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Orient Bambino Version 8vsTissot Seastar 1000 GMT

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Bambino Version 8
OrientBambino Version 8
MSRP $295
Seastar 1000 GMT
TissotSeastar 1000 GMT
MSRP $575
What people say

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Orient Bambino Version 8

The Orient Bambino Version 8 is widely praised for its elegant, sophisticated, and vintage-inspired aesthetics, with a domed crystal creating a 3D dial effect and blue hands noted as beautiful. Owners and reviewers agree it looks significantly more expensive than its price point, with dial finishing that rivals much costlier timepieces. One owner notes the stock leather strap is plasticky and non-tapering. The movement is rated for accuracy between +25/-15 seconds per day and features basic decoration. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Orient Bambino Version 8 highly for its exceptional value and sophisticated appearance.

Tissot Seastar 1000 GMT

Owners widely praise the Tissot Seastar 1000 GMT for its sapphire crystal, 300m water resistance, and GMT complication, with one owner expressing deep satisfaction. A point of contention for some is that Swiss quartz movements may exhibit second-hand misalignment with markers, unlike certain Japanese quartz movements. On balance, owners rate the Tissot Seastar 1000 GMT highly for its robust features and value.

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Bambino Version 840.5mm
Seastar 1000 GMT40mm
Power Reserve
Bambino Version 840h
Seastar 1000 GMT40h
Water Resistance
Bambino Version 830m
Seastar 1000 GMT300m
MSRP
Bambino Version 8$295
Seastar 1000 GMT$575

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Dress
Diver
Diameter
40.5mm
40mm
Thickness
12.6mm
11.77mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.5mm
40mm
Lug Width
21mm
20mm
Water Resistance
30m
300m
Caseback
Display
Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
Crystal
Mineral
Sapphire
Dial Color
White
Black
Indices
Applied
Indexes
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
F6B22
11 1/2'''
Type
Automatic
Quartz
Beat Rate
21,600 vph
28,800 vph
Jewels
22
25
Complications
GMT, Day-date, Small seconds
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$295
$575
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