Ep. #287 AliExpress Horrors: Part 1

About this episode

Mike and Kaz explore the bizarre and questionable world of watch knockoffs available on AliExpress.

This week, Mike and Kaz take a perilous scroll through the digital back alley of horology: AliExpress. What begins as innocent curiosity quickly devolves into uncovering horrors like a G-Shock knockoff that might secretly be a spy device, a faceted-case “dress watch” branded with a name so dark and questionable it probably requires a visit from law enforcement, and even a shameless clone of one of the Snobs’ favorite microbrand models. It’s equal parts comedy, tragedy, and public service announcement as the guys ask the eternal question: just because you can buy it for $3.99 with free shipping… should you?

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Kaz

Topics covered

• AliExpress
• horology
• watches
• knockoffs

Keywords

• G-Shock
• dress watch
• microbrand

Mentioned in this episode

Products: G-Shock, G-Shock knockoff, faceted-case dress watch, microbrand model clone

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