Best Orient automatic watches

Start with the Kamasu. It's the one Orient automatic that does everything: a proper dive watch with a screw-down crown, 200 m water resistance and a sapphire crystal, so it shrugs off swimming, travel and daily knocks while still looking sharp with a shirt. If you want one watch, this is it.

Who the others suit:

• Mako II — the classic budget diver; same in-house automatic movement, slightly softer feel, great first mechanical watch.
• Bambino (V4, V7, Open Heart) — the dress answer: slim, domed crystal, elegant dial. Pick the Open Heart if you like seeing the movement.
• Classic Elegant / Day-Night — leather-strap dress watches for office and evening wear.
• Steel-bracelet 41.6 mm — the everyday, sportier option on a bracelet.

All are mechanical with hand-winding and hacking, so they'll keep time well as long as you wear them regularly.