Quick Answer
Identical movement, identical water resistance, identical bracelet construction. The Kamasu adds a sapphire crystal and sharper dial furniture for around $40. For most buyers that is worth paying.
Orient sells two versions of essentially the same watch, and the difference between them is narrow enough that the decision comes down to one component.
Specification Comparison
Orient Kamasu
3 categories won
Orient Mako III
2 categories won
- Street price
- $235
- $195Winner
- Movement type
- AutomaticEven
- AutomaticEven
- Caliber
- F6922
- F6922
- Power reserve
- 40 hoursEven
- 40 hoursEven
- Stated accuracy
- -15 to +25 seconds per day (Orient specification)
- -15 to +25 seconds per day (Orient specification)
- Case diameter
- 41.8 mm
- 41.8 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.8 mmWinner
- 13 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 47 mmEven
- 47 mmEven
- Crystal
- SapphireWinner
- Mineral
- Water resistance
- 200 m (656 ft)Even
- 200 m (656 ft)Even
- Bracelet / strap
- Three-link bracelet with solid end links
- Three-link bracelet with solid end links
- Weight
- 160 g
- 158 gWinner
- Style
- Diver · Sport · Everyday
- Diver · Sport · Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Medium · Large
- Medium · Large
- Selection Score
- 88 / 100Winner
- 85 / 100
Selection Time Verdict
Choose the Orient Kamasu
Choose the Kamasu if the watch will be worn daily against desks and doorframes, or if you simply want the better-looking dial.
Read the full reviewChoose the Orient Mako III
Choose the Mako III if $40 is meaningful, or if you would rather put that money towards a strap.
Read the full reviewThere is no functional argument for the Mako III other than price. Sapphire is roughly nine times harder than mineral glass on the Mohs scale, and on a watch designed to be worn without care that difference shows up within a year. Unless the budget is genuinely fixed at $195, buy the Kamasu.
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Updated August 16, 2026