

Japanese watchmaker Orient has announced a new model, in the form of the Maker 40, a dive-style timepiece with a smaller case and range of new colours. Arriving in August, the new watch has a case diameter of 39.9 mm, making it ideal for smaller and larger wrists alike. Its predecessor was a little larger, at 41.8 mm.
The new model continues the Mako tradition of being a watch with a vintage feel and dive-style design. What we mean by that is, while the watch doesn’t meet the ISO standards for a true diving watch, it has key dive design details like an unidirectional rotating bezel, screw-down crown and illuminating hands and hour markers.
Water resistance for the stainless steel case is a plentiful 20 bar, which is the equivalent of 200 metres, and inside you’ll find Orient’s in-house calibre F6722 automatic movement with 40 hours of power reserve.
Protected by sapphire crystal, the dial features white, bar-shaped hour markers, a second hand with an orange tip and a date complication at the three o’clock position, adjusted via an unguarded screw-down crown.
What we like most about the Mako 40, apart from its more compact case size, is the new colour options. The black, white and blue dial options will no doubt be popular, but we’re here for the apricot and lilac colourways, and especially the former’s complementary brown leather strap.
Orient is selling the black, blue and white dial versions with a 20mm stainless steel bracelet with trifold deployment buckle for £349.99, while the apricot and lilac options are matched with a leather strap and cost £329.99.
Sign up to the T3 newsletter for smarter living straight to your inbox
Get all the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products from the T3 experts
Alistair is a freelance automotive and technology journalist. He has bylines on esteemed sites such as the BBC, Forbes, TechRadar, and of best of all, T3, where he covers topics ranging from classic cars and men's lifestyle, to smart home technology, phones, electric cars, autonomy, Swiss watches, and much more besides. He is an experienced journalist, writing news, features, interviews and product reviews. If that didn't make him busy enough, he is also the co-host of the AutoChat podcast.
-
Barrington 6 Watch Winder review: all the watch storage you’ll ever need
Watch addiction getting out of hand? Here’s the winder you need
-
Zenith upgrades its DEFY Extreme Diver with a bold, bright new colour
Zenith debuts two new dive watches that can handle extreme underwater adventures
-
Tissot Seastar Chronograph has scaled down to a perfect new size
Tissot's new Seastar Chronograph has shrunk!
-
Mr Jones Watches’ Eyecon is seriously trippy – but it’s only available for 24-hours!
It’s in the eye of the beholder…
-
What is a quartz watch and how do they work?
They might not be mechanical marvels, but they’re cheap, reliable and highly accurate.
-
Hublot’s new Big Bang watch pays tribute to New York with unusual material
Concrete jungle where Big Bangs are made of…
-
These stunning new Leica watches look great in green
Camera company Leica just revealed a pair of equally lustworthy watches
-
The OMEGA Railmaster returns with a beautiful beige dial
OMEGA has just revealed two new models of Railmaster with striking new dials