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# Orient Star Strips the Sakigake Three Hand Down to the Essentials
- URL: https://www.itsabouttime.email/orient-star-strips-the-sakigake-three-hand-down-to-the-essentials/
- Published: 2026-09-28T10:07:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T10:07:26.000Z
- Author: Vuk Radic
- Tags: News

For years, the easiest way to spot an Orient Star was the power-reserve gauge on the dial. And there were a lot of people that weren't exactly enthusiastic about them. Well, now Orient Star is launching the new Sakigake Design Project, which the brand is pitching as a new direction. The first watches to come out of that project are the new Sakigake Three Hand collection. Gone is the power-reserve indicator and the date, and the dial text is down to the logo and a small "Automatic" above six. I'm intrigued.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/09/Orient-Star-Sakigake-Three-Hand-Watches-02.webp)

The stainless-steel case is 38.7mm wide and 11.8mm thick, with a lug-to-lug of 47mm. Decent numbers, but it could be slimmed down a bit and that lug-to-lug would benefit from a bit of a shape. The lugs are polished on their outer flanks and brushed on the inner surfaces. You get a dual-curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on top, a sapphire display back, and 100 meters of water resistance. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/09/Orient-Star-Sakigake-Three-Hand-Watches-03.webp)

With the clutter gone, the hour markers finally get room, and they're pretty classy. They're applied and faceted with ribbed tops. Orient Star says they were inspired by flower petals. Please don't go there. The dials are finished with a radial brushing and concentric grooves run around the raised rehaut. Neither the hands nor the markers have lume which is a bit of a shame. Four colors are available: yellow-gold, blue, silver and copper, which gets black-plated hands and markers.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/09/Orient-Star-Sakigake-Three-Hand-Watches-04.jpg)

Inside is the new Orient Star calibre F7542 automatic, with more than 50 hours of power reserve and a stated accuracy of +15/-5 seconds per day. The bracelet matches the finish of the case and it has a very interesting look. 

The yellow-gold, blue, and silver dial references are priced at €880\. The copper dial is priced at €960, and is limited to 900 pieces. Sales begin this month. See more [on the Orient Star website](https://orient-watch.com/en/orientstar/collection/contemporary/lp/three-hand-2026aw/?ref=itsabouttime.email).