Orient makes amazing watches for the money. They make some of the best in house auto movements out there, and like automatic Seikos, these have been known to go 20+ years without needing an iota of service, and some come out of the box with chronometer accuracy. If it isn't, you can have a watchmaker regulate it for around $50. That is why I love all my Japanese autos. On this side of the pond, they are like this giant secret nobody knows about. My JDM Seiko Sumo auto's regularly have people asking me about them, and they are blown away you can get watches like them for around $500.
Best part, is you can probably just buy a new movement for $100 if yours ever craps out. Which I highly doubt it ever would.
BTW, where did you pick it up? It is hard to find Orient watches locally, if at all.
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