“This watch is absolutely beautiful! I bought it for myself as a birthday present and it's been on my wrist for about 3 weeks straight. It has stayed within about 10 seconds a day. I waited a while to pull the trigger on an Islander, but I'm glad I finally got this one! The waffle dial is really fun to look at and it plays very well with the sapphire. The big crown makes for a classic look. I couldn't be happier with this watch and the price of definitely right!”
“Marc and the Team at Island Watch knocked it out of the park with this one. Great to look at, especially the waffle dial. It can be worn for any occasion, every day, business, and social. It is keeping very accurate time, measured against the Atomic Clock, within 15 sec per week or less. Only my Citizen Blue Angel is more accurate as it is connected to the Atomic Clock. I am hoping I can get a rubber strap for a little variety. The Lume on the Ceramic bezel is hard to find at any price. Also, it's very comfortable. The Island bracelet is really nice.
I alternate this with my Islander Pilot Watch.”
“This is my 4th LIW and my favorite yet. All have excellent build quality, look great, and are beautiful. This color combination is great. I love the touch of yellow and the case shape. Shipping was super fast. Always an easy transaction with Marc. To date, I have bought 5 watches from Marc and numerous straps and mod parts. This is my go to shop.”
“What initially caught my eye about this watch was the freshness of its design. Whilst the handset in particular could be said to be 'reminiscent' of (i.e. lifted from!) the Seiko MAS62, the rest of the watch is individual and not just another boring 'homage' to tried and tested old designs. I realise there's only so much you can do with a reasonably-priced dive-style watch, but I think Islander have scored a home run with this one. The specifications are more than adequate at the price point, and on the wrist the watch looks great and runs well (within a few seconds per day). The build and finishing quality is excellent too.
As a footnote I must mention Marc's outstanding customer service. By some unfortunate accident, I managed to lose the bezel lume pip somehow. I emailed Marc about this, and he promptly emailed back offering to supply a couple of replacement pips at no cost. Furthermore, because I live in Australia and normal post is pretty slow these days, he said he would send them by FedEx, again at no cost to me. He even offered to reimburse the cost of having a watchmaker instal the pip - which turned out to be unnecessary as I glued it in myself. I can't think of any other watch seller who would go this far (and this quickly) in helping a customer. Because of service like this, plus the value for money of the products, I would have no qualms in buying from Island Watch again.”
“My first Islander and really impressed by the overall quality except for the clasp - there were some sharp edges around the clasp itself. I switched it out with a standard Seiko stamped clasp. Now it is perfect. Case, dial and bracelet are good and well made.”
“The use of the accent color was amazing, and the yellow on the silver chapter ring was perfect. I never would have expected this color combo to be something I liked this much.
It also has all the good stuff you expect from an Islander, sapphire crystal, solid end links, lumed ceramic bezel, drilled lug holes, screw down crown, and a quality milled clasp.”
