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Orient RA-AC0028S30B Bambino Automatic Brown Leather Strap Watch - W29114
Ref. RA-AC0028S30B
Sits in Orient’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Orient watches we list, which start at £185.
Price range £185 to £440 across 45 Orient watches in stock.The Bambino has been Orient's answer to a persistent question — how much dress watch can a Japanese manufacturer deliver without leaving the movement work to someone else. This version pairs a white sunray dial with gold PVD case work, and the combination reads closer to a mid-century European piece than to anything overtly Japanese. Dauphine hands, polished indices, a railroad minute track at the edge: the details are orthodox, which is precisely what this style of dial rewards. At 46.5mm lug to lug, it sits neatly on a standard wrist and tucks under a shirt cuff without the crown catching. The domed crystal lifts the dial slightly, giving it depth that flat glass cannot replicate. Beneath it, the F6724 is Orient's own movement, built in Japan, and it hacks and hand-winds — practical courtesies that not every automatic at this level extends. The brown alligator-texture strap uses quick-release pins, so swapping it for something that better suits a particular occasion takes seconds rather than a screwdriver.
- Reference
- RA-AC0028S30B
- Brand
- Orient
- Collection
- Bambino
- Case size
- 40.5mm
- Case thickness
- 12.3mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- F6724
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 46.5mm
- Power reserve
- 40 hours
Learn more about Orient
Orient began in 1950 as Tama Keiki, successor to a Tokyo watch business Shogoro Yoshida had started in 1901. It became Orient Watch Company the following year and set out to do something few companies attempt: build complete mechanical movements in-house, at prices aimed at ordinary buyers.
That is still the point of the brand. Orient designs and manufactures its own calibres rather than buying Swiss ébauches, which is why an Orient automatic can cost less than a quartz watch from a fashion label while containing a movement the company made itself.
The Bambino made the case to a wider audience — a domed-crystal dress automatic at a price that embarrassed a lot of more expensive watches — and the Kamasu and Mako divers did the same for tool watches.
Orient Star sits above the main line, with higher finishing, power-reserve indicators and in-house calibres of greater complexity.
The company became a subsidiary of Seiko Epson in 2009 and remains one, which gives it manufacturing depth while leaving the identity distinct from Seiko's own.
- 1901
- Shogoro Yoshida opens a watch business in Tokyo.
- 1950
- The company is refounded as Tama Keiki.
- 1951
- Renamed Orient Watch Company.
- 1964
- Orient Star establishes the upper collection.
- 2009
- Becomes a subsidiary of Seiko Epson.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in the Orient Bambino range (11), Automatic Watches (1,904), Leather Strap Watches (1,191), Gold Watches (784) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (401).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 46.5mm lug-to-lug keeps the 40.5mm case wearable
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Orient's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
- 40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
Orient RA-AC0028S30B Bambino alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | RA-AC0028S30B | NJ0153-82X | 97A175 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £315 | £329 | £279 |
| Case size | 40.5mm | 40mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 40 hours | 40 hours | 42 hours |
| This watch |
| Closely matched |
Your new watch
Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 40 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 46.5mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16cm (6¼ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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