Orient Star Retrograde Day Watch with Date, Power Reserve, Sapphire Crystal #DE00002B

I'm really enjoying the watch. I find the clasp a bit tinny, but I've been wearing divers lately and the bracelet clasps are really solid. I'm sure I'll get used to this clasp.. Otherwise my first impressions are very positive. Great finish and detail.

Once I got the newsletter email this watch was going on sale during black Friday I had to pick it up (damn you, newsletter). It's a gorgeous piece for a great price. Quiet, great time keeper, perfect size for smaller wrists. I can't speak to the bracelet as I immediately put it on a leather strap and have been switching between black, burgundy, and cognac colors -- all look great with it. I'd give it 5 stars if it wasn't for the odd orientation of the date numbers; some face inward while others face out -- not sure why it irks me, but it does.

The watch looks and feels very expensive. Mine arrived pristine, without alignment issues or defects. Canadians should be aware that customs has increased tax collection on incoming packages. On top of $40 US for USPS, I got charged over $57 CAD in tax + $10 Can Post handling fee. No complaints about LIW. Just want people to be aware, so they can decide if it's worth the additional costs. I think it was.

Fortunate to not have significant alignment issue on my watch, close to perfect. 38mm face/46mm lug-to-lug = perfect fit on my 6" wrist after 4 links removed. Bracelet looks nice but not sturdy. Each link interlocks via three center pieces, resulting in plenty of flexing. Hollow end-links with uneven gap on each side results in tin/squeaking sounds when moving, especially from a lot of friction rubbing on each end-link when putting on/removing watch. Lume is essentially non-existent as it is extremely faint in pitch-black and only lasts minutes. Assume no lume exist on the watch. Coming from Orientstar Classic, the Retrograde with sapphire offers much more value and function for comparable price. Please be sure to research online on how to SET a mechanical watch before adjusting date/day to avoid damaging the gears. Otherwise, the hands may not land precisely on the center of day/date as the segments are so close together and misalignment will be very obvious.

I love the watch. Perfect size for me, as I am not one to wear a watch bigger than 40 mm. The watch has a great sturdy and solis feel to it. You know it s on your wrist, but not distractingly so. It was my first such purchase for my self and I am thrilled. It was a great experience with Long Island Watch and Orient Star.

Excellent customer experience, love the watch. It is even more attractive in person, and the quality far exceeds what the pictures look like. Very satisfied.

i think I must have bought the last of these black dial retrogrades when they were on sale at LIW. The watch arrived quickly and was in perfect shape. It is a stunningly beautiful time piece, and I am yet to see another in the sub 1K price range that appeals to me more. I have timed the watch against an atomic clock for a week using the Watch Tracker app. The watch gained 12 seconds over the week, and the best fit and the average time gain coincided at around 1.6 seconds a day, which is quite fine in my opinion. I am very very happy with the purchase, and have no complains at all. Pendel

Love this watch. Very comfortable bracelet, and the dial is a sight to behold. Add to that a great price and fast shipping, definitely grab this one.

Very good Service and fast delivery to Germane! Since the wach will be a Christmas present I just checked for failures and it is a really magnificent timepiece. Can't wart for Christmas :)