“Love it! Great features, excellent quality, arrived a day ahead of schedule, made even better by your Black Friday sale pricing! Will definitely purchase again!”
“So, first things first - this is a really pretty watch, very clean and elegant. It's not 'minimalist as absurdum' although that look can be cool too in the right context. The red seconds hand is a great accent and the materials that Mark uses are all premium. The leather band is great but I've already ordered a couple of Nato straps to provide a slight variation on the aesthetic. The movement I believe is the equivalent of, or actually is the Seiko NH36 with hacking, but so far (and it's only been four days) this has been the most accurate mechanical movement I've owned. And caveat, I don't own any omegas/rolexes/breitlings/etc etc so please take my opinion with a grain of salt. But over those four days I've seen +/- 6 seconds of drift, most of which occurred in the first day. So I've reset the watch for now and we'll see where it lands. But it feels like it was regulated before I got it which is possible given Mark's passion for his brand.
Overall when I do buy watches, I always check first to see if there's an islander watch equivalent. I think it's the most under the radar micro brand out there. And really the only one that is built by a watch geek for other watch geeks.”
“I expect it would be hard to find a nicer, quality watch for the money! The fit and finish on the 40mm case is extremely good. Love the clean blue dial, the signed crown, and the exhibition case back.
I’m not a fan of suede straps so switched it out for a quality black leather strap that I was able to use the Islander buckle on.
Grab one before the price goes up! You won’t be disappointed!”
“And the suede strap is a smart match for it. My uploaded image shows how the sunburst dial can appear almost purple at times, very nice.
My only demerit is that a 40mm case is too large with a regular bezel, making the dial look big even if the watch itself doesn't WEAR big. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase.”
