback from key fans and watch enthusiasts so that we can better our collections for the years to come.
That is absolutely ok with me. Still love my OrientStar.
However, the thread here started with „Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2021“ (which was taken from a former press release text) and was edited 5d ago into „Having recently celebrated its 70th anniversary“. That‘s why I was asking the author.
However, the thread here started with „Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2021“ (which was taken from a former press release text) and was edited 5d ago into „Having recently celebrated its 70th anniversary“. That‘s why I was asking the author.
Not a fan of skeleton dials. But, do not own one. Perhaps I could enjoy this. I have seen to many cheap, fashion branded skeleton watches. That is influencing my perception certainly. What do you like about them?
Not a fan of skeleton dials. But, do not own one. Perhaps I could enjoy this. I have seen to many cheap, fashion branded skeleton watches. That is influencing my perception certainly. What do you like about them?
I would not call it a skeleton dial. It is more like an open balance or open heart dial. Not sure why OrientStar chose for „layered skeleton“.
A „real“ skeleton dial shows a lot of watchmaking tradition and craftmanship (engraving, beveled edges, blueing, rhodium plating, guilloche).
A pic always tells a lot more, so here we go with a Benzinger Skeleton.
I'm not a fan of skeleton dials. Except for something like this. I think it's because they just get too out of control or look almost like the dials were damaged. These look much more cohesive.
I'm not crazy about this watch. It's kinda interesting as if pulling back layers. However that is never an aesthetic I've liked. They do that with historical buildings to show what's been added over time, but this watch is just doing it for the look. Just my two cents
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