“Beautiful watch and an incredible value. Only negative is the strap. I changed it out for a blue silicone strap to match my watch's blue dial. Mark, get busy. Silicone matching straps are where it's at.”
“Really a good looking Watch! Mine keeps excellent time. The leather band was a little stiff, but I put some light-weight boot oil on it to soften it up a little (and, yes, it will slightly darken the color a little) and it performs perfectly now. Other than that, I have no complaints.”
“My boyfriend is an aviation buff, so I purchased this watch for him because of his love of flying and because of his love of fighter planes. He loves it! I've purchased several watches from Island Watch, and this one like all the others is no disappointment. The renowned Seiko NH35 movement found in this Islander is performing admirably as would be expected, and at +14 sec/day the watch is performing well within the accuracy parameters of this particular Japanese movement. The aesthetics of the watch are beautiful. And the lume is phenomenal. Top marks again go to Island Watch for producing yet another keeper.”
“The watch punches above its weight class. I tried about 5 straps and bracelets, settled on a blue nato with white stripe....that one just looked right. I moved the chunky bologna leather strap off this on to a khaki creme dial seiko. It is already looking worn well after only a couple weeks, but dang its a good value and I almost bought the black type a dial right after but then the pro tough was on sale so, I digress. If you are still reading this, pull the trigger. You are gonna be happy.”
“Have not had my ISL-17 off my wrist since receiving it about 4 weeks ago. Thoroughly impressed with what Marc has brought to the affordable timepiece market. The case on this pilot, b-dial watch is finished so well..... with vertical brushed sides & lug ends opposing the radial brushing on the lug surfaces & bezel looks amazing. The box sapphire crystal makes reading the dial perfectly legible from even the most severe angles & the lume is spectacular. I was even impressed with the quality of the leather band.....thick yet supple, should wear a very long time & is extremely comfortable. What a tremendous value proposition !!!!!”
“Just like when I purchased my first Islander....this watch arrived quickly and was beautiful! The communication was top shelf and there were no surprises. I've got my eye on Islander #3...but which one will it be?!?”
“You won't get better specs for a pilots watch at that price point!! Sapphire crystal, C3 superluminova, nh35 movement, 100m water resistance and signed crown. What else could you ask for?”
