“I wrote praise for this watch, but there is a length limit for reviews.
I recommend this watch and have recommended to friends face to face. It's exactly what I wanted, a nice clean Type A, but here are a couple of very minor things that I only noticed in person:
I've already ordered a strap replacement and you likely will too. It's not bad but not great.
The case sides are large, straight, and flat. This is fine, but because of their shape and size they draw attention to the brushing. The tops of the lugs are rounded, so you don't notice the brushing, but on the sides it sort of looks splotchy.
On more premium flieger watches I've seen the minute and second hands either go all the way out to the very edge of the dial (stowa, laco, IWC), or they are shorter and butt right up to the indices in a pleasing way (sinn). These stop at an arbitrary point in between.
The "1" on the date wheel isn't centered in the date window. Every other numerals seem to line up perfectly.”
“This is exactly what I wanted. I looked at several of the other fleigers on the site and there are so many great ones. But for the price of the Islander and what you get it's a no brainer. The dimensions of the case are just right. The strap was better than expected. Plus, the engraving of the F-14 Tomcat is a nice touch.”
“I love this watch. The dial isn’t cluttered with a bunch of unnecessary wording. The lume is good. The strap is very thick and rugged. A great pilot watch.”
“Good afternoon....As mentioned earlier...this watch offers excellent quality with most of the features one would expect from a more expensive watch...Marc did a great job in configuring his own Island watch...Very,very satisfied....R.B. Omel”
“This piece has to be seen in the flesh, top notch quality that we know comes from Marc and Long Island watch. The A-type dial has great readability and the watch absolutely exceeded my expectations. I only wish I bought the B-dial as well!
Thank you Marc”
