Merry Christmas and a (almost) happy new year everyone!

Looking back at 2023, what has been your best purchase, most surprising, most worn, etc? Can be anything

I’ll start and highlight two 2023 purchases.

This would be my watch of the year. Almost a perfect fifty fathoms homage. WMT seawolf. Worn it loads, my favourite dive watch.

This would be my runner up. It’s the most surprising watch of the year for me, I bought it on a whim for not much…

Your (affordable) watches of the year?

Hate the term, but perhaps even a once 'grail' that now you wouldn't buy?

You can also include watches you DID buy and then fell out with. But I'm mostly thinking watches you once really gushed over yet today don't move you.

For example, for me: Baltic Aquascaphe, Rolex OP

I've ordered many straps from Ali, but usually they were just OK. I'd love to hear about more straps/bracelets that people thought were fantastic for the price

Every now and then good straps are discussed in the AliX thread. But I thought it would be very useful to compile them in its own thread. I'll start off with some usual suspects, and can update along the way.

**LEATHER**
*Calf*
MAIKES…

Best of Ali-Xpress STRAPS (bracelets)