“Honestly, I’ve been following Mark on YouTube for quite some time now but had never seen his watches in person until I ordered my own. Not only was the process easy and fairly fast during these pandemic times but the product is absolutely AMAZING!!! I got compliments on it IMMEDIATELY during the first day I wore it. One fellow knew exactly what brand it was (Islander GMT) but like me had never seen one in person til then. He was also very impressed. I love my watch and plan on purchasing more Islanders from Marks company in the future. Thanks for providing the public exactly what we need!!!”
“I absolutely love this watch. It was everything I was looking for. I really can’t believe that all these features such as a ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal, great movement and awesome bracelet were able to be on this affordable watch. I’ve been testing how well the movement keeps time and it’s only been +2 seconds a day which is incredible. Thank you so much Marc. You guys are awesome.”
“I am beyond happy with this timepiece. I am a neophyte collector and chose this watch to fulfill my requirements and it more than met my expectations. Well done Mark. I am excitedly awaiting my next acquisition and track it every day.
I must admit that the exchange in our dollar makes me somewhat reserved but I love what you are doing and will continue to enjoy Watch and Learn. I peruse the on line catalogue on an almost daily basis.
Cheers, John S”
“Two problems with the watch:
1- The hands are misaligned. If I set the time let's say at 6 o'clock, the hour hand is clearly shifted to the left.
2 - I had a very hard time sizing the bracelet because the screw heads are so tiny that not even my smallest screwdriver could fit in the groove to make them turn. I had to literally sharpen the screw driver tip to make it work.”
“Love the style, finishing and all upgrades compared to the skx. Also, the customer service and promptness addressing concerns is excellent as Marc addressed a stiff bezel and was able to fix it for me. My biggest turnoff with the skx has always been the bezel alignment or lack there of. My ISL 01 is the same. When the triangle marker on the bezel is directly aligned over the 12 hour marker on the chapter ring the rest of the numbers on the bezel are all misaligned. If i put the triangle one click past the 12 hour marker most of the numbers are aligned but the triangle marker is out of place. My wife noticed this when looking at it and agreed they are all out of alignment. Again, i love everything else about this watch but one of my personal reasons for trying this was for bezel alignment which goes unresolved.”
“Great well made watch and good price. The ceramic bezel really adds a classy look , also the dual time is a great feature. The sapphire AR crystal gives a nice bluish color. Nice solid bracelet with drilled lugs. Can't go wrong.”
“I've got a collection of at least 12 Seiko's all under $500, many of which are very nice for different occasions and I love them all. But for whatever reason, I can't pry this Islander ISL-01 off my wrist. I don't know what it is about it, but it's got that "magic". The dual time bezel is SO much more useful to me than a diving bezel. It runs fast by 10spd new, but I have Seiko movements of this caliber that have slowed down a bit over time (break in? I digress). So I'd rather 10spd fast than 1spd slow: just pull the crown, wait for the time to catch up, push it back in and done. So many great features that Seiko missed, so to be able to own a watch like this at this price sets it at the top of my collection. Thanks Marc, you really did a great job with these. Looking forward to my next purchase, I might just go for the ISL-02 so I can have your first two models in my collection. I'm sure they'll be classics years from now. Cheers!”
