- Water resistant to 200m (660ft).
- Oyster-style bracelets with solid links, hollow end links, pushbutton latch, and fliplock. 3 micro adjustments on the clasp.
- Stainless steel case and bracelet.
- Screw-down crown and caseback.
- Mineral crystal.
- 60-click bezel.
- Lumed hands and indices.
These are the specifications of the Orient New Mako,and it is interesting to see how they have evolved in their designs from the previous counter parts. hey went from simple sword hands to an arrow design, increased the size and weight a bit, changed from a red second hand to a lume-tipped one, and enlarged the bezel font quite a bit. Also notice the button at two o’clock: this is a peculiarity of many automatic Orients that advances the day with a single push. On the Mako, the button has a collar screw lock; on the new Mako, it’s a simple button but reduced in size and profile.
Orient Mako Automatic 200m Diver CEM75001BR Men’s Watch
Bracelets are identical, though the new Mako is 2mm wider. This is my all-time-favorite style; the brushed-finish Oyster is simple, functional, and classic. Both have lugs that curve to wrap around your wrist as shown — quite comfortable and doesn’t move around while being worn.
The new
Mako bezel is bolder, though in two ways I prefer the older version: it has a triangle instead of ’60’, and a lume dot. Both are more for looks than diving as the polished edges are slippery when wet. Usable, but not effortless.
The lume is similar on both: initially good but dimming more rapidly than I’d like; probably readable for 4-6 hours. Not shabby, but not Monster grade, either.
The Mako line is available in a variety of dial colors; Orient USA tells us that the blue-dialed Mako is their best selling watch. It’s not hard to tell why: inexpensive, well made, functional, and quite legible. I rather like the ‘6/9/12’ Arabics on the dial; very cool looking and a nice balance to the day and date at 3 o’clock.
As with other Orient, this Mako XL sets something of a customary for worth and fashion. The CEM75001B is a large, curvy diver that uses Orient’s in-house movement featuring a competitive power reserve and a day-date feature. Orient claims the Mako XL is 13.3mm tall but it wears much lower due to the low-profile casebook and the long and wide case.
There is a lot to like about the style the bezel is a lustrous, inky black while the dial is a flat rich black that makes the beautiful markers explode. These are inlaid markers not painted on with a great chrome boarder and a good amount of luminous paint. The spear style hands stand out and add a splash of modern style to a archetypal design. The Mako XL is classy, simple, and intelligible.
The case is nicely finished with brushed and polished lugs, and polished sides. The bezel action is light but precise. The crystal is made of mineral glass, and is the one thing that would be nice to see changed (sapphire would be a good addition). The bracelet is also surprising quality at this price point; it uses pins to hold the links together, and to fix the bracelet to the case. The crown on the Mako XL is screw-down, and has a very good action. The positions for date and time setting are found with an audible click, and screwing down the crown is smooth and confident.
