The Orient Stretto RN-TX0304L is the sky-blue solar chronograph in Orient’s Contemporary / Stretto line: same 40 mm steel case and calibre VS752 as the white panda, with a colour that reads clearly in Australian daylight. If you want a light-charged Orient chronograph that is not another white or black dial, this is the colourway.
Official catalogues list it as RA-TX0304L as well as RN-TX0304L. Same watch. The dial is sky blue with dark subdials; the case and five-row bracelet are steel, not gold-tone. It is a 50 m sports-dress chrono, not a dive watch.
Who the RN-TX0304L is for
Buy this if you like a chronograph on the wrist but do not want to wind a mechanical or remember a battery year. The 40 mm width and 48.2 mm lug-to-lug sit in the everyday zone: shirts, knitwear, and shorts. Sky blue is the colour Orient added to this solar series alongside champagne, white, navy, and black. It is louder than white, quieter than a racing chrono.
Water resistance is 50 m / 5 bar. Rain and swimming are in spec; scuba is not. For a rotating bezel and 200 m, stay on the Orient dive side of the catalogue (Kamasu / Mako).
Same VS752 solar chrono, sky-blue dial
Calibre VS752 is Orient’s in-house solar quartz chronograph. Official figures: about six months of running time from a full charge, +20 to −20 seconds per month, 1/5-second stopwatch with a 60-minute register, running seconds, 24-hour indicator, and date. The subdials double as light receptors, so they can look slightly purple off-angle.
Charge it from a window or a lamp. A dark drawer for months will flatten the storage cell; light, not a disposable battery, is the recovery path. That is the reason to pick this over a standard quartz chrono if you travel or rotate watches.
Sky blue, sapphire, 40 mm steel
Applied baton indexes sit on a sky-blue main dial. Subdials: running seconds at 9, 60-minute chronograph at 6, 24-hour at 3. Date between 4 and 5. Chronograph pushers at 2 and 4; pull/push crown at 3. Flat sapphire crystal, solid screw-down case back, 124 g. Bracelet is 20 mm SUS316L steel with a push-button trifold clasp, sized for about 140–200 mm wrists.
Compare layouts in our chronograph and solar categories. The white panda sibling is RN-TX0305S.
Technical specifications
- Brand: Orient
- Collection: Contemporary / Stretto solar chronograph
- Reference: RN-TX0304L (also listed as RA-TX0304L)
- Movement: Orient calibre VS752, solar quartz chronograph
- Accuracy: +20 to −20 seconds per month
- Power reserve: about 6 months on a full charge
- Functions: hours, minutes, running seconds, date, 24-hour indicator, 1/5-second chronograph (60-minute measurement)
- Case: stainless steel, 40.0 mm diameter, 48.2 mm lug-to-lug, 11.1 mm thick
- Crystal: flat sapphire
- Case back: solid screw-down
- Dial: sky blue with dark subdials, luminous hands and indexes
- Bracelet: SUS316L steel, 20 mm, trifold deployant with push button
- Water resistance: 50 m / 5 bar
- Weight: 124 g
- Origin: Japanese brand. This unit is marked Made in Thailand
Frequently asked questions
What movement does the Orient RN-TX0304L use?
Calibre VS752, the same solar quartz chronograph as the rest of this Stretto / Contemporary solar series. Official running time is about six months from a full charge, with monthly accuracy of +20 to −20 seconds.
Is the RN-TX0304L dial navy or sky blue?
Sky blue. Orient’s own colour chart lists RA-TX0304L / RN-TX0304L as sky blue; navy is a different reference in the same family (RA-TX0303L).
What is the water resistance of the Orient Stretto RN-TX0304L?
50 metres / 5 bar. Suitable for rain, sinks, and swimming. It is not a dive watch: fixed bezel, pull/push crown, no 200 m rating.
Does the RN-TX0304L need a battery change?
Not as a routine service item. Light recharges the storage cell. If it sits unused in the dark for months, put it in light rather than opening the case for a throwaway battery.
What is the case size of the RN-TX0304L?
40.0 mm diameter, 11.1 mm thick, 48.2 mm lug-to-lug, 20 mm lug width, 124 g. Same case as RN-TX0305S; only the dial colour changes.
Where can I buy the Orient Stretto RN-TX0304L in Australia?
Chronospride. Stock is inspected before dispatch, with free shipping Australia-wide on eligible orders. Catalogue codes RA-TX0304L and RN-TX0304L are the same sky-blue steel model.
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 | 40mm |
|---|---|
| Band-Width | 20mm |
| Lug-Width | 20mm |
| Lug to lug size | 48.2mm |
| Case Thickness | 11.1mm |
