Orient RA-AC0F16S Automatic Brown Leather Strap Watch - W29106

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Orient RA-AC0F16S Automatic Brown Leather Strap Watch - W29106

Name: Orient RA-AC0F16S Automatic Brown Leather Strap Watch - W29106
Brand: Orient
SKU: RA-AC0F16S30B
Price: 225 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Stepping up in Orient's range

The AC0F has been a fixture of Orient's European dress range long enough to have earned a settled character — clean indices, blued hands against a matte ivory dial, a case shape that reads as formal without trying too hard. At 41.6mm with an 11.7mm profile, it slips under a cuff without the bulk that catches on a shirt cuff, which is less common in this diameter than it ought to be. The movement is Orient's own F6722, built in Japan and spec'd with hacking seconds and a hand-winding option — the two features that matter most on a watch you will set precisely and wear to occasions where a ticking second hand cannot be reset by shaking your wrist. The exhibition caseback shows it off, and the decorated rotor gives the reverse side something worth looking at. One detail the dial photograph will not convey: the hands and indices carry no lume, and that is the right call for a watch of this character. The blued hands and faceted baton indices are there to catch ambient light at dinner, not to glow at midnight. The alligator-grain strap reinforces that priority — this one knows what it is for.

Reference: RA-AC0F16S30B
Brand: Orient
Collection: ContemporaryCase Size: 41
Case size: 41.6mm
Case thickness: 11.7mm
Lug width: 22mm
Case material: Stainless steel
Case shape: Round
Dial: Ivory
Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Automatic
Calibre: F6722
Functions: Date
Water resistance: 50m
Bracelet / strap: Leather strap
Strap colour: Brown
Clasp: Buckle
Lume: Luminous
Retailer: F.Hinds

Additional specifications

Lug-to-lug: 48.3mm
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.

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Also in 4 collections

This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,351), Automatic Watches (1,148), Leather Strap Watches (738) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (206).

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What the specifications mean

A mechanical watch for everyday wear.

Strengths

48.3mm lug-to-lug keeps the 41.6mm case wearable
Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
Luminous hands and markers for low light
Sits in the lower half of Orient's range as we list it

Worth knowing

50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off

Best forFormal wear

Less suited toSwimming

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Water resistance	50m	50m	50m
Movement	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
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Power reserve	40 hours	—	—
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch

Can I swim with it?

Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.

Will the glass scratch?

Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.

Does it need a battery?

No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.

How 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?

22mm. 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 48.3mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16.5cm (6½ inches) upward.

Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.

Is 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.

Who are F.Hinds?

F.Hinds has been run by the same family since 1856 and is now in its fifth generation, with more than 115 shops across England and Wales. They are a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council and an Authorised Diamond Dealer.