You can buy lots of homage watches on Ali Express these days. All you have to do is find a copy of the Swiss watch of your dreams is search Ali Ex until you hit paydirt. The algorithm will find something that matches in minutes. Often costing below £25, like this Carl F Bucherer Manero lookalike chronograph. So NWC mag splashed out and bought one. … Continue reading Homage Watches: Carl F Butcherer is Not Quite Convincing
We had a heads up from Seestern earlier today and their lightweight titanium case divers are now on sale. Featuring a Seiko NH series auto movement they have a 39mm case diameter, sapphire crystal, lots of lume and a 200m water resistance rating. At $279 apiece they are slightly more expensive than your average Ali Express dive watch, but you do get the titanium bracelet … Continue reading Titanium Case Seesterns Now On Sale
Once upon a time, Ali Express automatic watches were cheap and cheerful. Indeed we bought a few here at NWC to review. Some were nice, others had some issues. But you can’ deny that overall the quality needed to be improved. Well, now it is happening, same deal as Chinese motorcycles basically, they get better and you pay more. So this latest Tudor homage from … Continue reading Seestern/Sugess Tudor Homage: Worth $200?
We love trawling Ali Express for the homage watches and the Pagani tribute to the MoonSwatch is one of our faves; great dial colours, nice detailing work on the bezels and the Seiko VK series meca-quartz movement inside, which is a proven reliable unit. Initially Pagani were cheeky asking about £120-£140, depending on where you bought them from, indeed Amazon seem to be pricing them … Continue reading Pagani Moon Watch Homage: Price Drops on Benyar Site
Ali Express fave Heimdallr keep making great looking homage watches, especially the dive variety. The latest Tactical Frog FX features a titanium case, 200m resistance, sapphire crystal and a Seiko NH35 auto movement inside. Details like the C3 lume, screwdown crown and ceramic bezel put this one a cut above the usual China based homage watches in our humble opinion. As you might expect this … Continue reading Heimdallr Pelagos Homage is Smooth As You Like
Seestern just sent us info on their latest watch and it is their first ever titanium case wristwatch too. The lightweight diver is powered by a Seiko NH series automatic and has a depth rating of 200m. It’s not visible on their AliExpress shop just yet, but pre-order should go live soon, with delivery due in April. We predict a £180-ish price tag. Same 39mm … Continue reading Seestern Titanium Homage: Pelagos Looks, Citizen Price Tag
We love Ali Express here at NWC mag, loads of brands like Pagani, Paulareis, Sugess and more selling great value watches. But there are plenty of traders selling replaica watches and we are no fans of fake Swiss watches, but we get the point; some of us cannot afford 3K for the real thing. So you expect a fake Breitling to be a bit pants, … Continue reading A Breitling Endurance Homage for £19, How Rubbish Can It Be?
Who doesn’t like an extra 15% off their fave AliExpress Indie watches? Yes, it’s that Black Friday thing again soon. The big internet sale we mean, not the re-run of the Pound’s collapse on the money markets. But Heimdallr are getting ahead of the game by offering a straight 15% off. All you need to do is enter Reward15 at Checkout on watches like the … Continue reading You Like Discount Codes? So Does Heimdallr
