Watchlords

Nah, not that rust plagued bucket, this one!



Orient Tri-Star Vega, RA-AB0F08E19A....A throwback to the original Tri-Stars

Specs:
https://www.orientwatchusa.com/collecti ... ab0f08e19a

MOVEMENT: F4902 Caliber Automatic Movement
POWER RESERVE: Approximately 40 hours
FEATURES: Day, Date
CRYSTAL: Mineral
DIAL COLOR: Green
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CASE DIAMETER: 39 mm without crown
LUG-TO-LUG LENGTH: 44.5 mm
CASE THICKNESS: 11.2 mm
WATER RESISTANCE: 30 m
CROWN:Push / Pull
BEZEL MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
LUG WIDTH:20 mm

Piss-Poor Cell Pics:
It came with the rattlie sub standard bracelet, which I swapped out for the leather today





Really like the deep green sunburst dial, a color that I don't normally go to





More info on the real Vega, with a Mad Men tie it

https://blog.consumerguide.com/mad-mens ... olet-vega/

Very cool looking Vega, congrats. I'm not big on green dials either but when they are a deep green like this one and you can see the sunburst effect, they rock
When will Orient fix their POS bracelets? I remember losing a pin on like Day 2 of wearing my Sat diver when I first bought it, I immediately changed out the bracelet and put the Orient in storage heaven.

The rust bucket Vega was just a step ahead of the Gremlin.

Watch Noob wrote: ↑

January 28th 2021, 1:10pm

Very cool looking Vega, congrats. I'm not big on green dials either but when they are a deep green like this one and you can see the sunburst effect, they rock
When will Orient fix their POS bracelets? I remember losing a pin on like Day 2 of wearing my Sat diver when I first bought it, I immediately changed out the bracelet and put the Orient in storage heaven.

The rust bucket Vega was just a step ahead of the Gremlin.

Thanks Noob...this is the same as the original Tri-Star bracelet I believe, no push-pins or screws, no safety clasp, folded links, etc. Just like you would see on a lower end Seiko 5

Nice one, looks very versatile. Orient is great.

I like that nice choice.

That strap goes GREAT with that green dial.

Nice watch!

Green dials rock. As does this particular new piece. Great photos, as always.

I never had a Vega, but I had both a Pinto and a Maverick. And, somehow, I'm still here writing to you.

Nice watch! I loved the Vega car for that matter. Fun fact for no one - GM built a proprietary railcar to haul them, vertically.

https://interestingengineering.com/meet ... %20loading

Wow, 2 vertical rows? That saved a shitload of railcars I bet. Pretty impressive for the time. Thanks for that tidbit Racer.

The right dimensions, great price and a green dial to envy. A damned fine addition and the leather really dresses it up.

Smellody is a mercedes guy

Orient makes such nice stuff for so little cash. Really great looking watch, John!

I like that watch!
I also like the Chevy Vega, they remind me a little of the Fiat Dino.

Another cool Vega...

https://i.postimg.cc/nLmZG0RC/vvega.gif

Love that green dial! Congrats Jas!!

koimaster wrote: ↑

January 28th 2021, 9:20pm

Smellody is a mercedes guy

That is a true story. I can spit out chasis code like Rolex model numbers.

Nice, clean looking three hander- looks great on the strap. Nice catch.