Reasonable automatic watch, Orient Symphony 2

Orient Symphony 2 Automatic Watch

(Orient ER2700EB)

It is a wristwatch that I bought. I was finding an appropriate level of formal watch because I lost my watch a while ago. When I tried to make a purchase at a reasonable budget (around $100), I think that this is a good choice. The price was $ 99 at Long Island Watch. The criteria that I used as a reference when choosing a wristwatch are roughly as follows.

- Automatic movement

- Simple design and classic hour / minute/ second hand

- Sapphire glass

- Hack function

- Power reserve

- Perpetual Calendar

I think the Orient Symphony 2 is probably the only one that satisfies three of the above from top. Last three features are usually with a very expensive watch. Orient Symphony 2 seems to be clean because it is very simple and lean design as you can see from the picture below.

However, there is some disadvantages. First one is difficulty to control the exact time because there is no hack function. Metal band is not solid (light weight), so I replaced it with an inexpensive leather band, it seems to be a better fit.

I will upload some pictures of actual products below. Photographs were taken using Sony A6500 and FE24-70GM lenses.