“I love how unique this piece is. It fits my wrist well, the lume is fantastic and the dial really pops. The bracelet pulls some hairs every once in a while, but otherwise is very solid. I’m going to take advantage of the SKX bezel/inserts and swap it out for something that will suit the watch better(in my opinion). Shipping was super fast!”
“This is my first Long Island. As a collector of several swiss automatics, I am very impressed with the fit & finish, it punches way above its weight class for the price point.”
“This watch in beautiful. I love this watch and it been on my wrist since I got it 2 1/2 weeks ago.The blue/green, I’ll call it teal, sunburst dial just pops. The picture on the web site does not do it justice. Love the BOR bracelet. Lume is fantastic. Very comfortable. If you don’t have one get one as this is a must have”
“This is my third Islander watch. Had my eye on this dial/bezel combo since it’s introduction. What I’d rate as 5 stars: case & crown design/size/style/proportions, dial color/sandwich-construction. Beautiful sapphire crystal. No-date was such a perfect choice here. Minimal text on the dial is classy.
Reasons for my 4 star rating: hands & bracelet.
The borrowed “Marine Master style” hands are slightly chunky in this application. But the big ding is in the short length of the minute hand.
First, a positive about all of Marc’s Islander bracelets. The “wobbly” headed screw pins are genius (screws instead of pins are always appreciated). Unfortunately, the bracelet falls short of my other Islanders. I’d describe the style as “square beads of rice (SBOR)”. (The traditional “rounded BOR” have more three dimensional character where as these links appear flat and less interesting.) Edges of every link are sharp. The inner, links are the the sharpest. Thankfully, the inner links are not individual articulating “true beads” and sharp edges remain safely parallel to each other creating lessened ability to dig into the skin. The bracelet isn’t dangerous by any means. It just falls short of being super comfortable. Would I buy this watch all over again? In a heartbeat.”
