“Dipping my toes in the rabbit hole of amassing watches... This chronograph's history and origin has personal relevance and it's a nice watch/unique dial color/column wheel and great price point too! Good fit for a 6 1/2" wrist. If there was one nit, the hands "bluing" (it's paint I read), looks nice and deep, compatible with the red star, in some angles, but gaudy-neon in others. One other nit - the nato strap is not going to last, so will plan on getting a leather one soon.”
“Super fast delivery , great communication, good price. The watch was in perfect shape, cheap strap had to replace immediately, no warranty info or manual included. Marc informed me of this as being usual for the manufacturer. I was told info is available from LIW website.”
“The 2 watches I bought arrived quickly. I wasn't charged any duties (I live in Canada) which was awesome!
Any questions I had were answered very quickly (via email).”
“Hey Marc,
Just wanted to let you know how wonderful the little 1963 Air Force Sea-gull chronograph has been! The watch keeps amazing time and while I enjoy bigger pieces decided on the original size with the acrylic crystal! Look forward to buying many more products as Long Island Watches did everything possible to make it a seamless order..”
“This watch is fantastic. There's a ton of reviews of this online so won't bore you with those details. What was way better than this watch was the customer service! Emails responded quickly and Marc's 'customer satisfaction first' mentality is great. Will be looking forward to more purchases from IslandWatch.”
“Gorgeous watch. The detailing on the dial is wonderful and finely executed, with pleasing proportions (nicer than the 42mm version, I think). And then there is the movement: the ST19 is an upgraded version of the Swiss Venus Cal. 175, tooling and blueprints having been sold to the Tianjin Watch Co. in the early 60s. Toss the cheap NATO strap this watch ships with and replace it with a nicer strap or bracelet, so you can fully enjoy the movement visible through the exhibition case-back. The pusher action is fantastic: the Cal. 175 was known for its gentle reset, and the Chinese-built version doesn't disappoint - a light press on the top pusher snaps the chrono hand smartly back to the 12 position. I could do this all day...
If you are a movement geek or any kind of geek at all, you will appreciate this fine Swiss-designed column-wheel chronometer, at a fraction of the cost of its Swiss nephews (I'm looking at you, Sellita SW500).”
