Sunday Dive: 24-03-2013 - Kwinana - Orient Ray

Diving under the grain terminal jetty near Kwinana in West Oz. Visibility was 6m (crap) but there are tons and tons of tiny orange sea slugs (nudibranchs). They are adorable little tykes and a favourite of lots of divers. There was a crab v octopus event which the crab regrets, some cuttlefish and tons of sponge garden. Nice dive in 21c water and very little current but a little surge (underwater waves pushing you back and forth).

I took the Orient Ray. Its a solid little watch with a very classy bezel. In fact I'd claim it to be the best bezel around in the lower end price range. The dial readability is very good. The hands are easy to see and a good length. The screw-down crown is serviceable but a little gritty. It also has that spare time knob (which changes the day), extra time knobs of course are always a good thing! I have it on the same 22mm Orient dive strap used with the OS300. The Ray was comfortable on the wrist and a perfect case size at 42mm. I actually think the Ray is a good update of the venerable Mako design and one of the best automatic beaters around. Its also an excellent real world dive watch for not much coin.

Some pics...











Strange spidery looking crab? Not sure.


What the crab's view looks like...


Cuttlefish






Not the prettiest guy :-)




Little Nudibranch having his picture taken by my buddy...








Love the sponge gardens...




Cheers.

I love these posts of yours. Keep 'em coming, please.

The Ray looks like it has the Mako bezel. On the original Mako the second hand isn't lumed, but it looks like the Ray's is.

Thanks :-)

Yes, the second hand is lumed and there are only indices on the dial. There is a different handset and the the bezel is a bit different too, but the movement and case are the same.

I too love these posts bedlam. As always awesome photos.

Very cool. Love the watch and the pics are fantastic. Thanks for posting.