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Orient RA-AK0315L30B Stretto Sun & Moon Automatic Bracelet Watch - W29111
Ref. RA-AK0315L30B
Sits in Orient’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Orient watches we list, which start at £159.
Price range £159 to £440 across 47 Orient watches in stock.The Stretto is Orient's attempt to bring its Sun & Moon complication — long associated with the brand's more traditional dress pieces — into a case and bracelet language that reads as genuinely contemporary. The day/night disc at 5 o'clock and the day sub-dial at 10 o'clock are inherited from that earlier lineage; the sharper lines around them are not. At 41.5mm with a 48mm lug-to-lug, it sits as a full-sized modern casual watch, and 160g on a steel bracelet gives it a solidity that reads as deliberate rather than incidental. The deep navy dial works well in this format: the two subsidiary displays give the eye somewhere to travel without cluttering the surface, and the blue holds its character across different light conditions in a way a busier layout would not allow. The F6B24 is assembled in Japan and pulls manual winding and hacking alongside its automatic rotor — practical features that the movement's reputation among enthusiasts is partly built on, and genuinely useful when setting the day-night disc correctly after leaving the watch unworn.
- Reference
- RA-AK0315L30B
- Brand
- Orient
- Collection
- ContemporaryCase Size: 41
- Case size
- 41.5mm
- Case thickness
- 13mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- F6B24
- Functions
- Day-date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Three-fold clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 48mm
- Power reserve
- 40 hours
- Origin
- Made in Japan
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 4 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,426), Automatic Watches (1,204), Blue Dial Watches (640) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (238).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 48mm lug-to-lug keeps the 41.5mm case wearable
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Orient's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
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| Specification | RA-AK0315L30B |  LE1247SET |  PWRAA0823 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £395 | £399 | £390 |
| Case size | 41.5mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 40 hours | — | 40 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
Your new watch
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 48mm, 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.
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