This is a great timepiece. I put it on a red and black NOTO style strap and it is an eye-catcher. Lots of com-lements. Keep up the GREAT work!!!!

This watch is, for the money, a great addition to any collection. Great lume, keeps amazingly good time, rock solid bracelet and overall 'feel', this is a watch that I take swimming, hiking, and do all manner of outdoor yardwork without thinking twice. I run a distillery and on bottling days this thing gets knocked around quite a bit; no issues at all. Lastly, clearly this watch is modelled closely after the first generation Seiko monster. I like this one better if for no other reason than the bracelet has screw in pins and the original was pin and collar. One slight criticism: the bezel is not tight and tends to float with incidental contact. Aside from that worth the money and I doubt any purchaser will be disappointed.

Great watch. Love the feel, fit and finish for the price. Love the matte blood red and the pop of the white dracula's teeth-esque indices. Bracelet is nice, but tends to stick a bit to the skin or pull some hair, but I find myself still preferring this bracelet over other NATOs or leather straps in 20mm. Definitely a monster for the price - can't go wrong with a long island watch.

I am incredibly pleased with this watch. I hav 2 Seiko Monsters and the Islander takes it to the next level, from bracelet chrystal and movement . I am just waiting for other versions to be produced to get another. This is a lot of watch for the money and service is great at Long Island Watches

Just received my new ISL-59 yesterday. Love the red dial. Bracelet was the easiest I've ever sized. I think it's great that Marc is about to recreate the best features of the long out-of-production first/second gen Seiko Monster, while giving his watch enormous upgrades (crystal, bracelet, etc.). Plus, you could never get a red dial monster, and this one is just gorgeous.

I was really blown away by what you have done here with this Gen 1 reinterpretation. If I made a list of (my own) desired mods, it would nearly match: Gen 1 dial with new color, sapphire crystal, hacking/hand-winding movement, Gen 2 crown, bracelet screw links, nix the diver extension on the clasp, etc. I took away 1 star due to the very loose bezel and, for me, I liked the original bracelet taper to 18mm (minus the weird link "step-down" section). This bracelet tapers from the lug "flare out" but only narrows to 20mm at the clasp (net-zero taper). It is more substantial all around but not as comfortable to me.

I'm 13 and my Dad bought me this watch to celebrate my graduation from elementary school here in Peterborough, Ontario. We both share a love of watches. Red is also my favourite colour and I feel like I have received something that will become an heirloom. Amazing watch and I can't wait to try it out in the lakes and rivers!

I am really happy with this watch. Even though it was designed to be a Seiko Monster homage, for me it ended up being the Oris Aquis 'cherry red' killer. As much as the watch media has tried to hype that cherry red Aquis, for me it just didn't live up to its $2300 asking price. When this red Monster came along at a 12th the price and had more features I pulled the trigger. The Islander gave me the same steel rotating bezel, a day/date complication, strap options not available with the Aquis (I ended up buying a Zuludiver beads of rice bracelet for my Islander) even though the Monster style factory bracelet with screwed links was perfectly adequate. The watch has been running at around +2 to 3 seconds/day. The ISL-66 has a less cluttered dial and more closely mimics the cherry red Aquis's dial if you want that, but this red Monster had a 1mm smaller lug to lug than both the ISL-66 and the Aquis(48mm) and a better crown position for smaller wrists. I was a little hesitant to buy a 42mm watch but it wears closer to a 40mm, not at all obtrusive or oversized.

The Islander #ISL-59 "MONSTER " is absolutely fantastic. The domed sapphire crystal is beautiful. The fit and finish is perfect. The bezel is buttery smooth with zero back play and it lines up perfectly with the seconds designations on the dial. Add to this a solid, perfectly matched bracelet and you end up with the BEST Islander watch of them all,imho. The green lume contrasts beautiful with the muted-red dial. I own watches 5X the price of this watch but can say they hold no advantage over my Islander Monster. Marc,my hat is off to you. This watch is perfect.