Ocean Star GMT

Mid 2026, when I discovered the land of AliExpress watches. Of the varying degrees of homage there, this one is by far the closest to its parent. I pushed buy because I wanted to see what they had to offer, and I couldn't have been more impressed.

Ever since I started liking watches, the Pepsi has far and away been my all-time favorite.

It's sports, it's steel. The blue and red offer enough contrast and vibrancy to be exciting, tempered enough to wear as a practical daily. The GMT is by far my favorite complication. I have zero use case for tracking two time zones, so I set it to London just to feel like I know what a different part of the world is doing right now. For half a second I wonder what I'd be doing there. The jubilee changed how I feel about bracelets entirely — now my absolute favorite. It's clearly borrowing from Rolex, and it's only doubled my confidence that the real one belongs on my short list of grails.