“This watch is the ideal size and very good quality at this price point. The dial is eye-catching and draws in light with the sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating. Well done”
“This is my 2nd review of this watch b/c I decided to wear it none stop since I received it and I couldn't resist letting everyone know that, boy oh boy is that bracelet comfortable! Marc makes it easy for us to come back time and time again (I'm on my 6th Islander).
This one is a charm to wear, legibility is great, the crown is so easy to handle and doesn't dig in as much as the previous generation, the texture on that dial as well as the color scheme makes me smile every time I look at it, which is many, many times a day :-)
The price for this quality watch is simply incomparable … or close to incomparable to other brand watches (maybe a Phoibos comes close to this, but barely).
Once again, I'm floored by the ceramic bezel tying in so well with the flat sapphire b/c when the light hits both of them, it's just a superbe light show right on your wrist.
Go ahead, I dare you to press the "Order Now" button! :-)”
“This is my first Islander branded watch, but not the first watch I've bough from LIW, and as always - the service provided by Marc (and LIW) is unparalleled! I'm not sure why anyone would buy a watch that LIW also sells, from anywhere else, their service is that good!
LIW hit it outta the ball-park with their recent series of waffle watches (ISL-88, 89 and 90) but this one in particular caught my eye, and it just looks amazing, in pictures, but even more so on the wrist!
Along with the awesome colour combination, the 3 position over-sized crown with lack of crown guards, and Marc's sneaky bracelet design, make the ISL-89 standout above most other SKX inspired watches I've bought, and sold. I was expecting the bracelet to be exactly the same as the Strapcode's I purchased from LIW along with my SKX's, but that wouldn't be good enough for Marc... He sneakingly improved the male end links on this (and I assume all LIW) bracelets, by perhaps making them a little beefier and sloped downwards a touch more - resulting in the most comfortable fitting bracelet this 6.25" wrist'd reviewer has ever experienced on an SKX type watch.
I did reach out to Marc letting him know that on the ISL-89 I received; the 4 to 11 hour indices didn't line up perfectly with the chapter ring, and the date wheel or window alignment/position isn't perfect also. He quickly offered to send out a replacement. but I declined because when you consider the price-point, service and value added when buying from LIW - this watch really is perfect!”
“I just received this ISL-89 (Sept 2, 2021) and I must say that the design is even much cleaner and sleek when you see it "live". That's on top of the highly polished ceramic bezel which ties in well with the flat sapphire crystal ... and that lume!!
What draw me to this watch initially were 1 - the "pancaky" and oversized screw-down crown which, in this "new" configuration is really easy to handle and makes the watch easy to adjust and 2 - the silver chapter ring makes the dial pop out even more.
Maybe one last thing; I really love the logo but also love the fact that the word "Islander" is spelled out at the 6 o'clock position in a different color which matches the color of the second hand.
Bravo! Great work.”
