New Orient "Classic and Simple" Watches for 2025

Orient is celebrating it’s 75^th anniversary this year, and its first announcement of new watch releases in 2025 does not forget to mention this event.

It’s no surprise that a lot of the focus of the new releases on the brand’s much-loved Bambino. And we’re actually getting two branches of Bambino family today: the classic, mechanical model, and a new solar-powered version.

The mechanical model now features five new references. After its recent focus on the 38mm version, here Orient returns to the classic 40.5mm case and the “V2” dial style, with roman numerals.

• RA-AC0023E has a green dial and brown leather strap;
• RA-AC0024L has a dark blue dial and blue leather strap;
• RA-AC0025N has a beige dial and grey leather strap;
• RA-AC0026R has a burgundy dial and brown leather strap;
• RA-AC0027S is the special anniversary model, indicated by its use of Orient’s old, cursive font logo. It has the white dial, comes with two straps, and is limited to 9,500 pieces.

After recently giving the brand’s popular Mako the solar treatment, Orient is now giving it to the Bambino. We’re getting six references in this new series, all using the 38.4mm case combined with the V2 dial, and powered by Orient’s own solar quartz movement.

• RA-WK0001S has a white dial and white synthetic leather strap;
• RA-WK0002E has a (very) light green dial and white synthetic leather strap;
• RA-WK0003G has an ivory dial and brown synthetic leather strap;
• RA-WK0004L has a black dial and brown synthetic leather strap;
• RA-WK0005P has a pink dial and synthetic white leather strap;
• RA-WK0006S is the anniversary model, here also using Orient’s cursive font logo. It has the white dial, a real leather strap, and is limited to 750 pieces.

Finally we have new references in the Bambino Sun and Moon series, first introduced in 2023. These are identical in size and mechanics to the earlier models.

• RA-AK0805E has a green dial and brown leather strap;
• RA-AK0806L has a blue dial and blue leather strap;
• RA-AK0807R has a burgundy dial and brown leather strap;
• RA-AK0808S is the anniversary model, bearing the old logo on its white dial. This one comes with two straps, and is limited to 5,500 pieces.