BEST ALIEXPRESS WATCHES of 2026 (So Far) Finale! Incredible Dials & Even Better Value.

What is going on everybody, and welcome back to the Shameless Watch Collector. The time has come to wrap up our best of 2026 so far AliExpress series, and I've got some great stuff in store for our grand finale. I've got 10 more watches for you today, and believe it or not, 10 more brands that didn't appear in the first two parts of this series. So let's wrap this up with a bang and take a look at more of the best AliExpress has had to offer so far in 2026. Let's get into it. We're going to start this off with a brand that we haven't talked about on this channel yet, Mercure. One thing that this series has taught me personally is that I need to hit a wider range of brands in my list videos going forward, because I've known who Mercure is this whole time, very well actually. I've always loved their watches. How I haven't mentioned them yet in a list video baffles me, because these are some of the best watches on AliExpress. My bad guys. Let's fix it now with a double feature. Starting with the brand new, absolutely incredible, Mother of Pearl Tourbillon. And this is a proper, manual winding tourbillon. Unlike a certain watch from part 1 of the series, this is among the most beautiful pieces ever created by Mercure, which is really saying a lot. They created two different dial styles for this piece, both of which are equally stunning. The Rome has a wild Mother of Pearl texture that includes shades of green, orange, purple, and blue, along with appropriately placed Roman numerals around the dial. Then the Shizen is the Chinese themed dial, with a slightly more toned down Mother of Pearl texture and Chinese characters around the dial. All I know is that I want both. These beauties are 42 millimeters in diameter, 48 lug to lug, and a very reasonable 12.5 millimeters thick. The water resistance is 50 meters, and the case is made with stainless steel, while the strap is first layer cowhide leather. Covering these breathtaking dials is synthetic sapphire, and you get to admire that true tourbillon mechanism through the front or back, since you've also got a huge display case back to show off that manual winding movement. In terms of getting a true tourbillon, a Mother of Pearl dial, and the general craftsmanship that Makor is known for, the price of around $375 for either feels like a steal. But if you're just curious about Makor and just want to get your hands on one to experience how awesome they are, I do have a far more budget-friendly option for you with the new Dual Crown World Time. This watch packs a lot of functionality into a very compact package, coming in only 38.5 millimeters in diameter, 47 lug to lug, and 13 millimeters thick. The dual crown layout is what makes this one really interesting to me. One crown handles the usual time setting duties, while the second crown lets you rotate the inner world time ring. So instead of using an external bezel, you're adjusting that internal city scale to line up with your local time, which gives you a quick reference for different time zones around the world. It's not a traditional GMT complication with an independent hand, but it gives you that charming old-school world time functionality in a much more affordable, and still mechanical, package. These specs are slightly toned down here, but not too bad. The water resistance stays at 50 meters, you get KM mineral glass instead, and a more simple leather strap. However, it's powered by Makor's own M01D mechanical movement, which is another very impressive detail about this company. There are a wild variety of beautiful dial colors to choose from to pair with that deep-line texture, bringing all types of energy to this watch. All of them are priced right around $135 on AliExpress right now. That is undeniably a steal. Let's move on to a brand more familiar to this channel. Seastern. A lot of recent Seastern pieces have started to distance their design language from their brother company Suggest, and really carve out their own personality and identity. A great example of this is their new S443, a really fun and modern feeling dive-style chronograph. This is a 41mm diameter watch, with a lug-to-lug of 48.6mm and a thickness of 13. The weight is a very impressive 89 grams, considering this is a 316L stainless steel case. Other specs include sapphire crystal, 3D super lume on the bezel, indices and hands, including the sub-dial hands, and a display case back showing off the Seagull ST1901 hand-wound mechanical movement powering this watch. Then we have one super awesome dive-style watch spec here that you really don't see often on AliExpress. A bi-directional rotating bezel. That is so cool. But then, unfortunately, we have one considerably bad dive-style watch spec, especially from Seastern. Only 50 meters of water resistance? Huh? What went wrong there? Luckily, this watch is so pretty that it distracts me from its shortcomings. I love the restrained way they play with color on the different options, giving them quite a bit of personality, while still looking premium and versatile. The black and pink one is a huge standout for me, and I'm a big fan of that typography style that Seastern has been using lately, especially with the way they wrote hand-winding at around 6 o'clock. And while the water resistance is puzzling, everything else is covered. I just love the way this watch looks, along with a lot of the other newer Seastern pieces. And the value is reasonable, currently sitting at around $245 on AliExpress. Let's keep it moving and talk about Octopus Kraken. Yet another brand that I really need to talk about more going forward. For Octopus though, I do kind of have an excuse, as their releases have been few and far between over the past couple of years. Luckily, that just changed with their brand new OCT 0025. A specked out beauty that delivers true dive specs and also happens to be the first watch on this list for small risk gang. This is an impressively compact diver, coming in at only 37 millimeters in diameter, 45.5 lug to lug, and a crazy thin 11.2 millimeters including the crystal. That is some wild, well-executed sizing right there. I was not exaggerating in the slightest either when I said specked out. Sapphire bubble crystal with anti-reflective coating, Swiss A-grade lume, 360NL stainless steel case, buckle, and strap, along with quick release. Screw down crown, screw down case back, and the proper 200 meters of water resistance that any true dive watch should have. This is powered by the PT5000, a reliable and premium automatic movement, and part of how it achieves that impressive 11.2 millimeters of thickness. The color combos that Octopus came up with here are brilliant, playing with a lot of different bezel and dial variants. I cannot get enough of that light blue dial with the silver bezel, and the red dial with a black and gold bezel. That one just looks so classy. You can pick any of these up for around $235 right now on AliExpress. For everything you get here, that value is crazy tempting. Next up, we have Cadisen. Some of you may remember that this channel was one of the first to get our hands on the new Cadisen Ti7, an exciting piece from the brand that featured an ultra-light titanium case, along with pretty fun and modern design language. I'm still enjoying that watch quite a bit. Well, it looks like Cadisen is going to continue building on that lane, which I am totally cool with. Their newest piece is a very similarly styled and built watch, but now with a chronograph dial and the VK63 Mechakorts movement. This one uses the same exact case as the Ti7, 40 millimeters in diameter, 11.7 thick, and 49 millimeters lug to lug, and only 56.5 grams in weight. So I can confidently tell you that this is an incredibly comfortable watch that disappears on your wrist immediately. This is also AF-coated titanium, so you do get some nice peace of mind regarding potential scratches. The specs are still covered here. Screw down crown, screw down titanium case back, and look, they spelled their own name correctly on this one, so that's a plus. You also get 100 meters of water resistance, and covering the dial is AR-coated sapphire crystal. You also have the same color combinations as the Ti7, which I liked, along with a very similar raised lume structure and the same high quality cloth strap. So I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it, just make it into a chronograph. The pricing stays similar as well, as this new Katasin piece is available for right around $100 on AliExpress right now. That is exceptional value for a full titanium case watch. Overall, I'm just excited to see Katasin continuing with this titanium series, and I cannot wait to see what they come up with next. Now, let's look at Addyskin. Welp, it looks like the name isn't going anywhere, so we just have to accept it, and luckily, drop-dead gorgeous pieces like their new K010 make that pretty easy. This 2026 release is easily my favorite Addyskin release yet, as they continue to add incredible textures to their already stacked lineup. First of all, the specs on Addyskin's newest releases are crazy impressive, and a considerable step up from even Addy's Dive's best work. This is a 40mm diameter watch that is 45mm lug to lug, and only 11mm thick, including everything, which is some of the best and most universal sizing you will see. A lot of that incredible thinness can be attributed to the automatic movement used in this watch, the ultra slim and premium Miyota 9015. Beyond that, quite every spec is covered here in very impressive fashion. 316L stainless steel is used on the case and bracelet, with a process that includes double brushing and polishing to help make it more corrosion resistant and anti-allergic. Additionally, the weight of only 130 grams, including the bracelet, is pretty impressive. And it doesn't end there, of course. You're also getting flat synthetic sapphire glass covering those insane dials, along with BGW9 blue superlume, helping this dial come alive at night. You've got a screw-down crown, along with a screw-down transparent caseback that lets you admire that Miyota 9015 movement. Quick note, transparent casebacks are some of my favorite features that you commonly find on Addyskin pieces, because they're so rare on Addy's Dive watches. All of these screw-down components help this watch achieve a super solid 200 meters of water resistance. And then you have that drop-dead gorgeous premium integrated style 316L bracelet. It really is amazing just how much of a step up Addyskin feels like over at Addy's Dive, and that bracelet is really where it sticks out. And finally, let's get to those dials. Even for Addyskin, with what seems to be an endless treasure chest of unbelievable textures that they can pull from, this feels like a significant step up. All four of the dials here are unique, which means the specific texture on your watch will be to you, and you only. That is something that I am always a sucker for, along with Aventurine dials in general. Like I said in part 1 of this series, especially if the Aventurine dial strays away from the traditional dark blue and black. And my favorite is red, so this watch is an immediate win for me. But all four choices you get here are incredible and really some of their best work to date. And at the price of only $250, this is also what I would file under the no brainer category. If Addyskin is going to continue providing undeniably great value watches like this, I think the name is going to get a lot easier to digest. Now, let's venture into some unfamiliar territory and take a look at a brand that is new to the channel, Dreamaz. This is another new Chinese brand that you find on AliExpress. And let me tell you, they are hitting the AliExpress watch scene with a bang, showing us all that they are not here to mess around. And on their new pieces, the DMS-0386, 87, and 88, they also used one of the well-known cheat codes to immediately get my attention, carbon fiber. This is the biggest watch on this list, and it's not even particularly close, coming in at a whopping 44 millimeters in diameter and 15 thick. But this watch is packed with the specs that justify its volume. First off, the case is made with authentic carbon fiber and titanium alloy with DLC hard coating. So this is a very lightweight watch despite its size, coming in at only 99 grams with the PTFE strap. You also get a screw-down crown made with that same titanium alloy, as well as a transparent case back that also uses sapphire crystal with a fantastic engraving on it. All this combines to provide the highest water resistance that you will find on this list, and really more than 99% of watches that you will find on AliExpress altogether, 500 meters. So you will never have to worry about submerging this watch in water. And with the crazy bright Swiss Superluminova C3 lighting up the big and bold indices that stand considerably high off the dial, and lighting up the bezel itself, this is a watch that will be functional at those very deep scuba diving depths where natural light begins to fade. And those indices and hour markers are wild! I don't know if I can think of any other watch on AliExpress where they sit quite that tall and confident off the dial, really adding to the dimensionality of this piece. Covering this beautiful dial is the same sapphire crystal that you find on the case back, so this is another watch where every base is covered. The three different reference numbers only point to different shades on the inserts and hands, as well as the color that they illuminate with the lume. The carbon fiber itself is using the dial, bezel, and the case itself, which is why this watch does such a good job of delivering the lack of weight that you'd expect with carbon fiber. And just like the Aventurine dials we just saw, Authentic Forged Carbon is another texture where the cuts will all be unique from one another, meaning your watch texture will be one of one and exclusive to your example. All reference numbers are priced around $285 on AliExpress. So Dreamaz is making a massive first impression here. Authentic carbon fiber used properly, specs that raise the bar for other AliExpress brands, and value that is undeniable. Let's take a look at what Tandorio has been up to. To me, Tandorio has always been where you go if you want a no-nonsense watch in a popular AliExpress texture. You aren't really going to find a ton of creativity here, but what you will find at times is new and exciting color combinations of existing textures, and the specs are quite literally always covered. A perfect example is their brand new watch, which is their take on that oil press texture that we have seen brands like San Martin and Proxima recently make popular. However, in typical Tandorio fashion, they introduce a few new bezel insert and dial color combinations that I'm a big fan of. Specifically, the light blue on light blue color combo they came up with really brings a new personality to this style that I just cannot get enough of. The green and blue gradient dial with the darker blue bezel insert is a big winner for me as well, and I absolutely love the all-black. I really enjoy all of these color combinations, and Tandorio really did a phenomenal job of making this style feel like their own. Another thing I really enjoy about Tandorio watches is the choice they always give you, allowing you to feel like your model is really your own. On this specific model, you get to choose between the Miyota 8215 movement or the Asian 2824 movement. The 2824 carries a premium of about $20 here, and for no effect on the price, you get to choose between either a solid stainless steel or a transparent caseback, as well as an Oyster or a Jubilee bracelet, both of which are high quality, well crafted, and made with 360NL stainless steel. The case itself, which is also 360NL stainless steel, comes in at 40mm in diameter and 13.5 thick, which is your pretty typical dive watch sizing. And finally, a feature that I know is very loved among AliExpress shoppers, your choice of a dial that includes the Tandorio logo, or one without it if you want a cleaner look. And like I said, Tandorio covers the specs everywhere. You're also getting sapphire crystal covering the dial, a screw down crown, 100 meters of water resistance, bright green lume on the hands and indices, and a gridlock style on the fly adjustment system on the clasp. You get all of this for around $93 on the Miyota 8215 version, or $112 on the 2824 version. Crazy good. That's why Tandorio is always easy to recommend on these list videos. Their quality far exceeds their prices, the textures are ones we know and love, and the customization options are better than most brands you find on AliExpress. Speaking of customization though, let's quickly touch on one of Thorne's newest pieces. I say quickly because this watch was recently featured on an AliExpress list video that I made, and I really don't like repeating watches, I try to avoid doing it whenever I can. But ultimately, this is the finale of the best watches of 2026 so far AliExpress series, and I would legit feel bad for anyone who missed that video where I talked about this watch and doesn't know it exists, because this is currently my favorite AliExpress watch of 2026. So let's quickly talk about why the new Thorne T028 is so amazing. This is another dive watch made for small wrist gang, coming in at only 37mm in diameter, 46.6 lug to lug, and 13.2 including the AR coated sapphire crystal covering the dial. Powered by the PT5000 automatic movement, weighs only 116 grams, and includes features like a screw down crown and case back, lume on the hands, indices, and bezel pip, and a dive watch proper, 200 meters of water resistance. The case and bracelet are 316L stainless steel, while the bezel uses bronze, so parts of this watch are going to patina over time, adding to its vintage charm. But the real reason I am so in love with this watch, is how customizable Thorne made it. Not only does it include an extra, handsome Horween brown leather strap, but also two interchangeable bezel inserts in different colors and textures to help you really make this watch feel like your own, or just change it up whenever you feel like it. I called this a game changer when I first mentioned it, and I stand by that. This is such a cool feature, and one that sets the bar for everyone else on AliExpress. This watch is also available in two different dial colors and textures, with the vintage brown far and away being the standout for me, and one of my favorite Thorne dials to date. And the value on this watch is simply unreal for all you're getting, which is a PT5000 powered, specced out dive watch, with an extra premium leather strap, and two extra aluminum bezels, and different shades, just to remind you, all for just under $200. Simply ridiculous how good that is. So yep, there's just another look at the early favorite for the 2026 SWC AliExpress Watch of the Year. For our penultimate watch, let's take a look at Rolls-Timey. Pagani Design's little brother is going to take a lot of steps up in value in 2026, and I know this because Pagani recently introduced yet another budget brand, and they're priced even lower than Rolls-Timey, but I'm saving that for another video. This brand is really good for Rolls-Timey in my opinion. It forces Rolls-Timey to level up their materials a little bit, but it also really limits where their pricing can go. Rolls-Timey now has to exist in between Pagani and this new brand while still justifying its existence, and trust me, that is really good for us. A perfect example of this is one of the latest 2026 pieces, the RT-137 Chronograph, which comes in at 39mm in diameter, 48mm lug to lug, and only 12mm thick. The specs are stepped up here in a very considerable way from past Rolls-Timey models, using stainless steel on the case and bracelet, synthetic sapphire crystal covering the dial, and a screw-in crown and caseback. The caseback uses this blue tinted glass that I just love. And yep, this is an automatic watch, powered by that Chinese 3826 movement. However, the water resistance is a tad bit puzzling, coming in at only 30 meters. I'd say that's the only thing I would consider disappointing here, besides this green and gold colorway, which I am just not a fan of. However, I do really love the mint green versions, both with a dark and light bezel insert. But like I said earlier, the value is getting even better with this brand, as this new 2026 piece can currently be found for just $81, but I have seen it go a lot lower than that. Last week, I saw it around $66, which is ridiculous. I'd also keep my eye on their RT-7904, another one of my favorite pieces from Rolls-Timey, which I talk about all the time on this channel. I've seen this one priced south of $20 a few times in this past month. That is amazing for this VH-31 powered beauty. So keep your eye on Rolls-Timey prices if you like what you're seeing from them. They seem to fluctuate often, and enter unreal territory at times. And stay tuned for an in-depth look at that new Pagani Design budget brand that I mentioned. I just picked up two of their watches, and they are fascinating. Let's wrap up this video, and this series, with Tophill. This is a brand that is always worth keeping an eye on. Tophill makes some really interesting pieces, and they always pack a lot of punch into their watches when it comes to specs and value. Their 2026 releases, the TW-106G Round Watch and the TW-107G Bang Square Watch, are a pair of minimalist beauties that deliver all the charm and great value that you expect from Tophill. Interestingly, while these two watches are closely related, their specs are quite different in some areas. Starting with the TW-107G Bang Square, you have a 33mm diameter, 47 lug-to-lug, and a crazy thin 6.6mm case. The crystal is diamond coated mineral, something very uncommon on AliExpress, and C3 lume can be found on the markers. On the TW-106G Round Watch, however, the diameter comes in at 38.5mm with a 44.5 lug-to-lug, and the thickness is somehow even better at a paper-thin 6.15mm. You get sapphire crystal on this one, which they brag about in the sub-dial, and you get the same C3 lume, but this time it's also included on the hands. They do share a lot though. Both watches use a push-pull crown, include a 360L stainless steel case and caseback, along with a leather strap, and both have 30 meters of water resistance. The movement on both watches stays the same as well, powered by the RONDA 1069 quartz movement. And the price doesn't change between the reference numbers either, so it's really just a matter of which style you're digging the most, and how important sapphire crystal is to you. As always, I tried to save the lowest priced watch for last, and this piece certainly checks that box, coming in at only $60. Tophill looks to be off to a very strong start in 2026, and I cannot wait to see what is next for these guys. That is gonna do it for our best of 2026 so far AliExpress series. Thank you guys so much for watching the finale of this series and the entire thing. I had such a blast making these videos and I hope you guys enjoyed them as well. Let me know in the comments what your favorite watches of 2026 have been so far on AliExpress, and let me know what other AliExpress videos you want to see on this channel. Make sure you're subscribed so you can enter our 5,000 subscriber watch giveaway coming very soon. And thank you guys so much for all the support, it means everything to me. I'll see you all again very very soon for another video, but until then, shameless watch collector signing out. And always remember, it's not that serious.