The Orient Stretto Date RA-AC0R08Y is the orange-dial colourway in Orient’s 2026 Contemporary Stretto Date line: 38.5 mm steel, a flat sapphire crystal, date at 3, and a three-piece steel bracelet. It is a small everyday automatic, not a diver and not a leather-strap dress watch.
Stretto Date sits between Bambino and the larger sports models. The case is 38.5 mm across, 45.5 mm lug-to-lug, and 11.2 mm thick — short enough for smaller wrists, thin enough under a cuff. Lug width is 20 mm. Orient’s own spec sheet lists a SUS316L stainless steel bracelet with a trifold push-button clasp, not leather.
Who the RA-AC0R08Y suits
Choose this reference if you want a compact automatic with a loud sunburst dial rather than silver, white, or black. The orange is the point of this SKU. Siblings in the same generation share the case and F6722 movement with green, blue, or pink dials (RA-AC0R05E, RA-AC0R06L, RA-AC0R07P). RA-AC0R09L is the separate limited blue-gradation run of 2,300 pieces — this orange RA-AC0R08Y is a 2026 Spring–Summer colourway, not that numbered limited edition.
It works as a daily watch on steel: 50 m water resistance, sapphire, and a bracelet you can rinse. It is not a 200 m tool watch. Leave the crown pushed in around water, and do not treat 50 m as swimming permission.
Dial and finishing
Orient lists an orange sunburst dial with luminescent hands and a date window. Applied wedge indices, a clean three-hand layout, and lume on the hands keep it readable. The exhibition case back is part of the Stretto Date brief — you can see F6722 through a flat display crystal on the reverse, with a screw-down back.
The front crystal is flat sapphire, which is the main practical step up from mineral-glass dress Orient models in this size. You get scratch resistance without a tall box-sapphire profile.
Movement: Orient F6722
F6722 is Orient’s in-house automatic for this generation: hand-winding, hacking (seconds-hand halt), about 40 hours of power reserve, 22 jewels, 21,600 vph (3 Hz). Published accuracy on the Stretto Date family is +25 / −15 seconds per day. Functions are hours, minutes, centre seconds, and date. There is no day-of-week, no GMT, and no sun-and-moon disc on this reference.
Hacking stops the seconds hand when you set the time. Hand-winding covers a Monday morning after the watch has sat still. Forty hours is enough for a weekday, not a long weekend in a drawer — wear it or give the crown a few turns.
Specifications
- Reference: RA-AC0R08Y / RA-AC0R08Y30B
- Collection: Orient Contemporary Stretto Date (2026 Spring–Summer colourway)
- Movement: Orient F6722 automatic, hand-winding, hacking seconds
- Jewels / frequency: 22 jewels, 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve: Over 40 hours
- Accuracy (published): +25 to −15 seconds per day
- Functions: Hours, minutes, centre seconds, date at 3
- Case: Stainless steel, 38.5 mm width, 45.5 mm lug-to-lug, 11.2 mm thick
- Crystal: Flat sapphire (front); exhibition crystal on the screw-down case back
- Dial: Orange sunburst, applied indices, luminous hands
- Bracelet: SUS316L stainless steel, 20 mm lug width, trifold push-button clasp, wrist size about 140–200 mm
- Water resistance: 5 bar / 50 m (splash and rain; not a dive watch)
- Magnetic resistance: JIS Type 1
- Weight: About 122 g
- Crown: Push / pull (not screw-down)
Stretto Date vs Bambino
If you already own a Bambino, this is the steel-and-sapphire alternative in a similar compact size. Bambinos are typically leather-strap dress watches, often with mineral crystal. Stretto Date RA-AC0R08Y is steel-on-steel, sapphire, 38.5 mm, date at 3, and an exhibition back. Same “small Orient automatic” idea; different case, crystal, and strap.
Compared with a Kamasu or Mako, you lose 200 m water resistance and a rotating bezel. You gain a thinner 11.2 mm case and a dressier 38.5 mm footprint that sits closer to a shirt cuff.
Frequently asked questions
What movement is in the Orient Stretto Date RA-AC0R08Y?
Orient calibre F6722: in-house automatic with hand-winding and hacking, 22 jewels, about 40 hours of reserve, date at 3. It is the same movement used across this Stretto Date colour family.
What is the case size of the RA-AC0R08Y?
38.5 mm across, 45.5 mm lug-to-lug, 11.2 mm thick, 20 mm lug width. Official Orient figures, not estimates.
Is the orange Stretto Date a limited edition?
It is a 2026 Spring–Summer Stretto Date colourway. The numbered limited piece in this wave is RA-AC0R09L (blue gradation, 2,300 pieces), which is a different SKU.
Does the RA-AC0R08Y have a sapphire crystal?
Yes. Flat sapphire on the front. The case back is an exhibition crystal with a screw-down back.
Is 50 m water resistance enough for swimming?
Treat 50 m as rain, splash, and hand washing. It is not a dive watch. Do not use the crown in water.
Where can I buy the Orient Stretto Date RA-AC0R08Y in Australia?
This listing is in stock at Chronospride. 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.
See more Orient automatics in Orient watches Australia and the Orient Classic catalogue if you are comparing dress sizes. The pink sibling is listed as RA-AC0R07P.
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 | 38.5mm |
|---|---|
| Band-Width | 20mm |
| Lug-Width | 20mm |
| Lug to lug size | 45.5mm |
| Case Thickness | 11.2mm |
