| Brand | Orient |
| Caliber Number | F6N43 |
| In-House? | Yes |
| Movement Type | Automatic |
| Jewels | 22 |
| Vibrations Per Hour | 21,600 bph |
| Anti-Shock System | Seiko Diashock |
| Winding System | Magic Lever |
| Power Reserve | ~50 hours |
| Hand Windable? | Yes |
| Hacking? | Yes |
| Lift Angle | (Add to comments below…) |
| Functions | Central hours; central minutes; central sweeping seconds; power reserve indicator at 12:00, date at 3:00 |
| Country of Manufacture | Japan |
| Known Models | Orient Star Mechanical Sports Watch “Outdoors” line (ref: RE-AU0201E, RE-AU0202N, RE-AU0203B, RE-AU0204L, RE-AU0206B, RE-AU0207L), RE-AU0006S, RE-AU0004B, RE-AU0005L (Please add your watch and more known models to the comments below…) |
The Orient caliber F6N43 is part of the F6N4 family of Orient watch movements. It is a 3-hand self-winding automatic movement with a power reserve indicator at 12:00. Orient makes their calibers in-house in Japan. The F6N43 is an evolution movement with up upgraded power reserve to 50 hours on a full wind. This calibre also includes popular functionality including the ability to manually wind the movement, as well as hacking seconds (Orient refers to this as a second hand halt mechanism).
This movement is found in Orient Star’s Outdoors line of sport watches, released in 2019.
Accuracy:
Epson claims that the accuracy of the caliber F6N43 averages between +25 / -15 seconds per day.
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