This is my first foray into the world of mechanical watches, after having had an Apple Watch for some years now, and I could not be more happy. The Orient Maestro (which is part of their AC0E series, given they don't give many of their watches names anymore for whatever reason) is such a wonderful piece. The Brown dial with the Rose Gold hands and indicators looks absolutely spectacular. Some say the simple and clean dial and indicators lack charm, character, "soul," but I thoroughly beg to differ, it's clean, it's simple, it's actually got some formal elegance to it, yet it's perfectly suitable for everyday wear as well. I would feel perfectly confident wearing this to a job interview as I would wearing it to the grocery store. The mesh band this comes with is absolutely the better choice over a normal bracelet that some of the other models include (you can purchase the mesh band separately through Orient if you wish) by default. Given it has standard 20mm lug widths, it also means it is easy to change out bands for another one if you prefer. The automatic winding, albeit standard on most Orient watches, is a joy to have since it means there is no need to worry about winding, yet it has hand-winding too if you need or wish to use that as well. The hacking seconds feature makes it exceptionally easy to set the time precisely, and is thoroughly appreciated at such a low price point. It's 10 Bar/100 Meter water resistance is a really nice addition too, even if I wouldn't recommend diving with such a watch, as it means you can rest easy if the watch gets wet washing your hands, in the rain, or even in a swimming pool. The sizing of the case is wonderful, and unless you either have very small wrists or like very large watches, you won't be disappointed. The fact it also has a flat topped crystal on the front helps make the overall appearance of the watch clean, simple, and elegant. I would like to see more case options aside from just stainless steel be offered in the future, but as it stands it's perfectly suitable for almost any situation from a form and design standpoint. What makes this watch unbeatable, however, is its accuracy. The watch is rated at +25/-15 seconds a day, which is to be expected on a watch only costing ~$140. However, I have had mine going for 5 days now, with nearly continuous wearing of it, and it has only seemingly lost 4 seconds over the whole time. That gives it an accuracy of
