You should do a video on mechanical Chinese watches like those offered from guanquin and cadisen.

Can you sometimes remind people that you can easily change straps with a 2$ spring bar remover? I think a lot of people have in mind that MVMT watches are great because you can 'replace the strap'.

I’m usually not keen on Chinese watches but there was 1 I couldn’t ignore; the Seagull 1963. A little bit difficult to get a hold off, especially if you want a “legitimate” one as eBay and even Amazon has knockoffs of it but worth it if you can. It’s not cheap, even used but it looks great with the gold tone dial and a good leather strap. Feels solid too. A good watch is a good watch, no matter where it came from and the 1963 is a good one.

I bought a watch branded "Sewor". Automatic submariner style. Did not expect much for £13.80 delivered. I have had it now for 5 years, and it is still working - and seems accurate to better than +/- 10 sec per day. Seriously impressed with it. It looks nice enough for a daily watch, it's accurate, it's mechanical / automatic and after 5 years of use I think I can call it reliable too. If it stopped today, I would definitely have had more than my money's worth. I have a funny feeling it will keep on going though.

I have an identical watch to the Cadisen one, under the brand name "Megir". Great watch for its price, I love it.

I only use $3 watches on my farm because of the abuse they receive, and they always last well - they usually last for years, even on the same battery. I will only buy cheap and nasty now. I have had more expensive watches that just don't last.

I am using a 20$ timex watch from 2 years....and i still love it

I love watching your watches videos, they are very helpful for me!

I’ve got a pagani chronograph with a Seiko meca quartz movement that doesn’t look too dissimilar, also about £25. Changed the crappy strap for one that cost about the same as the watch and it looks half decent....

keep up with the watch videos, topics on cheap good watches are needed imo

You opened me the gates for a new world, I've found so many Chinese brands online who sell good looking watches at a relatively low price (max 80€). I've Googled a bit, and on reddit I found out that for their price, they're at least on par with other similar price watches.

Try reviewing Sea-gull and Shangai Watch Company.

I bought a Cadisen and a Starking dress watch - both for around €45 - both cane with sapphire crystal, 50m WR, solid links and end links, a high beat movement similar to a Miyota and a Seiko n36 - both have hacking and hand winding. The Cadisen also cane with resizing tools and an added leather strap (okay-ish quality) and both have exhibition casebavks. They’ve both kept amazing time - specially the Cadisen at around a second a day +/-. I would not hesitate to buy from either company again!

as a chinese ,I can tell you that almost every chinese love and choose foreign biand or product,we dont care its made in china or not,the vanity of chinese make us love every "sounded like foreign" watch and dislike every "made in china" watch,so,the chinese watch industy never get a good environment to advance

Rodina and Sea-gull are the best. Full stop. I have a Sea-gull Ocean Star diver, a Seagull 1963 chronograph and 3 vintage Sea-gull hand winding dress watches with domed acrylic crystals, signed crowns and the accurate and reliable decorated Seagull St5 movement with engraved back and applied indices.

Dude you can choose much better watches from Cadisen. I've payed 50 EUR for a Cadisen with sapphire Crystal and a Seiko automatic movement

I've bought two automatic mechanicals from AliExpress and they're awesome, planning on buying more

hey, great video as always, please review the Didun Design automatic watches in the feature .

No matter what the price,if the back cannot be put back the watch is useless.

I've bought a few watches from Gearbest - cheap and cheerful and a bit of fun. I have the Tevise automatic dive watch - which cost about $18 - it's no Rolex (haha) but it works ok and keeps decent time. I've also bought a few Naviforce quartz watches - they are a bit on the large side, but wear well and are decent quality considering they cost about $10! The straps are not real leather, but a $2 silicon strap transforms them!

I have a watch from China 🇨🇳 $2.50 including postage ! It works. Looks good No complaints

You can get much better Cadisen watches. I have a Cadisen with a Miyota 9015 movement and sapphire crystal that I got from aliexpress for $105. I'd say that the sweet spot for chinese watches is around $50. I'm glad you shouted out "just one more watch" youtube channel. For anybody that is interested in chinese watches, go check out his "chinese special" playlist.

Daniel Wellington is the real, over prized rubbish among horology.

Thoughts on Sea Gull? Might be good for your future video you were referring to. Cheers!

I keep hearing "Poor rich" lmao

Phoibos is a very good Chinese watch company. I have the Wave Master in blue. It's easily my favourite mechanical watch.

Good topic! As big a quartz fan that I am as long as its a decent one,I brought a "Winner" homageish auto a couple of years ago just for the crack .It cost £17 . It ran fast but I regulated it to within a few seconds and removed the rotor because it didn't actually wind the spring so handwind. To be fair its not a bad looking subbie homage albeit with a white dial and has had several comments when worn from time to time! How long the movement lasts is unknown but keep it wound even unworn as an experiment.On aside note Sekonda are making some fine quartz pieces these days for around £30. High quality ,well QC,d and good looking.Cheers,Len.

I can vouch for the £7,50 SKMEI roman numeral business watch being really great value 👍 I've worn it working as a tour guide (moving around always checking my watch!) for last 2 years and whilst the finish on the strap rubbed off within the first month (I quite like the vintage look!) the actual watch feels solid and has no scratches 👌 for 7 quid it's a no brainer

What you found here is that you can get products equivalent to $200 fashion watches for $20 from these Chinese sites, which is notable. At that price point, though, especially if you’re looking at chronographs, expecting anything beyond basically junk is sort of expecting a miracle. I think the more useful comparison is looking at what you can get for the same $200 you’d spend on the fashion watches. That’s where these Chinese sites really shine, because for $150 to $200 you can get watches that blow MVMT and the like completely out of the water.

Watches made by Sea Gull or BWAF and sold under their label have tremendousely improved over the past decades. And they are not cheap. I own 4 of them and they are as accurate as my low priced Swiss watches using standard ETA-movements. I am not talking about the cheap quartz watches shown in this video.

try and review the lobinni brand watch. You would be the first major watch youtuber to do so.

I suggest you look at the Cadisen C1032

A $20 Tevise or Winner auto is 100% worth it. Its a no brainer. Getting an actual mechanical watch for that price is amazing especially if you are new to mechanical watches even if it lasts 2 months and Ive had some thats pushing 2 years zero issues. Then moving up to actual quality automatic Chinese watches like Cadisen or Carnival; $50ish (which is still mind boggling cheap and impressive) are definitely worth it and you hit $75 brands and you have an actual genuine quality watch.

The Cadisen automatics have an excellent Seiko movement.

I've got a Cadisen automatic and not only is it amazig for the money but it's straight amazing. It wears really nicely. I think I paid about £35 for it too. AliExpress also have a ton of shit watches too.

What is your opinion on Chinese watch brand 'Boyzhe'? The have some designs I find interesting. My concern is the 'affordable' prices may indicate poor quality. Interested in your, or anyone elses' thoughts that have had experiance with the brand. Thank you.

great video buddy

How are Olevs and Naviforce watches?

Can you do a video review about the Camden watches?

Great review, but I want to see what Archie Luxury will say about those watches :D Joke aside, you're very insightful for the average buyer. Keep up the good work.

SKMEI, w=brand watch's are very good quality. Been wearing them for a few years now and have never had one go down. I'm an engineer and work hard with my hands and there watches hold up very well never stop working.

How would you compare Fossil quartz watches to these as they also primarily use Chinese quartz movements?

Seagull watches are good. Decent build and affordable.

Any chance you can review a Sea-Gull?

I just got a Denvosi automatic triple calendar off Temu for $46. After wearing it for five days, it has only gained 2 seconds. I'm curious if anyone else has one and is theirs just as accurate.

Try reviewing the tevise submariner homage, the automatic movement for the price is insane 😆

I bought one. It was a bit slow but not a dealbreaker for a mechanical watch. It was an automatic but was very poorly built so didn’t self wind often. Again, not a deal breaker. The E6B was out of alignment and the surface finish was cheap, but the crystal took a beating (I bought it as a work watch). But the crown broke off. Now it was useless because while I could shake it to eventually wind it up, I could not correct the slow drift of time. Good thing it was only $5 I went with a Torgoen.

You go on about the loud ticking but Timex is notorious for its loud tick. I own a Timex Weekender and I have to keep it in a closed box when I'm not wearing it.

The Beijing Watch Co has a minute repeater powered by the tourbillon with an 18k case and a mother of pearl dial retailed at 30k. Rolex on the other hand has never made a high end mechanism, nothing close to even a tourbillon, much less a minute repeater, said to be the apex of high horology.

How about parnis?

Did you get these from a wholesaler? I don't think they're £20-£30 if you're buying from a reseller in the wild. I've only seen these in the range of £80-£100.

Get a Seagull 1963 for review, awesome watch that matches its price tag

There is a difference from Paul Rich to Cadisen(3:28 to 3:34), inner wall of Paul Rich is stainless steel, on Cadisen it is plastic. After a day or two, you can notice it, but all sellers hide this very well. Cheap watch sellers often post pictures of their watch photoshopped.

I bought abibas and poma,nice design,but color is getting scratched out,looking forward buy noke nd finla next month

Please do a review of Ted Baker watches.. Would greatly appreciate it

There is a Cadisen watch on Miyota 9015 mechanical movement!

Try parnis or automatic cadisen ,guanqin would make much impression and originality to video subject.

1:10 look like Jody's fingers from Just one more watch

What IS the point of water resistance with a leather bracelet ?

If you paid much less for the watch - knowing that the were inexpensive Chinese (instead of paying a much higher amount for the "name brand") would it make a difference in terms of your review of value for money? FYI I bought 2 Ochstin, a Chenxi and a Lige (not being able to find out anything about the watches and movement online) - expectations for the quality are low but I like the look and don't feel I am disappointed for prices all under $20.

Been using BIG BEN sinced 1859 ,and our generation love it ,,

What about the warranty and maintenance?

Like everything that comes really cheap, the basics are there what's missing is the quality control: You can get a good one, or you can get a poor one that doesn't work. You can only judge by buying lots.

the secons hand ticking between the markings, like 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 and so on, would drive me nuts

Can you please cover Xiaomi TwentySeventeen Automatic Watch? It's a Chinese watch for about £80 and it has great specs

You should check out the Starking AM0184.

Please do review to pricy Alibaba watches, such as Reef tiger, Pagani design. Or on fabric Chinese watches, such as Seagull...

Can I have the reference of the seiko 5 at 6:50?

Why'd you delete your video about TMF and Alpha M? You should also respond to Every Damn Day Fitness, it's not to late.

I'm not at watch enthusiast, therefore I don't quite know when a brand is good or not. Just famous or not. Therefore, what do you guys think about Calvin Klein, Fossil and Swatch watches? Also, what's the best budget (about $100 but it's fine under $200) thin watch. Like as slim as possible (straps as well), also not with leather. And yes, I do care about aesthetics (just personal opinion).

Does anyone know if I buy a £70 watch from China to UK how much customs duty will I pay?

Clip is useful, but in a 8minute clip ,2 minutes plus have gone only for intro etc,it's better to come to point with video at the word go,in place just audio bytes

hi, which chinese watch brands can you recommend that are worthy for buying? thanks

I've "dabbled" in Chinese watches I wanted to expand my collection with an open mind. In the end I just can't recommend them at all. On paper they look unbelievable value my recent purchase was a Starking. Within moments of it arriving it was already broke. I purchased it from Ali, and they wanted me to PAY to send it back. 🤦 Honest I think if your budget is that tight and you want to build up a collection so, watches under £50. Your best bet is brands like Timex, Casio, G Shock, Swatch (Used Mainly) Rotary etc I've had bad experiences with Chinese watches and am sure people have positive. But if you have the issues and extra costs In simply returning faulty ones. What's the point. Just my 2p

Why don't some people save a bit of money to buy a decent and rather affordable watch with in house movement like the french yema ? Extremely accurate and made in France at least.

That 2nd watch is made by the Wei Li Company. Lovely.

The dial on the black one actually looks a bit like an Audemars Code 11.59.

Al mercado Latino, debería ser en Español... Gracias...

Most of cheap chinese quartz watch are "okay".. but cheap chinese automatic watch are not.. take tevise subby for example.. mine have work for this full year but yeah the bezel & crown quality is terrible..

The real problem is how to separate the wheat from the chaff- there are so many ‘brands’ ,many items are rebranded generic designs, there can be substantial price variance for the same watch. You should check out alibaba and see the wholesale prices, it’s amazing- and they can apply any logo you want(cough, ahem...Rolex).It could be a very expensive process of trial and error to get through all this not to mention the outright false advertising. Even if review recommendations are followed, they are only contemporary opinions and don’t necessarily reflect long term ownership. But I find I can easily fall through a rabbit-hole and spend ages scrolling through the watch selection on aliexpress. But if they get it right , and honour the claims about movement,sapphire,316l stainless etc you have to question why the ‘premium’ brands are as expensive as they are, notwithstanding brand/heritage markup.

Bought a quartz chinese watch, the brand is Naviforce

By cadisen c1032 and pagani design meca quartz...love it

hi ! new here ! love the vids so far. possible if you could check out the minimalist style from aries gold some time too ! rock on

Russian watches have the best dive watch technology that's also way cheaper. As long as it's well made, the maker shouldn't matter:-)

I've bought three SKMEI watches. You see watches identical to those you reviewed here, even cheaper with the SKMEI label. SKMEI actually manufactures watches, and may be responsible for your Daniel Wellingtons, though just to confuse you, they don't manufacture 100% of their watches themselves. Generally speaking their waterproof rating is either 30m or 50m. Some models use Miyota or Epson movements, but others use cheaper Chinese movements of various quality. The metal cases are alloy, finished in Stainless Steel, not solid. The backs are invariably Stainless Steel. I don't worry about straps too much as they're easy to change and I like silicone for comfort. Whether or not leather is genuine or PU, is no guarantee that it will be good or bad, in any case. Metal straps are Stainless Steel. The best-looking one is a SKMEI 9058, whose design is stolen from a Tissot Le Locle design. The leather strap supplied felt a bit nasty at first, but it got more supple with use, and it turns out to look and feel really nice. I don't know how the quartz movement will last over the years, but it's very accurate right now. It cost me under £9 from AliExpress. As you rightly say, the problem is not cheap watches, if you pay cheap. The problem is cheap watches if you pay expensive. Re-labelling and drop-shipping seem to be a scourge, but if you ask me, people who fall for branding deserve what happens to them. Especially when there are plenty of resources on line, including your videos, to do some research.

Take a look at Parnis. The ones I own are fabulous.

Ben, what is your opinion of Nixon watches?

Guys, is Lige brand worth buying?

Apple Watch assembled in China 😂

Can anyone recommend me a good mechanical automatic? (preferably with a winding feature) I currently have a Fossil Grant with a Sea-Gull TY2723 movement (from the information i've been able to find, it was pretty obscure). It's kind of meh. It runs about 1 minute per day too fast at full wind, and about a minute per day too slow as the wind run low (if it's about to run out, it crawls to a halt, understandably). It's not the end of the world. I usually set it to be 5 minutes behind true time, and re-adjust it once a week. But I was looking for something a bit more "standard" like 20 seconds per day, or around there. Preferable shower proof, even though I do take my watch off in the shower. But just to be safe. I'd also like a skeltonized appearance, as for me, the main focus of a mechanical watch is to appreciate all the little tiny components, so I like to be able to see them. Other preferences: metal wrist band (i've never liked any leather i've tried) and a sapphire crystal would be nice.

Can you do for podegar watches

You can buy a cheap automatic watch on aliexpress for about 15 bucks. I've got a green sub replica from the brand fngeen. I was actually really surprised lol, but wouldn't wear it as a daily

I bought a Lige watch from AliExpress. It is a mechanical watch with day, date, sun/moon, and GMT complication. It has a stainless steel clasp and a "sapphire" crystal for 35 USD. Have a look.

Try SEA-GULL it's real Chinese watch

I bought a Cadisen watch on a review on you tube, mainly because I am very hard on watches and only have a one or two expensive watches to wear on special occasions. I can confirm, at least, this particular Cadisen is total trash. I accidentally tapped against the wall turning a corner and three of the number Lum indicators fell off and were bouncing around the inside face. So i took it apart ( yes i have done this many times with other watches to replace batteries) and both the Chrono stems broke off making the Chronograph system worthless. The main time mech still works but it's one on those aesthetic things that when i wear it I know that half of it is broken and what a cheaply made piece of Junk it really is. Armatron makes a great digital watch for $15 that i have had for 12 years (Walmart)....this was $45 and fell apart in less than a month. Buyer beware!

have a check on recent sea-gull watches, they are just fine~

Whats the best quality movement watch for cheap watch ?

3:05 hidden MVMT ad, is there something you have to tell us Ben? are you getting paid to put subliminal messages in your videos now?? (

To me, the biggest obstacle for buying a Chinese watch is the amount of research needed (granted, the same can also be said for any other watch brand) For example, you have to REALLY look closely at the dial, to ensure there aren't silly things like wrong spellings There are good Chinese watches out there, but the amount of work that you need to put in to avoid the garbage ones is just a bit much But still, for the price tag, they offer great value, especially if you are able to get a not garbage one

I bought a couple of super cheap Chinese watches on Amazon recently (I'm not a luxury sort of person). One was basically a DW clone for $8 and it's fine. Quartz movements are quartz movements and it's not loud. I like the cloth strap. The next one was skeletonized automatic mechanical for $30. It's a version of the Chinese Standard Movement they've been making since the 1971. It's quiet, and surprisingly, it has only lost an average of 2.7 seconds per day. The metal band looks great. The problem with it is that the movement wasn't centered in the case by a millimeter or so. I had to open it up and use bits of an appropriate material (the edges of a clear band-aid) on the plastic insert to center the movement. I think if you order this on Ali Express it's probably half the price. I think it's kind of cool that mechanical watches are cheap and expensive. Think of this as a Communist's Rolex. It's as accurate and the design goes back to '71.