“Wow! Totally love the watch my wife purchased from you Marc. I was in the market to get a Skx Seiko, but after all the videos I see on YouTube of you and of islander watches I definitely thought that your watch would be better bang for buck, and I think that I completely made the right choice. Affordable watches that punch well over their weight are worth it. Beautiful piece I definitely want to acquire the turtle case blue dial next. Keep on knocking it out of the park!!
-Dan”
“Just bought my third Islander. Amazing value. Won’t be my last that’s for sure. If you’re on the fence about one, don’t be. It’ll surpass your best expectations.”
“I never fill out reviews, but this watch is an unbelievable value. I have a seiko Pepsi diver from around 1995 that needed some work. I bought this instead and I am very happy with the watch. Easy to customize, easy to change band, sapphire crystal, drilled lugs, all seiko skx parts fit. It also keeps better time than other automatics I have had.”
“Can't believe the value here. It's everything you love about the SKX, but loads better for comparable money. The anti-reflective sapphire and ceramic lumed bezel alone are worth the price of admission. Add in the SEL bracelet with screw links, upgraded movement ... I'm not sure how this is making a profit! Haven't tested the water resistance yet, but I'm going to assume it's as advertised. I'm definitely buying more in this line if the long term quality is even close to the original SKX, which is a tank. The bracelet isn't quite as good as my old wjean oyster, but it's really, really close and better than 95% of the aftermarket. Case and bezel structure/mechanics are of the same quality as the SKX.
I've been an IW customer for a long time, and this just shows how committed Marc is to quality product AND customer service. Bravo!”
“I will likely never dive with this or any watch. I love the features of the watch and the durability. Who would of thought you could get sapphire, automatic, hand winding, and hacking with screw links at this price point. I am in the lap of luxury.”
“Try to say different points from other reviews.
Thank you other reviewers for taking the time in saying what you did it helped me like a hope this helps others.
Quality Excellent :. Weight is 6 oz./170 grams with two links removed.
Movement Accuracy Excellent : Based on my wear patterns & movement actions is -
* 16 hrs wearing/8 hrs not wearing -4 slow
* Continues wearing all day & to bed - 9 slow
Accuracy is well with-in specifications for this affordable movement.
If you are new to Automatic Watches they are NOT "wear and forget it" watches. They have to be adjusted every 2-3 days. Marc's Watch & Learn #31 for more on this.
Company Excellent : Long Island Watch is a company who cares about all their products they sell & all the customer's they serve. Thank you Marc for your passion for watches and the fine job of your staff.
Watch Lover,
Rick”
“This watch was my first automatic, and I must say that I am very happy with it. I'm sure you know all about the fantastic features from other reviews, so I will keep this brief by saying that I have only one real complaint: the outside of the clasp on the bracelet has a bit of an edge and will scratch things that it rubs against - but this is easily replaced. That's it! Literally everything else is perfect, or at the very least its something that is a question of taste, not quality. Great work Mark!”
