“I received my "Ice Blue" in the mail today, and wonderful surprise! First of all I wasn't expecting it for another 2 weeks. I'm in Canada and international shipping has been dreadfully slow since Covid. How nice to discover that little cardboard box sitting on my stoop. And no additional duties or taxes to boot! As some of the other folks have said, the Ice Blue is even more striking in the flesh. The gorgeous waffle dial shimmers beautifully from all angles. The bracelet has a similar affect and is matched seamlessly to the case. It's a heavier watch, no question, but it feels like quality all way around. I am delighted with this purchase. Nice job Mark and crew!”
“Awesome watch! Lost about 20 seconds but that's after about two weeks of wearing it. You don't normally get this type of accuracy from a watch at this price point. The ice blue waffle dial is absolutely stunning and photos simply don't do it justice. Very happy with this watch so far. I've got my eye on Mark's new line of Islander dress watches for my next purchase!”
“I did not expect to like this watch so much. I didn't expect for the day/date wheels to align well. I didn't expect the double domed crystal to be subtle and grab my attention at the same time. I did not expect it to fit so nicely, even on a small wrist, and with a nicely milled clasp. As for accuracy, someone is clearly regulating the movement at the time of casing. I'm getting -3 sec/day for 14 hours of the day. Overnight, it does lose about 3 sec/hour--I think due to moving the day and date wheels, but I'm not a watchmaker. Overall, this blue timepiece far surpassed my expectations--the perfect grab-n-go for summer.”
“I'll start with the negative. Since I received this watch over two weeks ago, I have not taken it off. This has made my other watches jealous and now they're not speaking to me.
Now for the positives. The watch is beautiful and though it is heavy, quite comfortable on my 6 1/2" wrist. . I appreciate the fact that the bracelet has screws making adjustments very easy. Watch bracelets with pins are a nightmare. Even repair professionals have a tough time with certain brands such as earlier Omega Speedmasters which have double pins in each link.
The blue dial is stunning and a beautiful match to the blue bezel. The industrial looking bracelet matches perfectly with the case angles. I also appreciate the large crown making it easy to adjust. As far as accuracy, when I first received it, it was almost dead-on, but as it has settled in, it is now running between 2 and 3 seconds slow every 24 hours which is chronometer territory. This is quite good for a Seiko automatic as other, older Seiko automatics such as my orange and black Monsters are running 10-15 seconds slow per 24 hours.
Service and delivery were excellent. I received the watch withing three days.
I highly recommend this watch. Mark keep up the good work.”
“Beautiful watch!!!! I would give it 4.9 stars only because depending on lighting and angle it's hard to see the hands
If they where black like on the ISL-28, definite a 5 rating
Which BTW is on it's way to join my Islander collection!! ;-)”
