Before You Buy The New Orient Bambino 38mm
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
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My wife just gifted me a cream bambino 38 - it's so cool, I have to say. She did her homework to find an awesome-looking timepiece with credibility and no pretense. Value beyond price! Gotta Love it!
She's a keeper
@@varundharmavaram Both are, I'd day :)
I'm genuinely shocked it hasn't been made in 38mm or smaller about 5+ years ago. It is the perfect design for that size and the larger case made no sense to me.
It was previously made in 36mm - just not "hyped" or marketed as much as this new 38mm. To me 36 is much better for this style of watch. Unfortunately, Orient made it with 17mm lug width and aimed/marketed them as women's watches (not that it matters to me, but it surely didn't help them getting the deserved recognition). I own two, got two custom made leather straps, and love them :) Also bought them at under 200 bucks each.
I am surprised it has taken this long as well. At least they delivered on two of the big points of contention more many with the size and lug width.
Teddy, could you explain the “legal reasons” why Orient no longer calls this watch the Bambino?
Yup 38-39mm is ultimate universal size for majority of the wrists. Also lug to lug is ok. Should have sapphire tho...
@@TeddyBaldassarre wassup Teddy 😎✌️
By far the best value for money dress watch I've ever come across. My first automatic was a bambino. They are the perfect watch to get people in to mechanical watches. I have nothing but appreciation for Orient moving in this direction.
I received today my new 38 mm cream dial, I was not sure if open the box and then check your video or viceversa. I've seen the video with my new Orient on the wrist and you just confirmed all my feelings. Still incredible value for the price. Love it.
Had mine for about a week now and I absolutely love it with the cream dial and blue hands. Amazing value for the price. I get more compliments with this on my wrist than pretty much anything else in my collection.
Which one do you have ? The white or the champagne version ?
AC0M04Y, as the other ones don't have the blue hands.
How big is ur wrist?
Just bought a pre owned orient vintage FFD0F004W0. Got good deal and reached out to orient for the OEM orient deployant clasp they sold it for $18. Best value clasp so far. Purchased some alligator grade calf leather brown with white lines to make that dial pop, I bought for my father since he loved the one I have and I wanted to share that joy with him. Great video! Love the orient bambino line and cream dial style!
It's a very soulful piece, no matter what other watches you have, this one holds it's place. A wonderfully simple and nice watch.
Thanks to your channel I recently bought the Generation 1 Version 2 Bambino! Couldn't find the Generation 2 where I am from.
Thank you for introducing me to this marvelous piece!
I love my Bambino. Great movement/quality, and I still get asked about it when worn. Thanks for all the background on the brand. Great video!
Absolutely love this watch! I’m looking forward to more dial designs in the future.
It's refreshing to see that Orient offer some very beautiful watches for a more affordable price.
As a mere security guard on a modest paycheck I can afford one of these Orient watches.
I bought a orient stela because of this channel keep it up because I’m getting this new bambino for sure.. will be my second automatic.
I actually bought the older one recently in cream! I prefer the thinner case size. I looked everywhere for a nice dress watch and nothing really caught my eye like this Bambino, and at $130, it felt like a purchase that had little to no financial pressure. It's unique in its value proposition, it is truly very well finished and beautifully made, I have watches costing multiples of the price not matching up to the finishing of this one. I actually really enjoy the leather strap after the breaking in period, it just floats on the wrist comfortably.
Which model specifically did you get? I like the look of this but some of the newer ones shown look kind of thick.
@Jonathan Nguyen Gen 2 ver 2. Cream dial with Romans. Very attractive and unique. Also surprisingly thinner than the 11.8mm dimensions would suggest
Where did you get it for that price?
@Onur Özdemir jomashop! Prices are now $169 though because it's so popular.
@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 how long did it take to break in?
Thank you very much for all your great reviews, Mr. Baldassarre! Bought this watch because of your review and absolutely love it - it`s really worth every penny! And the nice thing about watches: i'm wearing it with the same joy as my much more expensive Tudor (which i also love). Keep up your great work, greetings from Hamburg, Germany!!
The new bambino has amazing retro style, I really like it.
My first thought was Tissot Visodate ! Same 50s aesthetic.
Lovely watch. I have the V4 Blue dial at 42mm. Long lugs too so it does wear pretty big but I think the dial and size lend the watch a more casual vibe (as well as a strap change!). This latest version has the best handset I think - perfect lengths.
Silver Bambino with brown strap was my first watch. Followed by a gold Timex Marlin.
I love them both tremendously and the size diff between them really sets them apart.
I own an Orient Symphony 3. I love it. Huge fan of this brand.
Great review thanks for your time. Will be buying this watch. Much love from Australia
This is probably going to become the next watch I buy, looks amazing and at a reasonable price. great review!
always loved the bambino, might look to get this smaller version for myself now that its available!
great video as always
i bought it weeks ago when it first appeared on teddy’s site and dont regret it
tq, finally someone in US mentioned this steep price increase of Orient! I grudgingly agree with you that for new or old bambino models, still good value. Much harder sell to be called good value for their other models though.
I am really considering buying an Orient Bambino 38mm in the not to distant future, the more reviews I see about this watch and about the Bambino range, the better I understand the brand and what they do for their customers. Really nice brand for the money and also very accurate time keeping. Well done!! 😊😊😍👏👏👏
I have this marvelous bambino 41mm Automatic. This watch has only gained 7 Seconds since the 27th December till today being the 17th February. Its really quite amazing.
I've been looking at them since I started following you and it's on my Amazon wish list. My favorite is the off white with blue hands.
Great video.
I have one Bambino open heart, I really like it, that's my first dress watch and I'm so happy woth it
Yes finally teddy's review on new bambino
I bought silver dial few weeks ago and I absolutely love it. It checks all boxes
The only shortcoming is that mineral crystal I guess
I love my orient symphony II with the white sun it’s dial and silver polished hands! I like the flat sapphire crystal over the domed, which was the selling point for me.
great pacing in your videos man. doing good work.
Got it yesterday, even better looking in person was doubting between this and a cocktail time no regrets so far!
Looks just like the watch my grandfather would have worn. Not on my list of watches, but l can definitely see the attraction, it's simple, clean, and classy.
Orient is still missing a trick by not having an acrylic Bambino option. It would enhance the vintage aesthetic. Nicely done video Tedy.
I already have the 40.5mm beige gen.2, ver.2 but I also gotta have the white dial of this 38mm. It simply looks great. I just wish that the crystal is at least made of sapphire crystal as its shape makes it really prone to scratches. For its pricepoint I could understand why it doesn't have that but considering that some of their diver's collection have sapphire crystal I would also like to see the same with their dress watches.
Love the mid-century look. Must buy for sure.
I’m looking at this watch as my first ever watch purchase
Im so impressed about the quality of the shoots haha making even greater those watches
As someone who loved the original Orient Bambino, but could never get one due to a skinny wrist, this new 38mm version is a great welcome. I got it in my watch collection for almost a month. I quite like it, but the straps could be better. If anyone has any leather straps suggestions, I'm all ears.
I LOVE this move. Finally! It was long overdue! A dress watch should really be on the smaller side.
Love the vintage beige dial! ❤
This looks STUNNING.
I have the 36mm version (the version with the gold case) as it comes even closer to the "classic" dress watch size, especially on my 6.5 inch wrist. I think the 38mm version is a really good release as well.
The market definitely needs more 36 mm dress watches!
@@fmschulz yes
YAY! The background is back :)
After watched many videos an websites and all these things, i chosed the beige one, Thank you for your help.
The other watch I was thinking about is the seiko mockingbird, and not sure i not gonna buy that, but for first automatic watch this is perfect.
I will continue to watch your other videos!
That off white with the light blued hands is a winner
You post this as I order this exact one from your website!!
Recently got the AC000008W, and I've lost count how many times in a day I just look at it for a few minutes just to admire the damn thing...but these new release look totally amazing as well
The larger case size was one of the qualifying attributes that drew me to it.
I have a large wrist, and I am absolutely getting one of these. Watches are rarely too small, but often too large.
It makes sense that it is marginally more expensive compared to previous models. A number of other manufacturers e.g. Nomos charge a significant up charge for an open case back
I have the bambino open heart in 40.5mm and I honestly love it
Great, in the end they seem to listen to the customers. Guess it will become a big success.
Great watch I have one in 40mm and I love it !
I don't know what day/date model Orient I have, but I bought it on Yahoo Japan to get the days written in Japanese. The first mechanical watch I've owned in decades.
Bought it mainly for looks and price, new daily watch I do agree the stock straps are stiff but still viable.
I've been looking at the Hamilton in that gold color, but this Bambino looks good too!
There’s a lovely gold version too!
For a 38mm dress watch, it's still the value leader. Most dress watches in the price range are either 40-41mm with most Seiko Presage models, too petite in most cases with a manual wind Timex Marlin, some Ali Express watches (and even then they're mostly too big for a dress watch), or a hit-or-miss vintage non-luxury brand piece. The nearest 38mm dress watch offerings are some of Seiko's newer cocktail times (although tbh the recent ones look too ostentatious with their dial design), and the SRPD97/99 at double the price. For a traditional, no-nonsense, currently manufactured dress watch for under 300 USD, that 38mm Bambino is indeed still king.
Absolutely, you said it perfectly.
thank you for helping me finalize my choice! Bambino it is for my first watch!
Plus you get sapphire with orient, any seiko under 500-600 dollars use hardlex
@@frmdablockboi3436it’s a mineral crystal.
This really is an awesome release. It’s about time. But I’m a Bambino V3 Gen2 owner, and I love it. I’m not sure what all the fuss is about for the case size, it fits me well. But i will say the 21mm lug width is annoying as flip. I have several other 20mm and 22mm watches so the one watch I have with an odd lug width makes it annoying for sure. But i love it. Maybe I’ll have to add the 38mm model to my collection, looks amazing and would fit me well
Have the 36mm baby Bambino and love it. A great watch for the price
Teddy great watch and I think this will be very popular. I have been looking at the VC Patrimony 40/42 manual winding for a long time. This Bambino definitely comes close, albeit the obvious difference in the price category. Thanks again for the information and entertaining content.
I have the 41mm Gen 2 Ver.4, love the watch so much🙂
i just love the previous dial. wish it was just that but smaller
It is very elegant. For some reason reminds the Grand Seiko "Omiwatari" SBGY007 but at tiny bit of the price and no latest Spring Drive movement.
Holding my breath for the Roman numeral dial layout in the 38mm size.
Amazing watch - absolutely love mine …. looks like a hand me down from my grand dad - it is combined with a rustic (bruised) leather strap…. Would love this size for my wrist but am gonna hold out for the sapphire or acrylic
I wear the original bambino open heart on a nato. Great daily wear. The idea of a dress watch on a nato is fun too.
I have 3 Orient Bambino watches. I get more compliments than other brands I have. It’s an underrated watch, but it’s better looking and more traditional than other brands.
Plain, Simple, Classic!
You get a lot for your buck!
I love almost everything about the newer 38mm Bambino, but I just love my Gen II Bambino because of its Roman Numeral hour markers, which I prefer vastly over almost any other style of hour marker. If they were to release the 38mm with Roman Numeral hour markers, I would consider buying one
I appreciate a bit more previous 40,5 mm size since my wrist belongs to rather bigger ones. Bambino small seconds with champaigne dial is a great watch!
Best of them all, the real budget king
I just wish we had all the same options/versions on this as the 40.5mm does. Need a 38mm white version 3 real bad. Fingers crossed!
I’m an Orient fan! I own the original Blue Ray and the 40.5 mm Bambino. These watches keep just as good time as some of my Swiss watches. Looks like I’ll be buying a 38mm soon. Teddy, can you please review the new Seiko GMT?
Excellent review Teddy.We should all have one.✌✌😎
Just ordered one yesterday from u teddy
Beautiful watch!
Just beautiful. particular Champaign with nice contrast blue hands. 👍
I have the silver one and I agree on the leather strap. Very stiff and uncomfortable. I love the watch though at 38mm on my seven inch wrist (and I did try to get first the cream dial and blue hand version but it was out of stock)
Just received the cream 38 and love it. The strap was a bit stiff at first but it broke in within minutes of wearing and adjusting. Still going to get a couple of other straps for color variations but for the money this watch is a stunner. Teddy nailed this one.
I can't find this watch anywhere. Everywhere I look online it says out of stock. Where did you bought yours? Thanks
@@rollypolly.1 I found it on Verishop. Looks like they still have them!
@@kleinster99 looks like I'll have a new watch soon then! Thanks
@@rollypolly.1 it’s a very nice watch. Waiting on some different band variations to come in to swap out more with the rotation.
@@kleinster99 yes other band is a must, especially if the stock one of yours broke quickly
The cream dial reminds me of the Grand Seiko style and colour language, particularly SBGR261.
Just ordered mine
looks amazing
I have 2 Bambinos and although I don't wear them a ton (because I rarely have occasion to wear a dress watch) that are extremely pleasant. I do kind of take issue with the constant slamming of the straps. When I bought my first one I bought another strap before the watch even arrived, because everyone said how bad the strap was.
On receiving the watch, I wore it for a few days and my impression was: The strap really isn't that bad! It's a little stiff and it's just a faux textured leather, but it's well constructed and durable. If you just break it in by wearing it a while, you might just find it endearing (as I did).
Leather watch straps wear out pretty quickly if worn a lot, so if that's you; you'll be on to a replacement in no time anywayz!
I throw mine on a nato. They dress down nicely.
I will always side with the orient Defender V1 as their best watch made. But that's just my opinion, but it truly is an amazing watch.
I saw, I jumped. Admired the Bambino line for years, but couldn't pull the trigger on the 40.5mm. I mean, I could have talked myself into it but just didn't want to slide up into that bigger watch thing for my 7 in wrist. When I saw the 38mm it wasn't even a discussion, just ordered it. Btw my first and only automatic watch, I feel a little entre into that fold without needing to go further. Bought the cream as I like that vintage look.
I am very impressed with the Bambino from Orient. I have the 41mm Version. I am amazed with the accuracy, in one month it has barely gained 10 Seconds, yes 10 seconds. I also own an Omega Speed master Moonwatch. It's a great watch but not any
I really want a 38mm Bambino but I like the 40,5mm with Roman digits soo much more
Beautiful watch, a great improvement
size is a big factor too, the smaller size makes much more sense for a dress watch, where all the cocktail times are 40mm.
Yeah. I'd actually prefer an acrylic on this style of watch. Usually sapphire. The date window is pretty vanilla. I'd pay a little extra for color matching and a delicate frame. I also would prefer no SE through case back and better hardware on the bracelet. It so close to be a cute, simple almost perfect little thing. Now come out with a small second model and I would be incapable of resisting one.
I have the blue one with roman numerals and open heart, I love it every time I see it it surprises me how good it looks. I would like them to make a higher end model with better finish, make it more solid and add some brushed parts and saphire crystal, it would be ok if they priced a watch like that like their Orient Star models ...
Great watch in either size
Orient hit it out of the park with this Bambino
I hope the desain will be same, i love the detail from the second generation. especially the roman number version look so classic...
Please review the newest 37mm Nomos Club Sport Polar? Maybe even compare with the previous 42mm version? Thanks Teddy!
Grand Seiko SBGW231 on a budget. Looks absolutely stunning! No excuse for any collection not to have a dress watch when something this beautiful, perfect sized and inexpensive exists.
Absolutely, I was thinking the same thing.
My friend actually Bambinos as groomsmen gifts at his wedding. Great watches for the price, despite the minor shortcomings. Personally, the 38mm size makes the new one a bit too small for me, whereas the 40.5mm was better for my wrist. But this new one looks really good. Love the cleaner dial, wish they had a no date version.
Can i ask the diameter of your wrist? Thinking of picking one up but quite confused with what dimension to buy thanks!
@@sabsab4863 My wrist is around 7.25”-7.5” around, but with a fairly flat top. When you’re looking at size, case width is important, but the lug to lug (sometimes called the length of the watch) measurement is also very important. If the lugs hang over the edges of your wrist, it’s going to probably look too big. For me, I think 52mm is my maximum for length, or at least that’s as big as I like to go.
@@aslamc9288 Woah did not expect a quick reply. Thanks abunch man im just starting to get into the watch hobby, again thanks for tip! Hope you have a great rest of the year!
@@sabsab4863 You’re welcome! Good luck finding the right watch for you!
They do have a no date version, take look in Amazon
Call me a memelord, because I just picked up the off-white version of this as my first proper mechanical watch. Couldn’t be more excited for it to arrive!
Really hope they come out with a small seconds variant in this case size
I recently bought both the 38mm bambinos shown in the video, from the Orient website. For me the cream dial is about +30 seconds a day, the white/silver dial is about +15 seconds (measuring against GPS time after 24 hours). Not that I mind! I wish the black strap was polished or had a gloss to it. It looks a bit dull and uninteresting. The cream dial brown strap I think looks great and has a nice sheen to it.The straps are a bit stiff and plastic feeling to start with, but they do improve after some breaking in and become much more comfortable. Bend them with the fingers a bit and wear them in.
I got the silver dial first. I was expecting the dial to be white as per the Orient website description, but it is silver upon close inspection, still love it though. I will say that the cream dial is beautiful and has completely out done the silver dial. I'll still wear it with my tuxedo to match the leathers and clean/classy look, but the cream dial will be worn a lot more.
These are my first forray into mechanical watches, and I told myself that with these two, I'd have a watch for any occasion and won't need anymore. I'm already eyeing up Kuoe watches now and waiting for them to come back in stock. What have I gotten myself into 👀?