Review on Orient Kamasu Japanese Automatic Stainless Steel by Steve Modesto

This is my second Orient, another Ray II which I have owned for over a year now. The Kamasu is a great watch (I bought the dark green version), slightly heavier than the Ray II, and the accuracy of both watches is pretty darn good (around +6/7s/day). As others have said the green dial is dark, it looks black in many situations but when the green is visible it's great. The entire dial is well made. The bezel rotates easily, alignment with the dial is accurate, and the clicks are satisfying. However, the crown has some problems. A glaring problem with the crown: it wobbles, is difficult to turn due to the crown protection and the lack of a pronounced knurling on the crown itself, and the worst thing is that the crown often complains and breaks off. Search any watch forum for information about the movement on this watch (Ray II and Kamasu use the same movement) and you will find persistent complaints about the crown on all three issues. Because of these 3 problems I gave 2 stars. The crown of my ray isn't as shaky as this Kamasu's, so I have a suspicion that this Kamasu may end up suffering the fate of a broken crown. On the plus side, it wears well (although it's a bit heavy), it has a sapphire crystal, and the color is just gorgeous. I still recommend this watch, but if you buy it, buy it knowing that there is a potential point of failure in this movement.