“I want to preface that the watch is functioning up to expectations as a mechanical watch. That said, my unit shouldn't have passed QA.
The bezel is misaligned with the chapter markers. Any watch geek knows how annoying, though minor, this can be.
The second quality issue I saw was when I opened the case back to take a peek at the movement/check the robustness of the o-ring. To my surprise there are 2 large cut marks on the rotor, one of which runs it's entire width. While the F69 appears to be running smooth, it just kinda sucks knowing that the watch has substantially less resale value.
There really is something to be said about JDM and Euro made watches.”
“I am very happy with the watch. Looks nice.
Minor comments: It is so dark blue that you cannot see any blue unless the sun is directly on the face of the watch. Also the metal band is a little uncomfortable after awhile with some metal edges on the inside that rub on your skin.”
“I received my watch and everything seemed fine. Until one piece of my bracelet came loose and got lost. I took to a local shop in town and told me I would have to order a new bracelet since they were hard to find. Bummer.
Not very happy about my new watch since I wore it only a couple of times.”
“This is an ok watch, I bought it because of the decent pricing and I wanted a watch to add into the mix with my SKX007. The bracelet is very cheap and I bought a miltstat replacement, also the crown is small and slightly difficult to handle. The hacking and hand winding feature is excellent a big plus and the dial face is well designed and looks good. Overall this watch is not as robust as an SKX007, but I am glad to add it to my watch rotation.”
“Watch came as advertised. Beautiful.
This is my second Orient Watch from IW and I love them both.
Marc is amazing to deal with.
I bought an Orient and 4 Seikos from him before Christmas. One of the Seikos arrived with the second hand fallen off. I notified Marc and he sent a replacement right away. Unfortunately, the replacement never made it to me here in Canada, so we made arrangements for a second replacement to be sent to a US address.
I just picked up the 2nd replacement along with this new Orient.
I can't say enough +ve about Marc. I am sure he probably lost money on that broken Seiko, having to send me 2 replacements since the first one got lost in the mail. But no questions asked, and all I had to do is ship the broken one back to him after I received the replacement (in the mail today).
I can't imagine better customer service than this!
Thanks Marc.”
“Fantastic watch for the price. Can't beat it. Hand wind and hacking in a dive watch of this quality for this price is crazy. Makes for a great every day or "beater watch". The blue sunburst dial is spectacular.”
“Very happy with the quality of the watch, great piece for the price.
Bracelet isn't that great but you can't expect heaven and earth for this price.
Shipping was fast and I'm overall a happy customer.
Would order from Longislandwatch again!”
“This is as beautiful a watch as I'd hoped. Thanks Island Watch for the youtube videos that helped me select this watch. It looks lovely and keeps good time.”
