Orient USA has just released the newest and probably most desirable Mako models yet with the new Orient Mako USA II dive watches. Really just some incremental changes, but if you don’t have a Mako or have a much older one and want a very solid daily beater that just got even better, then right now might be the time to get one of these.

The Orient Mako USA II is a sort of combination of two watches. For years, Orient USA has been trying to come out with a better version of the Mako than was typically offered around the world in most other markets. Orient is based in Japan – where all of their mechanical movements are produced in-house. So the story of the Mako USA began with the original models (reviewed here last year in 2015). What really set those versions of the Mako apart was use of a sapphire crystal, as well as a better performing dial and some case upgrades such as solid end-links for the bracelet. What was missing there was a better movement that Orient had been working on for a while.

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