“Its a well made and solid time piece perfect size to wear on my 7' inch wrist and sizing the bracelet is so much easyer with the screws having the extra micro adjustments is a big plus in my book all watches should has this”
“Sure, this isn’t a Rolex gmt master II, but you’re buying into a brand white an owner who actually feels like he cares about you as a customer and paying about a house less. Plus, I prefer the texture here to what Rolex might have. I’ve swapped the bracelet for a perlon and a nato and like it on both, but the bracelet is good enough that’s it’s back on that.”
“White cloud and Pepsi? No, not really. The first thing I noticed was that the gold infill for the bezel gives a decidedly non-Pepsi look. Much more like Supergirl in the coloring. (Red boots and skirt, blue top, yellow/gold detail.) I doubt this is the first blue and red bezel with gold in it, so I'm not likely to be the first to make the connection.
The cloud here is definitely white, I've seen it in the right light to confirm that. But in normal use it glows a pale yellow. Perhaps because of reflections from the gilded indices, perhaps just because of the light inside here. It’s a terrific match for the way that, at the right time of day, clouds will grab onto the sunlight and fluffy white becomes soft gold.
The other immediate impression I have is that 190 grams is heavy! Which is what I had been looking for. At 8 1/4", my wrist is, apparently, quite large, so I was in the market for something like the 42mm of this watch. I has a wonderful heft to it.
I love the large crown at 4 o'clock, it's quite distinctive without digging into my hand. I dislike screw down crowns, though I understand the reason why they are used. This crown is the easiest to screw back down that I have found.
The lume is the best of the watches I own, but that’s a poor comparison. What I can say is that it does last all night without any special effort. The only issue is that first thing in the morning, it can be too bright for the lume to keep working, but not yet bright enough for the hands to stand out against the dial.
I miss having minute markers on the dial. Perhaps the rehaut could have been used for that, rather than the 24 hour markings that are there now. At least Mark didn’t insist on having “Islander” engraved all around the inside!
All in all, I am enjoying the JFK very much, and I look forward, one day, to wearing it through the airport on my way to somewhere that can make proper use of the GMT function.”
“While the aesthetic isn’t quite what I was hoping for, it’s still a solid watch with great build quality. My only complaint, that isn’t subjective, is the bezel triangle doesn’t align at 12 o’clock. That’ll bug me every time I wear the watch.”
“The watch is very well put together the fit and finish are exceptional. I keep looking down on the watch and keep saying to myself I really like that.”
