Automatic Cadisen C1032 watch - Sapphire crystal ; Seiko NH35 movement - £36.28 delivered with code @ Cadisen Wonder Store / Ali Express

That is cheap for NH35a watch, thought I was doing well at £60, albeit with a good quality stainless bracelet. Mine is better quality than a £150 Seiko, so best of both worlds. The NH31a can be regulated to improve the timing and I suspect that some of the Chinese companies do this, others don't - mine is plus or minus 5 seconds, it is supposed to be plus or minus 30 seconds ex factory so will be a bit of a lottery otherwise. If you want a quartz movement that looks like an automatic (second hand moves smoothly), search for Seiko VH31, another movement that the Chinese use, that should be super accurate.

Always suspected that Ali had different pricing for different countries, not just currency variations. A couple of days left of Ali's anniversary sale with roughly twenty percent off plus other discounts so worth a look.

Cadisen watches generally get decent reviews, Guanqin as well (same sort of price point). Steeldive are a tier up. The Watchuseek Best Of Ali-Xpress thread is worth a read if you're unsure what to buy during their sales.

I have had - mixed - experiences with Aliexpress customer service. Notable ones being a pack of glass screen protectors, a few arrived smashed, and the seller gave me a partial refund of pennies, even though I submitted photos and proof. Aliexpress kept saying they'd resolve it and email back and never did.

Bought "OFC = oxygen free copper" speaker cable which turned out to be Copper Clad Aluminium (not apparent until after I'd purchased and reviews started coming in). Sent screenshots, pictures, Aliexpress even had me scraping the wire strands to prove it was aluminium and I got precisely nowhere. £28 or so down the drain. (edited)

Mine just arrived. I dithered as I thought it looked the price looks suspiciously cheap but after reading lots of positive comments I bought after the March sale ended. It originally went up to £100 but it went down to about £40 and I ended up getting the watch and a strap for £50 including delivery and tax.

The watch looks very nice and feels nice quality. I hope it ages well as I find good quality watches can still look sparkling brand new even after a few years. My strap is yet to arrive but hopefully just a few days away.

I went for this strap in red-brown.
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(Thanks OP!) (edited)

Alihukd.

Bought because this is cheaper than I can get an NH36 otherwise. £50 from Cousins delivered. Got stung buying one from Ali Express last year because when measured it was obviously in dire need of a service. Cadisen are respectable enough though & this will be fine.

Got one of these a couple of months ago - been great! The metal strap is very shiny though but pop it on a leather strap and it looks very smart (IMO)

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Thanks for posting Runcajs_9.

Ordered white (silver) dial option, black was oos. I think site showed just a handful of white available when I pulled the trigger.

Hopefully I am impressed with it as others seem to be.

Opted for the leather straps you posted link for, think they were just over £5 plus taxes.

Hopefully not too onerous a task removing the bracelet.

Given the movement in this I could imagine a certain shopping TV channel selling it for way more and bigging up the brand and design. (edited)

Have both black and silver really good watches so much watch snobbery it's a joke these days. Strap OK if you can handle chrome but stick it on a leather and boom awesome

Brilliant watch end of - puts so called good brands to shame

Surprisingly good watch!

When less is more. ⌚

Do you mean this doesn't pair with my iPhone and doesn't do Apps? That's a baby's toy! (edited)

Says 53.54 Euro when you click get the deal

I got it for £34.61 just using Paypal, I think I got a "first order" discount.

Has anyone purchased watches from Shein? I'm aware the movement on the watches won't be good as this one but I prefer the look of them but unsure if it's really bad quality etc.

Cheers, OP, just paid £34.88 via PayPal (could have paid in 3 monthly instalments, but think I can manage that lump sum this month!). Not a first timer with AE, either. However, I have just added to the Chinese war chest, I suppose... (edited)

Mine arrived a few days ago and I've finally had the time to open it up and resize it, looks stunning