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I wrote a thread about it on the old forum: 'Missing' Puma Y19 spotted by Hungarian 7A38 enthusiast !
Just quickly reading through it, Steve's Y19904-50 wasn't completely original. The person who'd sold him the watch had replaced the original JEPIC CORP. Y19 movement with an Orient J3920. I also found another old photo of a Y19904-50 that sold on Vatera.hu back in April 2012, though I don't think it's the same watch.
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If you want to learn some background about the Orient / Puma connection, may I recommend also reading this thread:
The tacit Seiko 7A38 / Orient J3920 / Puma JEPIC Y19 connection
The Puma Y19's were all effectively re-branded Orient J39's, manufactured by Orient, but as dictated by the licencing agreements (shown in that thread), without any reference to Orient Watch Co. stamped on the movement or case-back.
The Puma Y19904-50 uses the same gold-plated metal-skinned resin watch case, with moulded external Tachymeter bezel, as the Orient J39911-50 and the Racer-branded J39907-50. Their dial layout with gold-ringed sub-dials is virtually identical (apart from the brand logos). The other major difference is that the Puma variants are fitted with movements whose back-plates are stamped JEPIC CORP. Y19 (rather than ORIENT J3920).
Time was, a few years ago, when I was in full on Pokemon mode (gotta catch 'em all), I might have got upset about it. Nowadays, stupid asking prices are the norm. Plus it's difficult to avoid paying 20% VAT on top of those prices, with eBay's automated checkout. Checking my records, the most I've ever paid for an equivalent Orient or Racer J39 was €165 Euros in March 2019 for my almost mint dark blue dialled Orient J39911-50.
