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Sunday 5 February 2023

Orient's Retro-Future Watch Reference Guide


The previous blog post contained an overview of Orient's Retro-Future line of watches. Since so many models exist in this product family, I thought it made sense to follow up with more details of specific references.

Below is the full list of Retro-Future references - sorted by designs, and in each design, sorted by the movement used (some designs featured more than one movement), model years, and references. Note that some references were in production for more than one year; and also, with some models, you might find that the year they were actually available in stores was later than the year they were announced.

Scroll to the bottom of the list for some technical details of the movements used throughout.

 

Model: Motorcycle

> Movement: 46S

  • Year: 2005

      Ref. WZ0051FH - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2006

      Ref. WZ0061FH - Blue Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0071FH - Salmon Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0111FH - Black Dial, Black IP Case, Leather Strap

  • Year: 2007

      Ref. WZ0171FH - Red Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0201FH - Red Dial, Black IP Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2008

      Ref. WZ0251FH - Black+Gold Dial, Black+Gold Case, Rubber Strap

      Ref. WZ0291FH - Black Dial, Black IP Bezel Case, Rubber Strap

  • Year: 2009

      Ref. WZ0341FH - Black Dial, Black IP Bezel Case, Leather Strap

> Movement: 40R

  • Year: 2010

      Ref. WZ0011DA - Red Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0021DA - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2011

      Ref. WZ0031DA - Black Dial, Black+Gold Case, Leather Strap

 

Model: Sports Car

> Movement: 46S

  • Year: 2005

      Ref. WZ0081FH - Blue Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0091FH - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0101FH - Red Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2006

      Ref. WZ0131FH - White Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

  • Year: 2007

      Ref. WZ0221FH - Black Dial, Black IP Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0261FH - Brown Dial, Black IP Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2009

      Ref. WZ0311FH - Black Dial, Black Ceramic Case, Leather Strap

 

Model: Camera

> Movement: 46S

  • Year: 2005

      Ref. WZ0031FH - Black  Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2006

      Ref. WZ0041FH - Silver Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0121FH - Black Dial, YG IP Case, Leather Strap

  • Year: 2007

      Ref. WZ0181FH - Black Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0191FH - Black Dial, Gold IP Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0211FH - Black Dial, Black IP Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2008

      Ref. WZ0241FH - Black Dial, Gold IP Case, Rubber Strap

      Ref. WZ0281FH - Black Dial, Steel Case, Rubber Strap

  • Year: 2009

      Ref. WZ0321FH - Black Dial, Black Ceramic Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0331FH - Black Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

> Movement: 40S

  • Year: 2010

      Ref. WZ0071DK - Blue Dial, Blue IP Bezel Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2011

      Ref. WZ0041DK - Black+Gold Dial, Gold IP Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0051DK - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0061DK - White Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

> Movement: F6S

  • Year: 2020

      Ref. RN-AR0201B - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. RN-AR0202E - Green Dial, Black IP Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. RN-AR0203Y - Brown Dial, Black+Bronze IP Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. RN-AR0204G - Jaguar Focus Dial, Black+Bronze IP Case, Leather Strap

 

Model: Airplane

> Movement: 46S

  • Year: 2006

      Ref. WZ0141FH - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0151FH - Blue Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0161FH - Red Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

 

Model: Interior (ladies)

> Movement: 557

  • Year: 2006

      Ref. WZ0261NR - Red Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0271NR - Silver Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0281NR - Mustard Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

 

Model: Stationery (ladies)

> Movement: 46X

  • Year: 2007

      Ref. WZ0011FR - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0021FR - Violet Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0031FR - Orange Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0071FR - Pink Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

 

Model: Camera (boys)

> Movement: 55B

  • Year: 2008

      Ref. WZ0011NC - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0021NC - Black Dial, Steel Case, Leather Strap

      Ref. WZ0031NC - Black+Gold Dial, Gold IP Case, Leather Strap

 

Model: Bicycle

> Movement: 40S

  • Year: 2009

      Ref. WZ0011DK - Yellow+Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel+Rubber Strap

      Ref. WZ0021DK - Red+Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0031DK - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

  • Year: 2013

      Ref. WZ0081DK - Turquoise Dial, Steel Case, Steel+Rubber Strap

      Ref. WZ0091DK - Black Dial, Black IP Case, Steel+Rubber Strap

 

Model: SUV

> Movement: 40R

  • Year: 2012

      Ref. WZ0091DA - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0101DA - Red Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0111DA - Green Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

 

Model: Guitar

> Movement: 40R

  • Year: 2013

      Ref. WZ0161DA - Blue Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0171DA - Red Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0191DA - Wood Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0201DA - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

> Movement: F6S

  • Year: 2021

      Ref. RN-AR0202R - Red Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. RN-AR0203G - Jaguar Focus Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

 

Model: Turntable

> Movement: 40S

  • Year: 2015

      Ref. WZ0231DK - Black Dial, Grey + Gold IP Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0241DK - Black Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

      Ref. WZ0251DK - Silver Dial, Steel Case, Steel Strap

 

Details of movements used by Orient in the aforementioned models – newer movements first:

  • Caliber F6 (symbol AR)

      22 jewels, hacking and hand winding.

      Featuring central seconds.

      Accuracy: +25 / -15 sec. per day

  • Caliber 40R (symbol DA)

      22 jewels, hacking and hand winding.

      Featuring central seconds, and power reserve indicator.

      Accuracy: +25 / -15 sec. per day

  • Caliber 40S (symbol DK)

      24 jewels, hacking and hand winding.

      Featuring small seconds, and power reserve indicator.

      Accuracy: +25 / -15 sec. per day

  • Caliber 46X (symbol FR)

      23 jewels, no hacking or hand winding.

      Featuring small seconds, and power reserve indicator.

      Used in non-skeletonized watches.

      Accuracy: +25 / -15 sec. per day

  • Caliber 46S (symbol FH)

      23 jewels, no hacking or hand winding.

      Featuring small seconds, and power reserve indicator.

      Accuracy: +25 / -15 sec. per day

  • Caliber 557 (symbol NR)

      21 jewels, no hacking or hand winding.

      Featuring central seconds, and date wheel.

      Used in non-skeletonized watches.

      Accuracy: +40 / -30 sec. per day

  • Caliber 55B (symbol NC)

      21 jewels, no hacking or hand winding.

      Featuring central seconds.

      Accuracy: +40 / -30 sec. per day

 

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