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: Japan
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.
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 |
