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5 May 2010, 07:12 AM
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Orient New Mako vs. Orient Mako.
After a year and a little change of being quite happy with my Invicta Pro Diver, tragedy hath struck- it died on me last week. It's proven to not be a battery or anything simple. My jeweler/watchmaker has it now to evaluate it, but I'm betting on it being a dead movement.
 It's just out of warranty, and Invicta is being wholly unresponsive. If it's a movement, replacement would cost me about $100 by the time I'm done. With that said, I'm looking at a replacement. This time, I'm going automatic. I love the look of the Orient Makos, old and new, and with a coupon code I found, I can snag either for under $125. $125 shipped for the 2010 Mako, $95 for the classic. What are the pros and cons of the 2? I see the different looks, but how does the 2010 Mako justify the price difference? |
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5 May 2010, 07:23 AM
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Mate I genuinely mean no disrespect but for a difference of $30 (GBP£20-ish?) wouldn't you be better off just picking the one you like best?!?
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5 May 2010, 07:30 AM
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They're a tie, hence the problem. ;-)
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5 May 2010, 07:33 AM
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 Bet they're both in stock, and locally too.......
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5 May 2010, 08:47 AM
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I wish! There isn't a good watch shop here. The solo Rolex AD is run by a group of morons, same with Omega. Around here, a Timex is as good as it gets for most people.
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5 May 2010, 09:22 AM
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Here is mine. Just bought last month and love it..This might help you...Good luck
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5 May 2010, 11:02 PM
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vote for the original mako with 12, 6, 9 numerals... i find it more sleek...
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6 May 2010, 01:57 AM
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Mako II has nice updated design however it's quite big.
If you got the wrist go for Mako II otherwise stay with Mako (and get blue). The only con of Mako is that the bezel is hard to turn due to the small grip area and fact that the OD of the bezel is slightly smaller compared to the case. I believe 50% off promo has expired but I'm sure they'll do an another promo soon.
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6 May 2010, 02:36 AM
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If it does, looking at Orient on Youtube usually has coupon codes in the videos.Think I'll go with the Blue Mako if my Invicta is truly DOA. Their watch guy was supposed to look yesterday, but who knows how much backlog the guy has. |
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6 May 2010, 07:09 AM
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Well, I just got the call. Dead movement, their cost is $78 to fix it.
Invicta's cost- $97, not including shipping to get it there! That Mako's looking pretty good... |
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6 May 2010, 11:31 PM
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10 May 2010, 01:15 AM
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after reading up on both makos, i'm now leaning towards the newer mako.. in almost all reviews, the newer mako is built better than the older mako... hmmmm...
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10 May 2010, 03:45 AM
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Where did you see that? Everything I have seen (except one outlier) says that the original Mako is basically a tank.
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10 May 2010, 04:35 AM
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plus a couple of videos on youtube about the makoI and its bezel (didn't get to take down the link... search Orient Mako and surely a few reviews will pop up)... not dissing any mako, its just that, in my opinion, the Mako II is built "better" than the original Mako -- "improving" on the Mako I
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12 June 2010, 08:09 PM
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