This $50 Watch Changes EVERYTHING! (Starking AM0184 Review) 

Big Man! I'm impressed! Even I couldn't talk about a Starking for 23 minutes. All the best! Jody

$49.99 and yet has a much higher quality movement than a Daniel Wellington and a well done date window :)

Wearing mine now-black dial on a bracelet-several months in and zero problems, keeping perfect time-it’s a beautiful watch and an incredible value.

Me throughout the whole video: "peel off that f%&*# sticker from the crown".

I'm new to watches. I just found your channel because I was going to buy a MVMT, and I watched your video on how bad they are. I went for a starking after watching this and researching for a bit. I can't wait for it to come in, thanks for the great video!

Well said, Jory! A true watch enthusiast is never biased by the branding. A good watch is a good watch no matter who makes it! :)

I have owned one for the past 3 months. Bought mine on a Stainless steal bracelet. I have loved it totally. Changed it straps a couple if times and it works and looks amazing. It's become my go to dress watch. And yes it is a high beat movement. It keeps great time. Good build quality and good finishing

The truth is, most normal people wouldn’t know the difference between “Star King” and “Grand Seiko”.

Thanks for the positive message (much needed). I love that you're exploring some low-budget gems. Please return to this theme, from time to time.

Thanks for the great video! It’s a nice reprieve after watching tv which is constantly barraging us with depressing news. Thanks for being upbeat and bringing some sort of “normalcy” in our lives. Keep up the great work. Stay safe everyone.

It makes a nice Starking Stuffer.

Me: Why would I need a watch? Also me: Its automatic tho, I'd love to have it.

Your videos are a glimmering light in a darkened world.

I really enjoyed this review, and that watch is exactly what I search for, the highest quality for the lowest cost. Thank you

I love your genuine infatuation with watches, along with your humor 👍🏻

I bought one a few months ago after your friend Jody from Just one more watch reviewed it. I got mine from Ali Express. The watch is very nice, much like you said the leather strap is crummy. Great video and glad that you reviewed it. Look forward to future content.

Really enjoyed the review and it is nice to see that you dont just judge watches by the brand name but for the specs you get in these watches. I agree that you can get a decent watch for small amount of money and regardless of the brand. All in all-a great video, keep it up👍

Hey Jory, great review mate. Such a well rounded watch for so little money, the specs of that thing are insane. Keep up the amazing work you are doing for the watch enthusiasts and community as a whole 👍

Me too man. Wife just bought me 2 this weekend for my birthday 🎂. Great video sir.

The value on that is amazing. I've got a Seiko which cost 7 times as much and doesn't have the date centred in the window. And I have an Omega which cost...lots...and doesn't have well-accentuated positions on the crown stem for setting date and time. So this wins one on both counts.

I have 2 of these, one with a white dial and one with a black dial. I have had them for almost a year now with no issues. It is a solid watch! Good review.

I've using a Starking for the last 6 months or so. It came well regulated. It runs +3 seconds per day, well inside the -4/+6 COSC range. Not bad for a $50 watch.

Great video, and I now have another watch on my to be purchased list. Was doing some exploration and came across the Rosaling line. They appear to have some nice bauhaus style watches at good prices. Would love to see a detailed review.

As usual great video. For me, I feel with everything going on, I am taking a break for purchasing watches and taking time to re-appreciate what I have in my collection.......

Hey Bro! I can't believe you're just getting around this watch now. Great unboxing and review. Take a look at the Cadisen C1032. Cheers! Jeff

Great bang for your buck no doubt and cool review but I want to take this opportunity to thank you for one previous review of the Orient Defender, the watch you are wearing, I purchased one after you review it , gray face and added the Barton green strap, wow! Absolutely love it, better than expected, haven’t taken it off so thanks again Corey, no regrets on this purchase..

I own this exact Starking model with the addition of a metal bracelet and I gotta say it’s a very impressive watch for $50. High beat movement, sapphire crystal, and also a hacking feature is very impressive.

Always glad to have this amazing man pop up on my recommended to cheer me up

I have this watch for almost 1.5 years and it is still as good as new. Movement is sweet and accurate, I got mine on a bracelet and black dial. Superb watch

Just received one in the post today. Mine came with bracelet, black ‘leather’ strap and a tool to remove links from bracelet. I paid just less than £32 from Ali express. It feels good quality but as you say only time will tell. Sapphire crystal, high beat movement and unusual case shape (in profile). Very impressed so far.

I bought one of these (black dial) for my son some months ago and its still running steadily. Not bad for an everyday beater or an occasional wearer.

Thank you for this review, it’s great when really professional watch reviewers take the time to review a budget watch like this without any negative pre conceptions. China is amazing, every now and again a Chinese product really surprises me and makes me hopeful that overall quality of Chinese export goods is improving, but really it’s just fulfilling demand, there is a lot of global demand for extremely cheap watches so that what Chinese companies do a lot of, but there is clearly a demand for this kind of products so some Chinese companies step up and fill that gap in the market.

I have the black dial with the solid links metal strap that even costed me less than the price you paid. It is really amazing how can they do such a watch for that price. Only the metal strap I have on mine would cost me more than the whole watch. Is more accurate than my Orient sub 200 watches, just don’t how long it will last... But it seems a very solid piece.

I have one coming yesterday and seen this today. Like the review.

Good video. I have been considering a Starking watch for some time, and finally purchased the STARKING 28800 High Beat Watch Relogio Sport TM0915SL21 on Aliexpress for $30. Just waiting for it to arrive.

Based on this review, i got myself a black version of this watch. Well I am fairly pleased with it. It doesn't look that luxurious but it is well made and comfortable on the wrist. It is hackable and windable so I am very impressed. The crown does not wind that smoothly but I can live with that as long as it keep time well. I shall use this as my daily beater watch. Nothing annoys me as much as micro and mini scratches on the watches i love. I hope this sapphire crystal will reduce those scratches. For the price, I think it is great value.

Damn, I need this in a brass case! I was just about to buy an Orient Bambino in brass but this is.... wow.

The only problem is that it's $65 right now (still great value) but after you get a good strap , you might as well get and orient tristar, seiko 5 , or vostok

Nice review! Got one of these in black dial version a year and a half ago for $35 shipped on 11.11 sale from gearbest or Ali express and it still works great! I put a nicer strap on it 😎

I have the black dial with bracelet variant and I love it. The first one I ordered was DOA but Amazon took it back and the second one I received works perfectly. The bracelet is quite nice and has solid end links. You're lucky that your date window is lined up nicely. Mine is not and most I've seen are not. I wish the second hand was a bit longer and my date window lined up. I can definitely overlook these things for $50 though.

Very nice watch and for that price... WoW! 😍 Makes it on the list to be acquired!

I own two versions of this watch and they keep wonderful time! Unbelievable value.

Hey Jory, I'm back....its me Omax! Lol, had to take some time off the Time teller Channel! Good to see you again Jory! Btw, I bought this watch with the butterfly clasps last year! Good pick my man!!!

I love your videos ! I have been falling in love with watches and how they work since 2017. I have small wrist and already bought this watch waiting in 3 days ill let you know if it looks like an horloge on my wrist.

I bought it, good and nice looking watch. Thanks for the advice

Yo, Jory... I bought the black version a year or so ago. Liked it very much. Wore it in my rotation for a few months. I then gave it to my friend as his first automatic watch. It doesn't resist shock well. He was wearing it every day for a month when the second hand detached from the centre of the movement. That said, it would be fine for its normal application, a slim, attractive dress watch for a good price. It impressed me so much, I bought the AM0239 in Blue on Amazon last New Year's, and have worn it in the rotation ever since. Starking is an impressive Chinese brand for the money.

I have two puma watches to recommend for you to check them out i don’t know if they are over priced. Nr1 Men's Reset V1 Quartz Watch with Silicone Strap and nr2 Men's Reset V2 Quartz Three Hand Silicone Watch - Featuring Puma Jumping Cat Logo you can find them in amazon.

Simple and beautiful watch.

I have got a Bentima pocket watch. Bentima was a subbrand of Oris!

Kind of proud of you. You are starting to see that since some years ago there are non traditional watch making places that are doing things that can give Japan (and who knows what other country in the future) a run for it's money.

new sub here! very well explained review! can't wait to see more content!

I bought one of these last year. Unfortunately the minute hand got stuck occasionally, so it really couldn't hold time at all. I suspect it has loose cannon pinion, but I havent managed to open the watch from the dial side to try to fix it. Seconds were ticking super accurately though. Basically solid watch for the price, but it has some qc issues. Now I might rather go for their AM0171 model with Miyota movement. That's only $56 on Aliexpress.

Oh that's an old royal navy knife! Very nice. Great video as well, thanks!

I have the black version with stainless steel bracelet, the bracelet is decent with butterfly clasp, and it does have a 28800 movement. I have hit the wall and tables with it and it has kept up well, wearing it 3-4days a week for 2 years, mine has a power reserve of about 38.5~ hours

Got one the other week. It’s amazing 😎

Jory, this is a nice watch. I have a smaller wrist and it fits fine. The cream dial matches a pile of straps. It works for the office and you don't have to baby it. Some dust inside is annoying, but you have to get close to see it. Thanks. Better prices on AliExpress

I have the exact watch except mine is with bracelet. I love this great watch and just today I looked at it and thought: what a great watch and it’s shame not many people know about it. And here I am, watching this video thinking what a coincidence!

92.5k and counting Jory! Still keeping it real amidst the panic!

/me wonders if this watch is still alive -- nearly a yr later ? -- Excellent review!! And surprisingly great looking watch!

That spiderman bit had me dying. I just ordered one of these and got a green leather strap for it. Hope it works out!

wow awesome find. would like to see a follow up video after a month of use

I’ve had the rose gold with blue second hand version for a little over a year now. It’s on on a gray Fluco pig skin leather band with rose gold buckle. While I like the watch I wish I’d gotten the stainless steel for its versatility. I’d probably wear it a few times a week.

I recommend buying it from Alie Express. Mine came with a very good bracelet and the leather strap as a bonus. The bracelet is really nice with a butterfly clasp and its solid end links, which is very comfortable. It is also , with coupons less than $45 with free shipping. Granted, it does take almost 2 months to show up with Covid-19 restrictions. I absolutely love it. Your reviews very accurate.

I have one with miyota movement, but they also come with seiko nh35 or some other seiko movement.

Yeah. I'm buying this. It's simply beautiful and I've really been liking automatic watches

Hello I want to see the Tissot PRS516 Quartz 2019 if you can Thanks

My next watch. I love this look

You should review a Heritor watch! They have some cool looking budget timepieces

Jory- my wife and I has the His/Her pair of this very model for 1.5 years. Now I don’t wear a single watch daily and wear this one a few times a month but my wife wears hers to work 3-4 days a week and the only thing that has broken after a year was a screw came out of her butterfly clasp on the bracelet (shiny and solid end links) that I replaced from Esslinger. Great deal.... great watch! @nashvillewatch for posts of this watch... great review T3

That second hand seems to be jumping around when you adjust the time.

If they had to cut costs to get it in that 50 dollar price range im glad it was the strap. It makes sense to cut costs on a part that's very easily replaced.

Hey Jory, thanks for looking at the Starking, I've added the AM0184 to my list of possible targets and have been looking now at the brand. I mentioned it to my wife and she bought me the AM0222 and wondered if you'd seen it? The double open-heart dual spring movement is really interesting and looks pretty cool if you like skeletonized faces. Their marketing is a hot mess, though, and I'm questioning the 'sapphire glass' claim, because if you look at the history of their Amazon listings, they claim the AM0222 for instance has two tourbillons in it, which it clearly does not. The listings on these watches also seem to consistently have a lot of inconsistencies in them, like listing the bands as having double foldover clasps when they are on a leather strap with a standard buckle. Lots of other little issues that make me wonder if it is simply a translation and sloppiness issue or if something else is going on. But the watch is hefty and I think looks really cool, so for the price I can handle if it's not quite what they're claiming for a freaking automatic movement. Love the channel, keep it up.

Very intresting! A suggestion: You should invest in a Timegrapher 1000. Then you can check accuracy, bph etc in a couple of minutes. It would improve your rewiews. Cost about 150 US$ at Amazon.

That "HAIL YAH". After the cut had me rolling.

Good Evening TT, love your channel and watching your reviews and rants from England. Is Starking an USA only brand ? Having a look from British amazon page and can’t see any models? Suggestion for an episode: best watch to buy for gifts for my son or daughter who is just learning to tell the time. Thanks Chris

Im wearing this right now and I love it. The strap is not comfortable I agree. What I noticed is the first time I set it, I started setting the correct time and then the date. That was wrong. The date didn't change. I found out that I had to set the date one day behind, then switch to time setting and rotate to correct date and the set the correct time. Now it's just perfect. I love it.

You convinced me on the on the defender. And now for fifty bucks I pretty much have to order this.

I thought I recognised that knife before you said what it was. Greetings from Sheffield!

I have an AM0237 automatic with sapphire coming in friday... i got it on amazon for $36.... we'll see if it lives up to the hype

Everybody should have one of these, they are astonishing value for money. Bin the supplied strap and replace with a good quality one and you have a nicely designed hacking hand winding high beat sapphire crystal dress watch for £70. Can't argue with that.

Why am I excited about this? I am really excited about this!

I would love to see a follow-up review after a while having this watch!

Time teller, once corona settles down, you should travel to japan and make videos on the special watches you can find here. I currently live in Japan as a uni student and even at discount stores, they have some quite impressive japanese stuff that i think you'd like.

Hi T3, it would be great if you test the coming Chinese watches with a multifunction timegrapher so we can have an idea about the movements accuracy. Good luck and thanks for the video.

If you run out of TP, use the packaging from all of your cheap watch purchases. Enjoyed your presentation. Thank you.

it reminds me a bit of my Seiko sarx013. Nice watch.

Very nice watch and review.

I bought one because of the price and it's nice! If your a guy that just wants a nice looking watch to wear to church or weddings when they pop up then this is a great watch for the person that just needs a dress watch from time to time.

That watch looks amazing well the movement does anyway,

Just purchased one of these, 55$ on a stainless bracelet, and worn for just a day. Have to say, very impressed. The watch just looks good. It has a good heft to it, and very much matches my wrist sizing. Bracelet is just a slight bit jingly; I am considering a leather strap, but will give the stainless a bit more time. Honestly this watch is as-advertised (so far). Lord knows if this Chinese movement will hold up, if this sapphire will hold up, etc. But for 55$ I really can't complain. Hacking, hand winding, automatic, sapphire, classic styling, high beat movement, good finishing, and your watch snob friends haven't of this brand. You could do way worse for an entry level dress watch. I'll likely still grab a Bambino one day, BUT I do recommend this Starking.

Did I see the second hand jump when you set the time🤔. Nevertheless great value for money

I really enjoy the style of this watch but I have pretty small wrists. If the case was nearer to 36mm I'd strongly consider getting this

I ordered one yesterday after watching jody´s video. Got from Ali express with bracelet and ˋleather´ band free and a coupon for cash off price. Nice to see another video about watch.

Cool! What do you think of the Timex S1 and The American Documents watch? So few reviews of those two.

Just received my Starking. So far so good... The winding mechanism is so soft I can barely hear or feel it. Lemme get back in a couple of months.

as a BIG fan of old english cutlers - OMG Joseph Rodgers pocket knife? where'd you get it?

We in Europe sing the virus away, the worst thing is that they closed the coffee shops, can you believe it?! It was my first defense against the virus lol great video Jory

As your minimum purchase point for recommendation is $100 a $50 watchband on a $50 watch would make a wonderful starting point for those on a tight budget who value the appearance of the watch on the wrist. Phillip J

Of course I had to buy it, thanks brother