Soki field watch review - budget watch to the extreme!

A review of the Soki field watch.
You can view and order here: www.aliexpress...

[@crackup3296]

Yet again, up to your usual brilliant standard! I appreciate you doing budget watch reviews as I often wonder what these watches are like. Thanks again!

[@troppotime9179]

Cheers mate. The price/quality ratio had me curious as well.

[@feisarplinsky5496]

I have the entire complete series of these very cheap and nice watches, there are 7 versions, I like them a lot and I can guarantee that they all work with the same precision! I bought 2 of this luminescent, I really like it. 😃

[@alanroberts6918]

I did too , all of them keep great time.

[@feisarplinsky5496]

@@alanroberts6918 : 😃👍👍🖐🖐

[@billsomerset238]

I have a soki. It was on sale for $1.99. I never wear it but it does keep o effect time

[@troppotime9179]

So far so good for mine too.

[@stonekeeper1979]

Good review! I have Soki watch in black almost 3 months and still working,I'm pleasently surprised! It's loud clock but It's ok for the money ⌚🔥👍 I paid 2,5$ 😂

[@troppotime9179]

Cheers mate. Mine's still chugging along too, and it even managed to survive the water splash test 😄

[@overcastskyline1747]

They actually left the back blank now lol, just got mine today and i love it, just as i imagined when i seen it online, and yes, its going to be part of my collection lol, it just looks really nice compared to other watches i seen and im a picky dude, i will be getting me a second one as a backup, cheers.

[@troppotime9179]

Glad they went with the blank caseback now. Hope you get good wear out of them.

[@sdfswords]

Picked one up for $1.87 delivered, works fine,light as a feather, worth at least $2.00!

[@troppotime9179]

Worth at least $2.00. Love it! 😄

[@gary1477]

I paid $A3.41 for my SOKI luminous dial watch. The back of the watch is unmarked stainless steel. The case is alloy. It rides well on my wrist. I like the watch, so I bought four!

[@troppotime9179]

Nice. Did you use a different strap or stick with the stock?

[@motouno3778]

Cheers mate , well done 👏

[@troppotime9179]

Thanks mate 👍

[@epafrasf.kurniawan6885]

I think, for budget, it's lume is better than the other watches. It can glowed for 8 minutes

[@lazybonemotorcycles1527]

your review is so cool !

[@troppotime9179]

Cheers mate.

[@enriqueoliva6988]

It looks like the Timex Expedition wrist watch.

[@carlosorlandofuentestabora1201]

I bought this same watch about 18 months ago. It works fine, but the small lines that are between the numbers have started to erase. I have only used it indoors and have not been working while using it. I guess that's the price to pay on cheap watches. Better to buy the Timex Expedition Scout instead.

[@troppotime9179]

Eeek! Good to hear from a long-term user with this piece. And best of all, that Timex Expedition Scout has the sweet Indiglo too.

[@chriskelly509]

Agreed 👍

[@spgk6470]

I got this watch for 3.4$ 1 year ago for the fun. The sad thing is that the lugs not having any curve makes the wearing experience bad. I wanted to utilize a super cheap watch for cooking, gardening and throwing around the house with toddlers etc but the uncomfortable lugs and the lack of any water seals makes this a no option. I'm currently waiting for a synoke 9032 4.3$ digital watch to fill that space. It has a chrono function for cooking, nice curved lugs and i suspect it can handle a wash better than the soki. The SOKI has 2 good things. 1) it is one of the best watches i own on accuracy, 2) it made me realize i don't like full lumed dials!

[@troppotime9179]

Glad I wasn't the only one that had issues with those lugs. Made the thing almost unwearable. That 9032 Synoke looks pretty cool. Let us know how it wears when you get it 👍

[@spgk6470]

@@troppotime9179 The synoke 9032 is here finally. The watch is super comfortable to wear. Its 41.6 mm wide with nice curved lugs and a soft enough strap. It can take drops and running tap water with no problem. It has the basic functions of digital watches (time,chrono,date,alarm) and all work fine. Also the luminescence is nice and readable. It's good looking enough for what i want from it and not a copy of anything. Overall it is a far better product than the soki and surely a real usable watch for 4$. I recommend it.

[@gazzertrn]

I bought one years ago , still going .Dont wear it much.But it seems O.K. for the money.....

[@troppotime9179]

At least it gets points for reliability. Thanks for the long-term update.

[@nicirvin1994]

I've got one.. Love it.. No problems..

[@troppotime9179]

For a $5 timekeeper its great.

[@magicninja7303]

I’m gonna try a nato strap for mine

[@troppotime9179]

Hope it fits and suits well. Only advice would be to avoid a thick strap, otherwise the watch sits too high and straight on the wrist.

[@garydoran4330]

Perfect for work

[@alexanderevanska4274]

Mine cost £2.99 lol. For value, it's the best watch out there.

[@troppotime9179]

Very hard to argue the price.

[@etow8034]

Westerners complain about a sub $5 watch that even has a mineral glass crystal. The cheapest Casio F-91W is now upwards of $20usd with a resin crystal ! Quality sorry to tell you is the lowest cost item that performs as good or better than one costing more that delights the customer and not one that costs more for no particular reason than a silly brand name !

[@mad_6519]

This feels like it was written by the CEO of this company

[@etow8034]

@@mad_6519 Wish I did own the company ! ...LoL

[@mad_6519]

For a watch the price of a slab of chocolate, it infuriates me that the main flaws here are design flaws, not material issues, it isnt curved enough, the text is over the top, the date thing is hard to read, the hands are awkward sizes Yet somehow they managed to fit a mineral quartz crystal

[@troppotime9179]

Good point. If those design flaws were remedied (especially those lugs) they'd have a cracker watch on their hands.

[@epafrasf.kurniawan6885]

I love it, but the case was not good, bcs made of poor zinc alloy. For everyday used in 2 years on nato and zulu nylon strap, it had corrosion on case and the spring bar cann't applied again 😢

[@troppotime9179]

Cheers for that insight mate. Good to hear from someone that's used this piece long-term and seen how it stood the test of time and wear.

[@epafrasf.kurniawan6885]

@@troppotime9179 sure, it was my only one watch, no others. I bought it bcs the lume is good too, not too poor. So i use it every day until 2 years more. Now, what recommed watch in your opinion, please

[@FREZ1602]

​​@@epafrasf.kurniawan6885Did the colour on watch case/cover fade away? I recently got a watch one and the colour faded to metallic brown reveling bronze underneath the paint. Just want to make sure this is ok to deal with

[@leoosman3642]

I know it’s been a while since this was uploaded but I have one of these and the battery never came with the watch (bought on EBay in a bundle) what battery does it use

[@troppotime9179]

Hey mate. Couldn't tell you I'm sorry. The battery in my example didn't have any exact branding on it, and the AliExpress pages don't have battery specs. either. If I was told to make a guess, I'd say an SR920 maybe? But hopefully other enthusiasts might have an accurate answer.

[@leoosman3642]

@@troppotime9179I didn’t actually expect a response but that thank you so much I’ll see if that fits and then get back to you on as it looks like the same battery

[@troppotime9179]

@@leoosman3642 no worries mate. Good luck with the fitting.

[@billsomerset238]

Perfect time that is

[@troppotime9179]

Still keeps perfect time surprisingly as well.

[@javskitchenandvlogs5934]

Should I get this watch for its price or not

[@troppotime9179]

If you’ve always wanted a lumed dial watch or just want something to tell the time with, it’s good for the price. But just remember it is a very budget watch so it’s not a fancy piece.

[@martinascot5477]

Been using them for about 12 years.....buy them 5 at a time....battery dies then throw them away.....can't be bothered changing battery

[@troppotime9179]

Given a new battery alone is about half the cost of this piece your rationale makes a lot of sense, especially if it’s a watch/design you enjoy.

[@samwang5831]

When the battery runs out, it might be cheaper to buy another one

[@troppotime9179]

You’re not wrong. Also saves you time and energy.

[@robingray8852]

How do you replace the battery?

[@troppotime9179]

Remove the caseback, remove and replace battery (carefully), check its ticking away and snap caseback on again. This video might help (NOTE: you'd follow removal method 2): kzbin.info/www/bejne/r53We6V4jdV-jM0 The video mentions the caveats with changing a battery yourself but given the watch is less than $10 you won't cry too much if you make a mess of it.

[@robingray8852]

That's for that I have all the tools to remove the back from watches only this one has nothing to aid in the removal of the back cover I believe that it may be glued together

[@FREZ1602]

Does the colour of the watch watch cover go away i recently got a watch and the colour faded away

[@troppotime9179]

Didn't get a chance to own this one long enough to find out. There's a few other people who commented earlier who've had theirs for a while so maybe they might respond and let you know.

[@kiqysatria5949]

Homage Seiko 5

[@troppotime9179]

Yeah I can see that resemblance a bit. Good pick-up.

[@kiqysatria5949]

@@troppotime9179 Can I replace a Japanese engine..?

[@DadgeCity]

It's a poor design choice to have that style of hands on a luminous dial - they're almost camouflaged.

[@troppotime9179]

Good point. When I checked the video again I realised that the silver edges are the only thing keeping it legible in the daylight.