“And it was worth every day I waited. The deep, deep emerald green of the face is absolutely stunning. The raised bezel is very nice. This watch stands out and I am glad I waited for it. Knockout Marc!”
“I absolutely love the watch. The striking emerald green dial really pops, the beveled sapphire crystal adds a really cool effect around the edge of the bezel. The bezel action is buttery and crisp, so satisfying, and the bezel markers line up perfectly. The signed crown is solid with no noticeable wobble and the winding action feels very good. The bracelet is good, but not great. There is a lot of side to side flex, but this is the first time I have ever owned a 5 link jubilee style bracelet so that could be normal. The milled clasp is pretty good with the exception of the clasp lock which functions as it should but the materials used are really thin and when putting the watch on and taking it off the clasp lock makes a cheap clinking sound. Overall I can look past the absolutely minimal down sides as this Islander is miles ahead of my Seiko in so many ways. I have absolutely gotten an excellent value for the money that I spent. I would strongly recommend this watch.”
“The watch is beautiful. Shipment time and communication from Island Watch Co. has been excellent ! I would like to see Embossed Ceramic Bezel Inserts in gold and black, Also, I would like to see black and different colored watchbands to further customize Seiko and Orient dive watches.”
“My first Islander purchase though I'd been eyeing Islander watches for months. Always I thought, wait till I see what comes next. Till the Emerald-Islander was released. Instantly I knew, THAT was the one I had to have. No more waiting. No more dithering.
Not having a watch with a green dial, nor a J-style bracelet, nor that beautiful Yacht Master style embossed bezel, the Emerald Islander hit all the check-boxes for me.
I received it within the week, all nicely wrapped with sticky plastic on the bracelet and the dial with not a mark nor imperfection anywhere in sight. That shade of green on the dial is just sublime. I simply adore it.
Now if I HAD to have just a one-watch collection, say if a bunch of, i dunno, Panamanian banker-gangsters barged into my place, and said, hey amigo, we're gonna take all your stuff but you can keep one watch, well, for sure, the Emerald Islander would be it, the one I'd keep.
Thanks Marc!”
“The ISL-44 was sold out for a while, but I picked it up as soon as it was back in stock.
It's worth the wait. The deep green dial pops and shows time very crisply. The green has a sort of a depth to it.
Build quality is excellent. All the parts used is excellent, and fit and finish is top notch. The crisp 120 click dial is easy to turn, while the bezel insert's chrome pops the dial more.
The solid end link bracelet is very Strapcode Jubileeish, and it's got decent weight without being too heavy.
The NH36 movement is accurate and i'm currently getting around +5 a day. Love the hacking and manual winding.
You get so much for the cost of this watch. It costs less to buy this watch than to get a SKX007, buy all the parts, and you still need to put it together.
If you're considering this Islander, stop considering and buy it!
Pic by me: https://i.imgur.com/8dbhz4n.jpg”
“The watch looks spectacular right out of the box. The dial looks beautiful and the watch looks more expensive than it is. It was reasonably easy to resize the jubilee style bracelet. The bezel action is firm, if a little squishy, but lines up with the indices. The finish and quality of the watch overall is fantastic. The watch gains 22 sec per day, which I rate as fair performance. The shipping time and communications were also satisfactory given the global situation. Overall I'm very impressed with the watch.”
