“I've had my eye on the Alpinest since watching TGV's review and after hearing that they we discontinued I had to have one. I had been looking at less expensive offerings on ebay, etc. but when I saw that Long Island Watch had some back in stock I didn't mind paying a little more for piece of mind.
I love the watch and the only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is the strap. Do yourself a favor and pick up Strapcode's jubilee bracelet to pair with the Alpinest. The combination is beautiful!”
“Great watch as I had no problems with the band on it just it needed to be broken in. Great time only +7 a day and the hands wonderfully reach every thing they need for timekeeping. Only a fool would miss getting one and Marc with his videos made the efforts worthwhile. Angus bracelet was later bought to enhancing appealing watch”
“Ordered my Alpinist from LIW on the 5/10/2018 and received on 17/10/2018 in South Australia using the standard $5 USPS option. Could not fault the watch in any shape or form! Except for the strap, which is as bad as all the reviews suggest. Thanks Marc for an excellent product and the quick delivery.”
“The first time I ever saw the alpinist was in one of Marc’s you tube videos. At first I was not impressed and totally agreed with Marc about not understanding why people would go crazy about this watch. It seemed to me like the same as a JDM Toyota Camry. But if you pay close attention to the video, Marc replaced the original strap with the oyster bracelet and his opinion completely changed about the watch. He got so excited that... I decided to get the watch. I lucked out, logged in LIW website, the rest is history. Not only I bought the sarb017 but also the sarb065 at the same time. My wife liked the Alpinist so much she wants one too. Logged in the next day but they were sold out. Replaced the original strap with a Hadley Roma tan honey leather and picked up the gold from the face. Loved the watch and will be wearing it during L’Eroica vintage bicycle race in Tuscany next week. Thanks Marc, great doing business with you.”
“I didn't think I would ever be able to buy a Seiko Alpinist, as they had been discontinued in February. Marc apparently received an order of old stock and notified me. I immediately pounced on it, before he sold out. The watch arrived quickly, and was nicely packaged. I have swapped out the original leather band for an Alpha Shark NATO strap. I think I will eventually get a Strapcode "super jubilee" stainless steel bracelet for it as well. It is a very pretty watch (if you like green dials, which I do).”
“I had been hoping to pick up a Seiko Alpinist for at least a few months, especially as I watched its price climb as they became harder to get. I was, however, hesitant to buy one without being able to readily verify the watch's provenance. Amazon's various sellers, for example, were a no go. I first contacted Marc in May, 2018, and he was extremely attentive and helpful. (He responded to my email in exactly 5 minutes!) He assured me that he was attempting to bring in more Alpinists and that he would try to keep the price very close to his original selling price. Fast forward to early August when I received my Alpinist, and I am happy to say the watch arrived as promised, was sold at a great price, and--believe the hype--is a real stunner on the wrist. I wholeheartedly endorse Long Island Watch and especially Marc--he's a knowledgeable, humble, stand up guy who is a pleasure to do business with. I look forward to many more happy purchases. Thanks, Marc!”
“Five stars to LIW for obtaining a no-longer-in-production JDM watch for me. And the watch itself is extremely pretty and appears authentic. However, two things detract from the watch. The (brown leather) band it came with is the ugliest and stiffest watchband I've ever seen. That was expected and easily remedied with a new band. And my cheap Timegrapher 1000 says the watch loses 27-32 seconds per day, and that seems to be the case on my wrist. That, too, can be remedied. But you would think it would be closer. A sarcastic "thanks, Seiko"; but a sincere "thanks, Mark."”
“I wanted to get the SARB017 to complete my Seiko 6R15 trio including the SARB065 Cocktail time and the SBDC033 BLUMO. With the green alpinist being discontinued, prices are going up, but Island Watch still had them for a reasonable price so I got it. The green face can be a little polarizing but I wear it when I hike so it has a kind of organic presence out in the woods that i like. I had browsed the IW site several times prior to buying this and everything on that end with ordering and receiving promptly was great. I certainly would order again from them.”
