Another vintage Orient brought back to life..

Picked up this Orient Weekly Auto Swimmer from a sales section of one of the watch forums..

This is the watch as it was on arrival..

The 'kanji' day wheel was not working and the pusher at 2 o'clock was missing a retaining clip..


Note the picture of a scuba diver on the caseback and the words '40m perfect waterproof'..




The watch is now fully functional and temporarily on a black leather strap..



Here is the finished project and I think the brown leather strap goes well with the white dial..


I am guessing that this watch is from the 1960s..

Orient Star WorldTime WZ0081FA

The Orient Star WorldTime WZ0081FA is a Japanese Domestic Market watch. It is a comfortable fit with just the right weight. The bracelet has solid stainless steel links with solid endlinks. The crown is signed and does not screw down. As with other Orient offerings of this type the 24 hour ring rotates counterclockwise as the hands move clockwise. The city bezel is bi-directional. The display caseback allows you to see the nicely machined and decorated movement.




Specifications..

• Orient In-House Automatic, No handwinding or hacking
• Stated accuracy between -15 to +25 seconds per day
• Power Reserve of 40 hours or more
• Interlocking hour hand 24 hours a rotating ring World Time function
• Bi-Directional Rotating bezel
• Date Subdial
• Power Reserve Feature
• 10 bar water resistance
• Sapphire Crystal with AR front and rear
• Power Reserve and Date Subdials
• See-Thru Caseback
• Stainless Steel Case and Bracelet with folding push-button clasp
• Case diameter of 41 mm (not including crown)
• 12mm thick
• Weight of about 160grams