Vintage Orient King Diver Crystal 21J Automatic Black Dial Day Date 45mm Watch

About this watch

A bold vintage Orient King Diver-style automatic from Orient's classic "Crystal 21 Jewels" three-star line. The big 45mm cushion steel case carries two crowns: the lower one sets the time and the day-date, the upper one turns the internal rotating diving bezel with its red-orange first-15-minute section and white 5-minute scale. The black dial has applied gold-tone baton markers with lume dots, gold-tone hands, the gold Orient crown logo and a day-date window at 3 o'clock. Caseback stamped "Water Resistant - All Stainless Steel" with the Orient lion crest and case number T 469643-4B. Supplied on a steel link bracelet with an Orient box.

Brand heritage

Orient Watch Co. was founded in Tokyo in 1950 and is known for building its own mechanical movements in-house, offering automatic watches at honest prices for decades. Since 2009 Orient has been part of Seiko Epson. The King Diver name is one of Orient's best-loved vintage dive watch lines, and Orient brought it back as a modern reissue in 2020.

Why this one is special

• Classic two-crown "super compressor" style layout with an internal rotating bezel
• Large 45mm cushion case with a knurled outer ring, real 1970s/80s Japanese tool-watch style
• Orient automatic 21-jewel movement with day and date
• Comes with an Orient presentation box

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Orient King Diver, "Crystal" 3-star
• Case number: T 469643-4B (stamped on caseback)
• Case size: 45 mm
• Movement: Orient automatic, 21 jewels, day-date
• Case: stainless steel cushion case, two crowns, internal rotating bezel
• Dial: black with gold-tone markers and hands, day-date at 3, signed "Orient - Crystal - 21 Jewels"
• Bracelet: stainless steel link bracelet with fold-over clasp
• Era: vintage, circa 1970s-1980s

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with visible signs of wear: scratches on the case, caseback and bracelet, light marks and some ageing on the dial and the crystal. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on its steel bracelet and an Orient box. No papers.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.

Ref: H819