Orient Mako Automatic Watch vs Orient Bambino 2nd Gen Automatic

Buy the Mako if you want one watch for swimming, travel and daily wear. Buy the Bambino if you want a dress watch for the office and evenings. The Mako is the tougher build: sapphire crystal, screw-down crown, 200m water resistance and a rotating dive bezel. The Bambino is the more formal watch: domed crystal, leather strap, day, date and 24-hour subdial, and a see-through caseback. Both use Orient's own automatic movements with about 40 hours of reserve, and owners of both lines praise the in-house movements for the money.

• Choose the Mako if you need water resistance, a sapphire crystal and a bezel you can time things with.
• Choose the Bambino if you wear a watch with a suit or business casual and want day, date and 24-hour readouts on a leather strap.