“Although not to everyone's taste, this watch is beloved by many. TGV on the Urban Gentry channel calls it "Dear Old Flighty". I never quite understood the love until I bought one. Now I get it. Wonderful domed crystal - alas, hardlex, but I expect it at the price. Crisp dial work, solid end link bracelet and wonderful build quality (it's a Seiko after all) lead the list of positives. My only complain is the pressed clasp - as cheap as they are it wouldn't add a lot to have a proper one. All-in-all, a super value for the money.
As for LIW - exemplary as usual. High-five to your team Marc!”
“Beautiful watch. Looks much better in person too. Simple enough to set up and use with a spec list that almost doesn't seem realistic at this price. The bezel and screw down pushers all work smoothly and it's keeping perfect time over the past month as you might expect with quartz (0 second variance over a month)
I have switched the bracelet to a strap, although it's not as bad in person as some images online may suggest. A lug to lug of just ~45mm and its overall compact look makes it one of the few navitimer style watches that fit my wrist.
LIW sent the item quickly and it arrived ahead of time- tracked the whole way which was reassuring. The box and item were also in great condition on arrival.”
“What else can be said about the Flighty? It's an icon and Long Island Watch made it a pleasurable purchase with no concerns or worries. It even arrived a day earlier than expected and was excellently packaged! I'm very happy with this buying experience and will choose Long Island Watch again! Maybe an Islander next time!”
“This is a great looking watch and for the price, it's nice that it generates compliments. The domed crystal looks great and the micro fine printing of all the slide rule details looks pretty cool. The seconds sub dial is so small that nobody notices the quartz movement. The case finishing is polished only and so-so but good for the price. The same can be said for the bracelet quality, ok for the price but you won't notice that once wearing the watch. You will get compliments for how looks!”
“You get a lot of bang for the buck with this watch. As an aviation nerd/enthusiast I really enjoy the slide rule, and the second time-zone hack for the alarm dial, along with the chronograph. I would've given 5 stars if the chapter ring wasn't misaligned, but that seems to be a Seiko thing these days. Overall, I am very happy with this watch; It looks much better in person, as you can really take in that domed crystal.”
“I purchased this item at the end of September.
The second time I used the chronometer complication, the reset pusher (B) stopped funtioning. When I press it, it does not come back to its original position. I can sometimes get it to work if pull up the pusher with the knurled ring.
I can't recommend this watch.”
