“I purchased the Islander ISL-04 and could not be happier with it. A beautiful, well built, comfortable and accurate watch. I've made a number of purchases from Long Island Watch, and every experience is exemplary.”
“I'll start off with the fact that this is a great watch. For an automatic it generally runs about +5 secs a day which is fantastic for this workhorse movement. I love the looks of it, it's been very durable, and you cannot beat the value this watch provides with everything it has. I had one issue with with a part of my order and Mark quickly got back to me and helped me take care of the issue. Not only does he now have his own great line of watches but he also is great with customer service.”
“I picked this watch to purchase because it ticked all the boxes for me. I already own the 007, 009 and the 013 Seiko dive watches and have often considered modding or upgrading one of them. My recent purchase includes all the upgrades I considered making and the results are great. Well done Mark.”
“This is the watch Seiko should of built. I'm a long time SKX owner and this is by far hands down a much better watch than the Seiko. I ordered the Islander with the raised ceramic bezel and Absolutely Love it!!!!!
Marc has gone done what a billion dollar Corp couldn't and fix all the short comings the SKX had and the price is spot on.
I can't wait to see his next offerings.”
“The combination of the black dial, the matte black embossed bezel insert, the silver chapter ring, and the beveled sapphire crystal is stunning. The beveled crystal creates great distortions -- sometimes the dial looks like a circle; at other times, a polygon. I'm glad that Marc went with MM-style hands rather than SKX-style hands. And although I'm not generally a fan of NATO straps, Marc's choice of a black-and-gray seat belt strap really works. I expected to really like this watch, but instead I absolutely love it. Marc's choice of elements and materials results in a watch that goes beyond an SKX homage and creates something familiar yet unique. The blue-and-white Islander box tops things off nicely. Bravo!!!”
“Marc did a great job with the design, optimizing/upgrading the basic SKX design into something substantially more "complete", like the domed sapphire, drilled lugs, and ceramic bezel insert. Perhaps the best idea was to make it SKX compatible opening up tons of mods that will keep it fresh for years to come!”
