Islander Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-12

I got this last week and I’m very pleased with it. I have small wrists and this watch wears very well. The lume is good and easy to read. The strap it came on is comfortable but for personal preference I put it on a rubber dive strap. The drilled thru lugs made this an easy swap. I would do business with this company again, and am already looking at an ISL-19.

The recipient of this watch (fireman leaving our dept.) was absolutely blown out of the water by this beautiful build. Cream of the cream,..and one very happy Island watch owner !!

This is a nice watch. It arrived quickly, and I am very happy with your service and product.

Excellent watch, as far as features and specs go. I love wearing it. The one thing a would like to see is a different strap. The one supplied almost feels cheap in comparison with everything else you're getting. If there's anyway to get this in the store with a decent rubber/silicone band, it would put it over the top. I tried it on a one piece NATO for a while, but the bulk of this watch plus being lifted off the wrist a bit just feels and looks a bit odd IMO. I understand that keeping them at $299 is a big deal, but I'm sure many people are inevitably spending the extra $20-50 on a rubber strap anyways. After throwing on a new band, it's likely become my new beach/athletic watch.

I took a chance buying the ISL-12, and I'm glad I did. It wears great on my skinny wrist. Easily serviceable, hand winding, hacking, double dome sapphire crystal and a great price makes it unbeatable. It actually shipped on time! I can't wait to order "Your Watch, Your Way," once this COVID-19 stuff is over. Just buy it, you won't be disappointed. It's a keeper.

From start to finish my experience with Long Island Watch company has been very pleasant the watch I got was of exceptional quality and I just love it and this won’t be my last purchase from Marc as I have my eye on the yellow and orange islanders! I cannot recommend this watch enough overall a great experience!

Overall the watch is well made and I like it. Has a solid weighty feel. Clear upgrades over the Seiko Turtle. I'm not a big fan of the strap that came with it. It's very stiff and the hardware is huge and clunky. I'm planning on trading it for a rubber strap. My only complaint about the watch itself is the bezel has a very large amount of play. I would recommend.

I own several special edition Seiko diver watches, Citizen divers, Hamilton field watches, a Marathon JSAR, and a bunch of run of the mill digitals. My watch-buying trends toward the more affordable, rugged, utilitarian with a few nicer "go to church on Sunday" models mixed in there. The Island ISL-12 fits right in to any of those categories. It comes with the features many folks pay extra to "mod" a Seiko with (double-dome sapphire, ceramic bezel insert), takes the normal Seiko Turtle bands, looks dashing on the canvas band it comes with, and stellar on the Strapcode 22mm Hexad-O "Boyer" stianless band when I want to dress it up a little. If you're reading this, you are probably toying with the idea of buying one. Just do it. You won't be disappointed. The ISL-12 is on my wrist these days more than any other watch I own. I'm wearing it right now, in fact.