“Looks even better in person. Great value aviator, flieger style. The AR is very good for under coating only. Love this watch. Long Island Watch nailed it again.”
“Just got this for my birthday. It's a flieger style type A watch. My only gripe about it is that for how simplistic the watch is, it seems a bit thick. That actually seems true for a lot of Flieger watches, not just this one, so maybe its part of the style. This page is a pretty good point of comparison:
http://fliegerfriday.com/flieger-friday-modern-pilot-watches-with-sterile-dial/
You can see that many of those cost an awful lot more than this one, but none of them (from the pictures) scream out that they are way better than the Islander.
The Islander has a lot going for it on paper. The movement isn't fancy but isn't lacking in features. The materials are all top notch and fit the bill unless you want a titanium case. The thick leather strap is very satisfying.
As for the finer details, the crystal is raised about 1mm above the steel case with a taper to match the taper of the case. If you look in the picture, you can see the minute markers showing through in the taper of the crystal. Its a nice touch that adds some playful glint and the lume shows through there as well. The full lume of all the markers and hands is very impressive. The engraving on the back adds some history to the watch for this otherwise very young brand. I'm not the biggest fan of the Islander logo on the dial of some of the other watches, but on the crown I think its really great. It's a logo that fits much better on the crown in my opinion.
I also like the blue second hand, which I feel gives it just a spot of character to make it feel like it's more than just a generic Flieger watch, while still staying very true to the style.
It fits comfortably on the wrist. All in all, I'm very happy with the watch, and I'm very grateful to have some high quality buying options at this price.”
“Overall what a great watch. Love the blue seconds hand. Was a bargain at the sale price. One minor niggle - the sapphire glass is very smudgy and takes a lot of oils and fingerprints very easily. Any smudging is quite noticeable”
