r/Militado

Militado ML08

This is pretty sweet I wanted to get a second blue-dial one before I learned that they were discontinued

Awesome and cheap stretchy NATO from AliX.

I'm trying to order this watch, it shows 20$ discount will be applied on checkout and the effective price will be 79$ + shipping, but on the checkout page the price is 99$+ shipping, am i missing something? Is there any coupon code? Please help this is my first time ordering from militado.

I’ve been looking for Militado the 37mm flieger model ML21, but couldn’t find it on militado site or aliexpress.

Has it been discontinued? 
It is shame cause i thought they are well liked by watch enthusiast.

Tried on new shoes and liking the black sailcloth on my new ML26.

If MILITADO are reading this, I hope V2 has white painted sub and seconds hands please. 🙏

50m WR, sapphire crystal, hardened steel, skeletonized movement

I bet it would be a hit.

ML08. Love this field watch.

My first ML 07, light and beautiful. VH31 movement, 36mm, and 10 ATM water resistance.

Just awesome, I went with the cream dial variant and changed the NATO strap to a light brown leather one to give it a classier look.

The blue dial really pops against this yellow NATO.

A small modification. I’ve been tempted to do this for a long time, and today was finally the day.
From the very beginning, the ML08 reminded me more of the Hanhart Preventor than the Murph. That’s why I went with white numerals, and the red accent at the tip of the hand only emphasized that character.
The whole operation took 5 minutes, and I used some nail polish I stole from my wife. :)

I dropped €55 on the Militado D12 (v2) from AliExpress in November 2025, fully expecting to get what I paid for. Spoiler: I did not, in the best possible way.

This isn’t my daily wearer, it’s quartz, so it doesn’t need the babysitting my automatics do. It’s my “palate cleanser” watch, the one I grab when I’m sick of winding mechanicals. Its real superpower is being a strap monster: the case plays nice with any strap combo, and AliExpress straps are shockingly good in both price and quality. Currently rocking a military-style canvas strap after swapping the stock leather, and it’s a whole new watch.

Accuracy is ridiculous for the price, a few seconds fast per day, which beats a lazy watch that lags any day.

The brushed steel case hides scratches and smudges like a champ, and somehow at this price they slapped on scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. Feels like a typo on their part.

The lume is where the D12 really flexes: two-tone, green on markers and hands, blue on numerals. Most budget watches skip this entirely, but it makes real difference in the dark, everything stays legible at a glance, no guessing which glow is which. Almost unfair to the competition at this price.

On my 7-inch wrist it sits perfectly, no pressure points, no regret after hours of wear.
Downsides? Genuinely can’t find one yet.

Bottom line: a rock-solid, scratch-hiding, accurate beater with lume that actually works. Ideal entry point for budget-strap addicts who want max mileage per euro.