For my second edition of “Cheap Heat” I thought I would review another watch that I have owned since the AliExpress 11.11 sale two years prior: the Berny T2576 field watch. At the time, it cost me about $50, and from a brief pop over to the AliExpress website, I see that it can still be had for about the same price. I bought it for two reasons: first, I love Sinn inspired design and this clearly borrowed heavily from the Sinn 566, and second, because I was curious about what

This is a fun little watch! I bought the Skmei1999 year ago for around $5 just to see what that would get me in a digital watch. I have already experienced the magic of $50 Steeldives so I knew there was potential, but come on, $5? I didn't have high hopes, and I was planning on giving it to one of my children so they would have a watch of their own and leave mine alone but I digress. As I am a 90's child, I of course went with the clear resin case, but there are other transp

Within the watch collecting world, people are drawn to watches for a variety of reasons. Some people are fascinated by the engineering that goes into the mechanical movements that power their watches, and build their collection around that. Others are devoted to collecting specific brands or different eras; I myself have a penchant for 2000’s era Seiko dive watches. Some people collect watches with pop culture significance, such as the Hamilton Murph or Coop featured in the m

I expect this one to be a bit divisive. When it comes to watches, I have my hands in a few communities on Reddit, with the ones being relevant to this review being r/chinesewatches and r/microbrandwatches. In the last decade, I've enjoyed watching both industries enjoy tremendous success and growth, carving out new spaces in the watch collecting world. Many Chinese watch companies have worked hard to shake off the reputation of Canal St. knockoffs and are producing compelling