I-ORIENT STAR imemezela isizukulwane esisha samathambo emodeli adumile kakhulu avela eqoqweni layo elidumile lakudala. Lihlonyiswe ngokunyakaza okusha kwenxeba lesandla okunamandla okugcina amahora angama-70, leli washi elisha lihlanganisa izakhi zomklamo zakudala nobuchwepheshe bamuva, likhumbula ngesibindi iminyaka engama-70 yomlando wokwenza amawashi e-Orient Star.
Muva nje sifunde nge-Orient kanye nesakhiwo sayo esiyinkimbinkimbi senkampani, kanye nobudlelwano bayo ne-Epson kanye ne-Seiko. Ukubuyekezwa kwethu okugcwele kwe-Orient Diver kunemininingwane eminingi ngalokhu (bheka isigaba se-Competitive Landscape) kanye nokuhlaziywa kwethu kwewashi. Ngaphezu kwamawashi omkhiqizo wase-Oriental, i-Oriental Watch iphinde inikeze iqoqo eliphezulu. Babize lolu chungechunge ngokuthi i-Star of the East. Ngalesi simo, iqoqo libonisa ukunyakaza kwemishini kuphela, konke kuthuthukiswe futhi kukhiqizwe ngaphakathi efektri yayo eShiojiri. Kuyinkimbinkimbi enkulu enamaphiko anikezelwe ekwakhiweni nasekukhiqizweni kwamaphrinta e-Epson, kanye nezindawo zokukhiqiza ukunyakaza kwe-Spring Drive kanye ne-quartz kwamawashi e-Seiko kanye ne-Grand Seiko. Lesi sikhungo esifanayo sine-studio yomculi omncane.
Kubonakala sengathi i-Orient Star inikeza amawashi enziwe ngomshini asezingeni eliphezulu ahloselwe izinga lokuqala. Ikesi lensimbi engagqwali kanye ne-dial enama-skeleton aphelele, enentengo engaphansi kwe-4k SGD, imelela inani elithakazelisayo elingaqhathaniswa neminikelo yalo kaSeiko noGrand Seiko, kanye ne-Citizen's Series 8 entsha.
Kodwa uma sibheka izithombe, i-skeleton yeminyaka engama-70 ibukeka iyathakazelisa. Sebevele benayo i-standard series ne-skeleton, kodwa labo basebenzisa i-Cal.48E51 ejwayelekile ene-power reserve yamahora angama-50, kanti amamodeli e-anniversary asebenzisa i-Cal.F8B62 ene-power reserve yamahora angama-70. Imodeli evamile intengo yayo iphansi cishe ku-S$2,800.
Amamodeli eminyaka emibili atholakala ngemibala emibili: idayari ye-champagne enokunyakaza kwegolide kanye nedayari emhlophe enokunyakaza kwesiliva. Womabili amamodeli anamakesi ensimbi engagqwali angu-316L kanye nezintambo zesikhumba se-alligator.
Asizange sithole ithuba lokuhlola imikhiqizo ye-Orient Star mathupha, futhi uma sesikwenzile, sizobika ngokuhlaziya kwethu kanye nezithombe.
Kusukela yazalwa ngo-1951, i-ORIENT STAR ibilokhu izibophezele ekudaleni iwashi elinomshini elibe “inkanyezi ekhanyayo”. Kuwo wonke umlando wayo, lo mkhiqizo ubulokhu ukhiqiza amawashi enziwe eJapan asezingeni eliphezulu, uhlanganisa ubuciko bendabuko nobuchwepheshe bamuva bokwenza amawashi. Ukuze kugujwe iminyaka engama-70 kulo nyaka, i-Orient Star izokwethula isitayela esisha esihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe kanye nokukhanga kobuhle ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi “AKUKHO NDAWO, MANJE LAPHA” (okusho ukuthi akutholakali ndawo, kodwa sekukhona manje).
Inguqulo yesigamu-skeleton ikhombisa ingxenye yokunyakaza kwewashi nge-dial enama-skeleton, kuyilapho inguqulo enama-skeleton ikhombisa isimiso sokusebenza esinemininingwane salo lonke iwashi. Kugcinwa isakhiwo sepuleti elingezansi kuphela, amabhuloho kanye nezingxenye zokunyakaza, futhi umklamo walo omuhle kakhulu uhlukile phakathi kwamawashi omshini futhi uyathandwa ngabathandi bamawashi emhlabeni jikelele. Yaqala ukwethulwa ngo-1991 futhi manje isineminyaka engama-30, ukunyakaza kwamathambo kuqukethe izingxenye ezingaphezu kwekhulu ezinembile, ezihlanganiswe ngesandla ngabakhi bamawashi abazinikele nabanekhono e-Akita, idolobha lase-Orient Star.
Ukunyakaza kwakamuva kochungechunge lwe-46-F8 oluzikhiqizele lona (F8B62 kanye ne-F8B63), olunesitoreji samandla samahora angu-70, ludlula amahora angu-50 amanje, lusebenza kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Uma i-mainspring isivaliwe ngokuphelele, iwashi lingasuswa ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku futhi libe namandla anele okuqhubeka nokusebenza kuze kube uMsombuluko ekuseni. Izikhathi zokusebenza ezinde zizuza esondweni elisha le-silicon escape, elilula futhi elisebenza ngomshini ngokunemba okukhulu, okuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokudluliselwa kwamandla kwe-escapement.
Isondo elisha le-silicon escape eline-spring mechanism lakhiwe ngaphakathi futhi ladalwa kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe be-MEMS, obusetshenziswa futhi enqubweni yokukhiqiza ama-printhead e-Epson anembe kakhulu. Isondo le-escape, elibonakala ngesakhiwo samathambo ewashi, lisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-semiconductor be-Epson ukulawula ukujiya kwefilimu ezingeni le-nanometer ukulungisa ukukhanya kwayo, okuholela kumbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ogqamile. Umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ocacile kanye nesimo esiyingqayizivele esijikelezayo kukhumbuza i-Milky Way futhi kufanekisela isihloko somklamo esiphefumulelwe yi-cosmos sokugubha iminyaka engama-70 ye-Orient Star.
Imininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi yokunyakaza okunama-skeleton ingabonakala nge-dial enama-skeleton ngaphandle kokuphazamisa uhlamvu kanye nomsebenzi wewashi. Ama-calibre amasha ochungechunge lwe-46-F8 abonisa izikhathi ezinde zokusebenza kanye nokunemba okuphezulu kwemizuzwana engu-+15 kuya ku-5 ngosuku, ngisho nangama-skeleton aphelele. Ingxenye yokunyakaza ngo-9 o'clock yaklanywa ngesimo se-comet enemisila emibili, futhi iveza isihloko se-cosmic se-Orient Star.
Kukhona futhi amaphethini ahlukene ngaphambili nangemuva kokunyakaza – iphethini elijikelezayo ku-dial kanye nephethini yamagagasi ngemuva kwekhava, enezingxenye ezithambile ezifaka ukukhanya okuhle. Imininingwane emangalisayo imelela isiqongo sobuciko be-Orient Star, kanye nopende oluvimbela ukukhanya kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zekristalu le-sapphire le-hyperboloid livumela umuntu ogqokile ukubona yonke imininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi yalokhu kunyakaza kwekhwalithi ephezulu – Umlandeli ojabulisayo wangempela wewashi ngalinye elisebenza ngomshini.