The Orient Bambino RA-AC0036L30B is the blue dial in Orient’s Arabic-numeral Bambino set. The case is the familiar 40.5 mm dress size, but the face is not a stick-index Bambino and it is not a Roman-numeral Version 2. Every hour uses an Eastern Arabic numeral. That is the point of this reference: a classic steel dress watch that reads as its own model from across a table.
Orient USA lists it as the Version 2 Arabic Index. Treat that as a marketing name for this remaster, not as the older FAC Version 2. The movement, crystal, and water resistance match the current 40.5 mm Bambino case. The dial does not.
What the blue dial actually shows
The dial is a sunburst blue that goes deeper toward the edge. Applied Eastern Arabic numerals sit at each hour. There is no baton set hiding underneath, and there is no Western 1-2-3. The date window at 3 takes the place of the 3 numeral. It is a white window with a black date.
Hands are silver-tone, not blue. Below the hands the dial reads ORIENT, Automatic, and Water Resistant in script. A small Orient crest sits above the logo. The crystal is the domed mineral glass used across the Bambino line. It adds height and a bit of distortion at the edge, which is part of the look, not a defect.
Front and angle photos show a black crocodile-grain leather strap on a pin buckle, with a light lining. The case-back frame in this gallery shows a navy strap. Use that frame to read the movement, not to judge the strap colour. Orient’s sheet for RA-AC0036L30B lists a black leather strap, which matches the dial photos.
Why this reference, not a plain blue Bambino
- Eastern Arabic numerals on a sunburst blue dial, with silver-tone hands
- Orient calibre F6724: automatic, hand-winding, hacking seconds, 22 jewels, 21,600 beats per hour, about 40 hours of reserve
- 40.5 mm stainless steel case, 12.3 mm thick, 46.5 mm lug-to-lug, 21 mm between the lugs
- Domed mineral crystal, push-pull crown, exhibition case back
- 30 metres / 3 bar. Rain and handwashing, not swimming
- Same case family as the white Arabic RA-AC0038S30B and the ivory RA-AC0039Y30B. The difference is the blue dial and the black strap
Specifications
- Brand: Orient (Japanese brand)
- Reference: RA-AC0036L30B
- Collection: Bambino, Arabic-numeral dial, 40.5 mm
- Movement: Orient calibre F6724 automatic. Hand-winding and hacking. Date at 3. Published power reserve about 40 hours. Published rate about +25 to −15 seconds a day. That is a factory figure for the calibre, not a timing certificate for the unit we send
- Jewels: 22. The exhibition case-back photo in this listing shows F6724 and “TWENTY-TWO JEWELS”
- Case: stainless steel, 40.5 mm diameter, 12.3 mm thick, 46.5 mm lug-to-lug
- Crystal: domed mineral glass
- Crown: push-pull
- Case back: exhibition. The photo is engraved STAINLESS STEEL, WATER RES 3ATM, and MADE IN THAILAND
- Water resistance: 30 metres / 3 bar
- Lug width: 21 mm
- Strap: black crocodile-grain leather with a pin buckle on the dial photos. Retailer listings put the weight around 58 g
How it wears
Forty and a half millimetres with a 46.5 mm lug-to-lug is the larger Bambino case, not the compact 38.4 mm small-seconds models. On most wrists it still sits under a shirt cuff. Thickness is 12.3 mm before you count the dome, so it is a dress watch with a little more presence than a flat quartz dress piece.
Wear it to the office, to dinner, or as the one mechanical watch you do not have to think about. Wind it if it has sat still for a couple of days. Pull the crown all the way out and the seconds hand stops, which makes setting it to a time signal straightforward. Avoid changing the date between about 8 pm and 4 am, when the date mechanism is already moving.
Thirty metres is not a swim rating. Take it off for the pool, the shower, and the beach. Rain and a rinsed hand are what 3 bar is for.
Questions buyers ask
What numerals are on the Orient Bambino RA-AC0036L30B?
Eastern Arabic numerals at the hours, on a sunburst blue dial, with silver-tone hands. This is not a Western 1-2-3 dial and it is not a Roman-numeral Bambino. The date window sits at 3.
What movement does the RA-AC0036L30B use?
Orient calibre F6724. It is an automatic with hand-winding and hacking, 22 jewels, 21,600 beats per hour, and about 40 hours of power reserve. You can see the rotor through the exhibition case back. The case-back photo in this listing is marked F6724.
What size is the RA-AC0036L30B?
40.5 mm across, 12.3 mm thick, and 46.5 mm lug-to-lug. The strap is 21 mm between the lugs. That is the standard modern Bambino dress case, larger than the 38.4 mm Bambinos and smaller than the Version 9 sun-and-moon models.
Is 30 metres enough for daily wear?
Yes for rain, handwashing, and ordinary desk life. No for swimming, showering, or diving. The case back in the listing photo is marked WATER RES 3ATM, which is the same 30 metre rating.
What strap does the RA-AC0036L30B come on?
A black crocodile-grain leather strap with a pin buckle, 21 mm at the lugs. Orient’s sheet lists black leather. The case-back photo in this gallery shows a navy strap on the example shot from behind. Judge the strap from the dial photos.
Where was the RA-AC0036L30B finished?
Current production is marked Made in Thailand. The exhibition case-back photo in this listing carries that stamp. Orient is a Japanese brand. Where the brand started is not where this case was finished.
Where can I buy the Orient Bambino RA-AC0036L30B in Australia?
This page is the Chronospride listing. It is in stock for dispatch from Australia, inspected before it leaves, with free shipping Australia-wide on eligible orders.
Listing photos may show an earlier example marked Movement Japan or Made in Japan. The watch we send is current production and is marked Made in Thailand.
Authentic stock, inspected before dispatch. Free shipping Australia-wide on eligible orders. Covered by Chronospride’s 12 months warranty, handled by our team. See our authenticity and warranty page.
| Case-Size | 40.5mm |
|---|---|
| Band-Width | 21mm |
| Lug-Width | 21mm |
| Lug to lug size | 46.5mm |
| Case Thickness | 12.3mm |
