I suggest you do a video on the "high-end" AliExpress watches, like San Martin. I think you'll be genuinely stunned by the quality of what you can get for less than $250 (in a good way!).
@@sinuosalice-1434 you'd be surprised at the quality of AliExpress, especially if you boost the budget to the $200 range. You get quality on par with Citizen or Seiko watches worth twice the price.
Honestly, for someone just getting into watches, Aliexpress is a great way to try out a load of different styles, sizes, colours, complications etc for very little money, to see what you actually like before you splash the cash on a big watch purchase that you might end up having some regrets about.
I've been impressed by AliExpress brands in the past, but you gotta spend some money. I paid $30 for a Pagani watch that I wear regularly, stunning ice blue dial that looks fantastic on a brown leather band. Another dive watch I paid $60 for a ceramic dial and bezel, it's not bad at all. I'll keep building my own watches from AliX parts, though. Great video Elliot
I just bought a pagani root beer for £45. I couldn't even make one from parts for that, it's crackers. Going to add my own dial to it just to make it my own.
That last one might be a clone of something expensive and they expect re-sellers to remove that sticker and replace it with a copy of the sticker/badge that the original would have so they can sell them "Down the market" next to the Rolexes that tick 🤣
That boxing skit was about 10x the amount of effort and production quality I'd expect from a video about cheap AliExpress watches. AND the joke worked too.
The third watch you showed in your video is the one I got too, but for even cheaper! €1,79!! 🤩 people love it! Made the bracelet a bit smaller at a very well known (and pricey) watch store here in Cologne and they loved the watch! I asked them how much they thought I was worth and the woman who made it shorter for me said between €300 and €500. She nearly passed out when I said I only paid €1,79 😂
Can’t beat gold polished Roman numerals that sparkle like jewels in the sunlight. Loving the sun ray dial man that pops!AMZWATCH watches. What a beautiful subtle piece.
Picked up a MaMaCoo 's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
My favorite 2024 is the Prospex Limited Edition 1965 Recreation European Exclusive in Gradation Island Blue. The dial is stunning and the contrast when on a white strap is to die for. I will get my hands on one from AMZWATCH
I’ve been watching ur videos for awhile now never knew u was from Brighton congrats on what you’ve done big Inspiration for someone in love with watches and from the same city 😊
If there's one thing Englishmen can't do, it's pronounce Spanish words. Tore-till-a, anyone? Pico de gal-o? Yeah, it's the Atch-ill-us heel of the Brits. :)
I ordered yesterday an epic watch... NOS Tango orange kinda a Swatch looking thing with the seconds hand a can of Tango whizzing round the dial and the dial is neon orange of course :) Kwaliteeeeeee! I am wearing my home built Cadio Rompass, the NH34 powered Radio Compass homage I built, I do have incoming another very high quality Avia-matic in gold and this last week was wearing my 1935 Rotary in its Dennison Meteor case on a WW1 era cuff, the Rotary keeps excellent time despite being 89 years old and the coal black leather cuff strap I got from a chap in Spain he makes them to original WW1 patterns and it looks bloomin' gawjus :D Watching this as I strip down my freemans PS3 Phat, works absolutely fine just no HDMI output.
interesting set of aforda watches! The boxing was a funny addition too. Imo, it would be interesting to see how you would upgrade some of these watches to make them more wearable/workable.
Sander's Tank homage series are really cool. I got a Pablo Raez, a rose gold Tank Solo homage, and till now, I am still amazed how it looks for ard 10pounds, even original Tank Solo does not come with rose gold colour.
Thanks for your hard work and creative approach! Cheap watches are definitely interesting. It's always amazing when manufacturers put so much in one product cutting corners and spending the budget in the most effective way they could think of. More expensive watches can't deliver so much value for money as a good cheap watch so they are just safe boring options that just barely meet expectations. Watches are not THAT complicated they tell us. They are not microprocessors that could only be made in like one or two places on the whole planet. Throwing money in watches reach the quality and coolness limit fast enough. Like $300-$1000 would buy a good watch but paying more would result in getting a useless fancy toy with brand stories which keeps time bad since it's hard to create something smart and technological and it's easy to just sell XIX century technologies and traditions.
That moonbiffy looks lush, if only better build quality...will search for one. There's an Ideal Knight tourbillon I'm interested in. Can you get the armour one in to review?
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen, pretty different to the majority of TH-cam watch review channels. The reality is, there's a load of cheap shite on Ali Express. But there's also some really good stuff, especially San Martin, Baltany etc. If I compare my Seiko Prospex to my San Martin diver, there isn't 800 quids worth of difference. BTW, Moon Biffy is my new fave Chinese brand name 😅
My old man was a commercial scuba diver back in the day when divers actually still used dive watches. Back when we didn't have dive computers to tell us everything we needed to know. (Yes I'm also a certified diver). Pops said that back in the day, the dive watches would usually last about six months before they had to be replaced. Even the really expensive ones. This would have been sometime in the 70s or early 80s. Also I highly doubt that green watch could handle 3 atmospheres of pressure.
Been watching your videos for a while now and was inspired to start a collection. Started with the amzwatch, its specs for price and clean looks, now am looking for a dress watch to add.
Very entertaining and informative, and funny :-) I am long overdue a visit to Brighton, was going to go there tomorrow for the Mod Weekender. Thumbs up/Subscribed ..from an avid collector of San Martins. BTW I think the supplied battery was most likely dud too ...Poundland ;-)
Nice to see MAMACOO show a watch that can be afforded by almost anyone rather than these pieces costing thousands and thousands which are out of reach for so many.
My favorite 2024 is the Prospex Limited Edition 1965 Recreation European Exclusive in Gradation Island Blue. The dial is stunning and the contrast when on a white strap is to die for. I will get my hands on one from MAMACOO
Cinematic reviews of ali express watches? Elliot my man, you've outdone yourself on this one. Absolutely brilliant.
Good fun isn't it!
Love it, it's a great idea TBH
I suggest you do a video on the "high-end" AliExpress watches, like San Martin. I think you'll be genuinely stunned by the quality of what you can get for less than $250 (in a good way!).
san martin, adiesdive, steeldive, bliger, phylida, bodery, ... so nice.
That price i would just go for a casio
50$ more and you get a Seiko...
@@HeinzWillhelm With inferior mineral crystal and subpar finishing. San Martin makes Seiko look like crap.
Why would u ever buy that when u could by a seiko or citizen. Logo is also a rip off of tag heuer.
The part when you went out and asked people what they thought it costs reminds me of the video when you asked people about the long gameboy :)
We need more common folk reactions to Elliot in the wild 😂
looool same
But can the watch run Fortnite?
That boxing skit, was everything.
Glad you enjoyed :)
I like your watch videos. You should make more. Especially the ones where you build high quality customs in an affordable way.
More to come!
You should do a follow up where you look at a couple AliExpress watches in the $50-100 price range.
@@OmairArif I agree. There are a lot of good watches in this price range.
Buy some citizen or casio at that price tbh
@@sinuosalice-1434 you'd be surprised at the quality of AliExpress, especially if you boost the budget to the $200 range. You get quality on par with Citizen or Seiko watches worth twice the price.
@@sinuosalice-1434 they are way better than a casio or a beaten up old citizeen
@@sinuosalice-1434where are you finding an automatic Citizen or Casio for under $100?
0:19 I actually fell for this bc i am on mobile- i usually dont fall for these
ok thanks fir sharinfe
@@neuronaljunctiondecay5673 no, thank YOU for sharinfe!
The last one is modeled after citizen cq-100, including the off center plate that read "citizen quartz"
I am today years old! Thank you.
Honestly, for someone just getting into watches, Aliexpress is a great way to try out a load of different styles, sizes, colours, complications etc for very little money, to see what you actually like before you splash the cash on a big watch purchase that you might end up having some regrets about.
That deflated "Ah, China." lol
Here’s an idea: could you mod them in order to elevate their quality? Like changing the movement,,or bracelet or case or whatever?
I've been impressed by AliExpress brands in the past, but you gotta spend some money. I paid $30 for a Pagani watch that I wear regularly, stunning ice blue dial that looks fantastic on a brown leather band. Another dive watch I paid $60 for a ceramic dial and bezel, it's not bad at all. I'll keep building my own watches from AliX parts, though. Great video Elliot
I just bought a pagani root beer for £45. I couldn't even make one from parts for that, it's crackers. Going to add my own dial to it just to make it my own.
Can you share the pagani watch link? Will look into it 😃
I am so baked, I saw the second watch introduction and I thought it was an original Cartier watch ad for a second 😂 goddamn this shit is strong
That last one might be a clone of something expensive and they expect re-sellers to remove that sticker and replace it with a copy of the sticker/badge that the original would have so they can sell them "Down the market" next to the Rolexes that tick 🤣
That boxing skit was about 10x the amount of effort and production quality I'd expect from a video about cheap AliExpress watches. AND the joke worked too.
The third watch you showed in your video is the one I got too, but for even cheaper! €1,79!! 🤩 people love it! Made the bracelet a bit smaller at a very well known (and pricey) watch store here in Cologne and they loved the watch! I asked them how much they thought I was worth and the woman who made it shorter for me said between €300 and €500. She nearly passed out when I said I only paid €1,79 😂
This guys the only watch TH-camr doing stuff! Major props sir!
“Ah 3 pounds 99 “😂
Can’t beat gold polished Roman numerals that sparkle like jewels in the sunlight. Loving the sun ray dial man that pops!AMZWATCH watches. What a beautiful subtle piece.
That end card got me. Good stuff
The last watch is akin to the Rado Voyager, just that black design is like a fly on top of your perfect meal.
I love retro gaming, I love handhelds, and I love watches. So videos like these from Elliot - make me a happy dude
Picked up a MaMaCoo 's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
Thank you for making high quality videos!Love AMZWATCH ’s watches
My favorite 2024 is the Prospex Limited Edition 1965 Recreation European Exclusive in Gradation Island Blue. The dial is stunning and the contrast when on a white strap is to die for. I will get my hands on one from AMZWATCH
These last vids have been so quality man!
Thank you so much I really appreciate that.
There is also an original of the crashed Submariner by Laarvee. It costs £513
The Crash still has protective film on the bezel insert.
The Sanda classic tank watch went for the kill!
The second hand on the black Seiko homage has come loose shipping. The movement is fine you just need to press the second hand back on.
do a part 2 of this its so funny 😂
Cartyheir? Best pronunciation of cartier i’ve ever heard
When I saw the green watch on your wrist I just mentally wrote it off as a Casio and didn't give it a second thought. Very interesting
Wow what a high quality video! All these different tests and small projects 👍
I’ve been watching ur videos for awhile now never knew u was from Brighton congrats on what you’ve done big Inspiration for someone in love with watches and from the same city 😊
What a great video inwould like to watch more experiments on Ali express watches:))
I liked this format, enjoyed the scenes recorded in the exterior.
Absolutely loved this one!! Keep them coming! Would love to see more AliExpress watch reviews :)
Thank you for introducing me to Iso Indies. These guys are amazing!
As a Spanish speaker, I've gotta say, that whole "ree-loj haw-mbreh" caught me off guard and it made me laugh.
If there's one thing Englishmen can't do, it's pronounce Spanish words. Tore-till-a, anyone? Pico de gal-o? Yeah, it's the Atch-ill-us heel of the Brits. :)
same here lol, made me laugh pretty hard
@@Lichohedge same haha ree lodge
I really enjoyed your sarcasm, subbed to both channels , love from iran ❤
Found out about your channel because of watch making! I hope theres more to come!
Not trying a Sugess is completely baffling. Definitely one of AliExpress's BEST watches
You do fine in buckets!! You slayed the whole vid!!
this was a fun video to watch, looking forward to more videos like this!
The green “diver” should be branded the Salvador Dali.
The boxing match 🤣🤣🤣
I ordered yesterday an epic watch... NOS Tango orange kinda a Swatch looking thing with the seconds hand a can of Tango whizzing round the dial and the dial is neon orange of course :) Kwaliteeeeeee! I am wearing my home built Cadio Rompass, the NH34 powered Radio Compass homage I built, I do have incoming another very high quality Avia-matic in gold and this last week was wearing my 1935 Rotary in its Dennison Meteor case on a WW1 era cuff, the Rotary keeps excellent time despite being 89 years old and the coal black leather cuff strap I got from a chap in Spain he makes them to original WW1 patterns and it looks bloomin' gawjus :D Watching this as I strip down my freemans PS3 Phat, works absolutely fine just no HDMI output.
Sounds like you have excellent taste in watches!!
I love orange on watches. Great color choice. :D
For the pirce. The watches aren't that bad. Considering how much you'd pay for them. You should compare them more to fossil and invicta especially.
my man goin all out with
the skit for cheapo watch review. keep it up.
interesting set of aforda watches! The boxing was a funny addition too. Imo, it would be interesting to see how you would upgrade some of these watches to make them more wearable/workable.
Thanks for the ride.
Steeldive is an absolute tank and quality of a watch from Ali! I paid £48 all in and it’s amazing.
7:57 for Donatellos, if it wasnt your childhood then move along
This video made my day. Absolutely loved it, fantastic job Elliot.
Thank you very much I appreciate that!
Sander's Tank homage series are really cool. I got a Pablo Raez, a rose gold Tank Solo homage, and till now, I am still amazed how it looks for ard 10pounds, even original Tank Solo does not come with rose gold colour.
FOSLN QUARTA.
I do like it. Damn you plastic rectangle.
Great video!
super nice format
Awesome cinematography man cheers
Great video. I'm just starting my watch channel and this is goals!
Thank you for the green watch I'm loving it 😂
i love the concept mate, so funny, i smiled throughout the videos :DD
God!!! amzwatch Who would have thought those gorgeous watches go for that low!!!
Outstanding video.I have to go with the MAMACOO, especially with that green dial as my favorite
You should try automatic ones and dismount them ! :)
Loved this video! Would love to see you recreate some Ali express watches but in better quality or something like that!
I love the watch videos
Should do a hand swap on the green one
Thanks for your hard work and creative approach!
Cheap watches are definitely interesting. It's always amazing when manufacturers put so much in one product cutting corners and spending the budget in the most effective way they could think of. More expensive watches can't deliver so much value for money as a good cheap watch so they are just safe boring options that just barely meet expectations.
Watches are not THAT complicated they tell us. They are not microprocessors that could only be made in like one or two places on the whole planet. Throwing money in watches reach the quality and coolness limit fast enough. Like $300-$1000 would buy a good watch but paying more would result in getting a useless fancy toy with brand stories which keeps time bad since it's hard to create something smart and technological and it's easy to just sell XIX century technologies and traditions.
I really needed that waterproofing test you did at 12:12 .
Say, can you do the same test for all the other watches you built so far?
I love your new watch content its amazing
Ooh ..the Laines :-)
Do a pt 2 on this!
The $20 addiesdive luminox homage is the best cheap watch... It is surprisingly good
bro this video needs more views 😂 ur a gem bro
awesome video, thanks
Come for the Super Cub videos, stay for the watches.
That moonbiffy looks lush, if only better build quality...will search for one. There's an Ideal Knight tourbillon I'm interested in. Can you get the armour one in to review?
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen, pretty different to the majority of TH-cam watch review channels.
The reality is, there's a load of cheap shite on Ali Express.
But there's also some really good stuff, especially San Martin, Baltany etc.
If I compare my Seiko Prospex to my San Martin diver, there isn't
800 quids worth of difference.
BTW, Moon Biffy is my new fave Chinese brand name 😅
My old man was a commercial scuba diver back in the day when divers actually still used dive watches. Back when we didn't have dive computers to tell us everything we needed to know. (Yes I'm also a certified diver).
Pops said that back in the day, the dive watches would usually last about six months before they had to be replaced. Even the really expensive ones. This would have been sometime in the 70s or early 80s.
Also I highly doubt that green watch could handle 3 atmospheres of pressure.
2:10 Didn’t know Elliot was dripped out like that
If the sticker on the last one was just black you might assume it is some kinda retro futuristic IR window
Been watching your videos for a while now and was inspired to start a collection. Started with the amzwatch, its specs for price and clean looks, now am looking for a dress watch to add.
That plastic rectangle has to be removable, replace it with a nice engraved 'gold' plate and it would be so sharp, and one of a kind!
The first watch remember to me the movie The ghost mask-scream😂
I like the watch I got from MAMACOO. That rubber strap combo looks really cool! Been wearing it since last year and love every minute of it.
Very entertaining and informative, and funny :-) I am long overdue a visit to Brighton, was going to go there tomorrow for the Mod Weekender.
Thumbs up/Subscribed ..from an avid collector of San Martins.
BTW I think the supplied battery was most likely dud too ...Poundland ;-)
I'm genuinely impressed with how close amzwatch were able to replicate every aspect of this very very goofy looking classic watch.
When people are saying #amzwatch is a better option for buying a watch,I very much agree!
Alie is the last place I'd buy repos from but I also get why you would. It's easily recognizable and the actual good repos cost 400$ min.
Nice to see MAMACOO show a watch that can be afforded by almost anyone rather than these pieces costing thousands and thousands which are out of reach for so many.
British Dry humor....Going to be a good day
My favorite 2024 is the Prospex Limited Edition 1965 Recreation European Exclusive in Gradation Island Blue. The dial is stunning and the contrast when on a white strap is to die for. I will get my hands on one from MAMACOO
The grease for the gasket only holds it in place, and is not meant to make it more waterproof
Shorts? On Brighton Beach? Probably just as well.
Fun video. Lots of effort though, I bet.
Open and customize the Poedagar (Patek Philippe)
When the watches are that bad you need to grind your weed 😅
You should review only automatic cheapest watches, i would be interested in movements in them
That 1st watch is a limited edition rolex "hulk smash"
We’ll try steeldive, Pagani designs. Some nice watches from there.