Orient

Sun and Moon

42.5mm Popular Model
Low $218
Median $233
High $300
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The Orient Sun and Moon gives a familiar dress-watch layout a little theater: a sun and a moon take turns crossing a small aperture, surrounded by calendar displays and layered dial details. It looks like a complication you might need to learn, but that rotating disc simply tracks day and night—not the phases of the moon.

For an automatic, Version 3 is a useful starting point: it adds hand-winding and hacking, making winding and precise setting easier than on earlier generations. Those older versions remain worth considering if their dial arrangement suits you better; the layout changes are part of the attraction here. At 42.5mm, this is a substantial dress watch rather than a discreet one. When handling an example, pay attention to the calendar correctors and whether the sun-and-moon display agrees with the indicated time.

Case Size42.5mm

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