My Orient 'Ray Raven' CEM65007B Arrived..

....and I am disappointed.

Firstly, the box is different. It is significantly cheaper, than what I saw online:

This is what I expected (Pic taken online)

This is what I got, on the right.. on the left is a Casio Edifice box for comparison. The Edifice is 'pleather' with a pillow inside, but the Orient is is basically leather-embossed cardboard on the outside, and fur cardboard on the inside.

Here're some pictures. I have no doubt the watch is genuine, and it IS a beautiful watch.

But, the watch bezel came with scratches. More like a scuff, as if someone hit it against a rough concrete wall:

Scratch at the 30 marker on the bezel.

I'm contacting the seller to get a refund or replacement. But if they screw with me, I might just change the bezel. Or paint it with a black marker.. :(

I knew it was too good to last...

Well earlier I had posted about my Edifice EQS-500DB-1A2 bending a spring bar and the watch fell to the floor without damage? Well, turns out it dented the watch and I totally missed it until this afternoon, when I got new springbars and put the bracelet together. Sigh. Oh well, first cut is the deepest they say, here's to many more years with my Edifice EQS-500DB-1A2!

....meanwhile, an excuse for a new watch!! How about Casio Edifice EQS-A500?? Or the EQS-700DB-1AV I've been eyeing?

 Decisions decisions..

Bad Luck Today

Hit some bad luck with my new Casio Edifice EQS-500DB-1A2. I snagged it against a door catch and bent the spring bars, which came apart from the watch case and it fell onto the floor.

Fortunately, however, there aren't any scratches on the watch itself, surprisingly, since when it fell, it landed on the bracelet side, on a smooth tile floor. Even the bracelet didn't show much of a scratch, I am extremely lucky. The only damage on the case appears to be very tiny scratches on the side of the impact, which looks like wear against the bracelet anyway. Needless to say, Casios are tough.

I will be heading over to my watch guy for some new spring bars. 

Sorry for the bad pics, evening pics with iPad..