Technical details
Brand: Orient Watch
Collection: World Time Series
Movement: In-house automatic mechanical movement
Caliber: Orient 46K40 / similar in-house family
Jewels: 21 jewels
Power Reserve: ~40 hours
Functions:
- World Time display (multiple time zones)
- Power reserve indicator
- Date hand / date display
- 24-hour scale
- Central hours, minutes, seconds
Case:
- Material: Stainless steel
- Diameter: approx. 42–43 mm
- Thickness: approx. 12–13 mm
- Case back: Exhibition transparent caseback
- Crown: Screw-down
Crystal: Scratch-resistant sapphire with anti-reflective coating
Dial:
- Multi-layer world time dial with city ring
- Luminous hands and hour markers
Bracelet: Stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp
Water Resistance: 100 meters
The Watch That Carries the World on Your Wrist”
There is something profoundly romantic about a world-time watch.
It is not simply about knowing the hour in another city.
It is about feeling connected to places you have loved, places you dream of, and places that changed your life.
Since its founding in 1950 in Tokyo, Orient built its reputation on one conviction: mechanical watchmaking should remain authentic, in-house, and accessible to real enthusiasts.
While many brands chased quartz revolutions and short-term trends, Orient quietly continued perfecting mechanical movements for people who truly love watches.
The World Time embodies this philosophy perfectly.
Look closely at its dial and you don’t just see numbers and cities — you see possibilities.
Tokyo at dawn.
Paris at sunset.
New York after midnight.
Each city printed on the bezel represents a life being lived somewhere else at this very moment.
This watch was designed for travelers, dreamers, entrepreneurs, collectors — people who understand that time is not local. Time is global.
There is also a subtle emotional dimension to this model: it was never mass-market hype. It was never a fashion piece. Many versions were discontinued, and today they quietly circulate among collectors who appreciate what Orient achieved: a fully in-house mechanical world-time complication at an accessible level.
Owning this watch feels like owning a hidden chapter of horology.
You don’t wear it to show wealth.
You wear it to show curiosity.
Because the Orient World Time is not about measuring time.
It is about measuring distance, journeys, ambition — and the invisible thread that connects the entire world to your wrist.
