Seiko Killer? Islander Debuts 4 Stunning Automatic GMTs under $350!

[@brewwatchco]

Looking great, Marc! -J

[@islandwatch]

thank you, kind sir!

[@ArexRee000]

The blue is badass! I don’t need a 5th Islander… I don’t need a 5th Islander…

[@islandwatch]

Yes you do! And a 6th :)

[@Manh7861]

I'd love an islander dive gmt! Gmt function with a normal dive timing bezel please!!

[@JohnClarkW]

Good luck, I think I am at 8 now, and trying to resist the next one. I have a thing for GMT watches, so this has been a rough 6 months or so.

[@J_Benn]

Marc, I love how Islander have developed their own visual style and design since you started. Can't wait to see versions of your Miyota GMT.

[@SilverOilman]

That white dial version is perfection!

[@islandwatch]

thanks!

[@marinoint]

Really hope there's a 38mm version available, because a lot of us don't have big wrist or don't want a 40mm+ case.

[@momomunsta8887]

I hope the white goes on sale for Christmas holidays. Want to get my first watch and was looking for a silver bezel gmt with a white dial and boom here’s one that is affordable! It’s Perfect

[@iowabassman4701]

So glad I've waited for this offering. Have almost pulled the trigger on most of your GMT offerings. But none were quite perfect for me. The white waffle dial is it! Just received tracking details. Can't wait!

[@islandwatch]

Great to hear!

[@iowabassman4701]

​@islandwatch after a slight snowstorm delay, it's here. Everything I hoped and more. Being able to track 3 timezones with offices in Ireland and China was key for me. Will be back again!

[@TheChaz5504]

You need to start offering your after market bracelets with that clasp- I think people would love that and pay the premium for that option! Great job on the watch btw :)

[@zenderfall]

The blue one is my favorite of these! Marc knockin' outta the park again!

[@islandwatch]

thanks so much.

[@zunuf]

I've been away from the watch world for a bit, but you're still my favorite. Your watches really give me the feeling brands like Seiko used to give me. No showing off wealth, or talking about how the watch could do 10 Gs in a fighter jet. Just fun designs at a reasonable price. It's like you and your customers are both thinking, "What if we tried this combo for a design?" and it doesn't need to be much more complicated than that. Separate watch heads and bracelets/straps would be sweet though.

[@matthewjones8322]

Your watches just keep getting better. Love it.

[@islandwatch]

thanks!

[@UGA.D]

Damn nice! I lament the relative lack of dive GMTs out there. So many watches have the 24 hour markings on both the dial and insert. Fine for 3 time zones, but a dive bezel is more useful to me. The fact that you made these SKX based means one could swap the insert to a dive insert all day long. Bravo! And it IS a dive watch after all!

[@Robespierres_Ghost]

I understand you have to control the cost to offer a competitive price. But the adjustable ratchet clasps on a bracelet really helps complete the overall package. This is a step in the right direction.

[@CG-Bloxfruit]

There is San Martin too,but the case of these are Seiko style which I love,well done Mark😊

[@jaymt1982]

Marc doesn't miss! So far every watch he has come out with has a variation or two that I absolutely love!

[@timetowatch_francois]

I may be late in noticing this but, is it just me or did you bring up the quality level of your camera and colour grading 😎👍🏼 Your intro looks great! Not only you have great watches (love the clasp and that "pancacky" crown!), you now have great quality images to showcase them. Thanks for sharing.

[@danbrown7857]

Looks absolutely terrific, Marc! And “Islander” looks perfect under the logo! Smart move! As an aside, I had the DD sapphire I purchased from you installed on my Bambino Small Seconds. It absolutely transformed the look.😊👍🏼

[@zambonidriver42]

The gold dial Pogue is my favorite.

[@islandwatch]

thanks for letting us know.

[@douglascheesman]

Two of my buddies have bought linen dials in the last couple months…I love the dials you’ve been releasing. May have to pick one up sooner rather than later.

[@Frank-qs3pe]

Marc the watch looks awesome! For a personal preference I would like to have seen an orange bezel to match the seconds hand on the white dial .( I saw it on a much more expensive watch and it looked great). Apart from that, the white dial is beautiful. 👍🏻

[@mikeg6008]

The blue is my favorite too!

[@islandwatch]

:)

[@bryanprice7897]

I saw this and I simply had to have one. This has awesome speck for the price. I can't wait to get mine in the mail. Mark I love you and TGVs videos. This is gonna be my first michael brand purchase. I'm glad it was yours.

[@lgroves336]

Outstanding Marc, I hope you sell a million of them. You know how to design a watch!

[@johnnyj.817]

sweet lord, just as I was eyeing the blue jfk for myself, you guys come out w/ these… btw, friend loved the dark and stormy from windup as a belated retirement gift.

[@JohnClarkW]

I like the blue waffle dial so much that I bought the non-GMT you did like that one. I think that was one of the earliest Ryan designs that made it to the public. I really like the yellow accents on the second hand, and bezel.

[@24leed]

I finally bit off on the white dial version today. I cannot wait to get it 👍 The blue dial might have to be next.

[@thetattedpharmacist3215]

Love the gilt and black man, that thing is pure fire! Reminds me of my Citizen Promaster Diver in black and gilt. Love it on the oyster too. Great job man! Oh, wanted to mention too, picked up one of your Samurai bracelets and it’s fantastic on my King Samurai, so again, great work Marc and your team!

[@rorymcclellan3740]

Bravo!!! If any of these are still in stock when the times is right for me to add a gmt to my collection, I think it might have to be an islander!

[@TheSrAtlanta]

Attention to detail MUCH appreciated! Loving the blue and Pogue dials!

[@finenavaljewelry5798]

Great job on the dial text font, especially the depth rating in italics - small detail but it really elevates this line now.

[@jeremysmith9696]

the white dialed Lume speacking of 8bit. the waffle reflection looks amazing.

[@islandwatch]

thanks!

[@joshsteuterman2363]

I have been watching your channel for awhile and love the new watches! The blue looks awesome!

[@jorgeconj]

Yesssss!!!! The Pouge is my favorite and Im saving for it. You nailed the retro look with a twist of modern. To me the hands should have been of a red tone color. And the 24 hand mabe black. But I know it all comes to manufacturing and costs. But it is a beautiful piece. Also saw the JFK whit cluds. Exquisite touch on the cloud dial.

[@migy5031]

Great designs and specs as usual, Marc! To my eye, however, the O style bracelet works better on the white and blue color ways and the J style on the two gold ones.

[@Maxman92]

That blue waffle GMT is 🔥🔥 going to pick one up for my dad.

[@christianmichaelis4201]

Best Islander yet for me! Knocked it out of the park. Cheers.

[@Mike-In-O-Town]

I am so headed to website later today to buy the blue dial version. Excellent color way and I love the Jubilee bracelet. And when you can get stock on these bracelets (with the slide adjust clasp), I'm going to buy another Jubilee for another watch I have.

[@islandwatch]

thanks Mike, and thanks for the suggestion

[@reesebroekhoven3962]

Technically the Pearl Lauge is actually called engine turning. But marc FANTASTIC job on the new watches yet again you my man are KILLING IT and wish you nothing but years of success with them happy new year

[@bobmclennan1727]

That orange-GMT-on-white-dial look is proving to be timeless (and surprisingly versatile.)

[@georgecupac1202]

hi Mark, i just received your skeleton watch and i absolutely love it. thank you Mark.

[@roycedot]

I like how you went with the Islander text under the circular logo. Crazy how you keep offering more for less with the clasp and movement! I got the Brew Metric and white Casio oak with different color words in ‘23 - great minds

[@johnboyd7158]

Looking really good, Mark. Just when I thought I had all the watches, you popped these up. And, yes the blue is amazing. Perhaps the same watch in a deep green? Nicely done.

[@alex-vo2hf]

These looks so good Marc. I was wondering though if you guys plan to work with the Miyota-9075 for people who prefer a true GMT?

[@BAF605]

Seconded.

[@islandwatch]

we will

[@BonnerRepublik]

Both are "true" GMTs. One is a caller GMT and the other is a traveler GMT.

[@shj2000]

Me too! No more GMTs for me until I get a 9075.

[@jayruggiero1315]

The blue dial is awsome! With the 24 hour chapter ring, throw on a dive bezel, total package. I dont need another watch...but i want one of these. Great work.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@ElCid_86]

I can’t decide between blue and white 🤩 😅

[@infinitekronos]

Great looking watches!! I like the blue and the pough!! I really like the micro adjust too.

[@ricradoineds]

The waffle white/silver dial is very clean, very cool style! That clasp is really a step up congrats on that micro adjustment on the go. In the version 2.0 would be great the crown ate the 4 o´clock position. Best regards.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks a bunch!

[@danbrown7857]

The blue dial is stunning!

[@dennismiller4062]

Very Nice Marc! The clasp is freaking awesome! The white dial is my favorite!

[@nickinportland]

That white gmt is sick, love it.

[@vktravellog1242]

Marc is killing it! Love everything you are doing!

[@alek123ish]

Great watches mark. The only think holding me back of buying one is that logo and the "Islander" text on the dial.. take a look at what San Martin did with their logo, which improved the brand 10000%. All the best.

[@YouTube_is_full_of_trolls]

You beautiful prince! You fixed the clasp and gave us on-the-fly micro adjustment on the bracelet 😊 Okay, now I have serious choices to make... San martin or this :)

[@islandwatch]

You’re welcome 😊

[@YouTube_is_full_of_trolls]

@islandwatch Thank you for the reply. That made my day :) I look up to you as a person and respect you greatly. Also, thanks for all the great content and tutorials, etc. I've built a lot of knowledge from you, and I've had hours of enjoyment listening to you here or on the urban gentry. It's great to see someone successful who genuinely seems to deserve it. Cheers!

[@markkuzminski3922]

These look great Marc. Although they are very appealing, I'll hold out for your Miyota 9075 based GMTS.

[@Jason-hv4eu]

I like them. Blue and the Gold dials are my two favorites.

[@RobertRobert-zh2ez]

The blue dial with yellow gmt hand looks great, and those are the colors of my Alma Mater.

[@snacklofter]

Superb! ALSO Happy New Year to you and all your team Marc!👍👍

[@DavidV4444]

Stunning - one of these will be my next purchase!

[@nedflanders3769]

Looks waffly good! 😅 put a Miyota 9075 in it, and I’d be willing to pay a little extra!

[@JMJ51]

Wow, these are amazing! Now just to decide between white or blue... 😮

[@appjresq]

Blue one is really nice... great job on this collection!

[@DavidTorres-zp1ef]

Beautiful watches. I really do hope Islander brings back the GMT JFK with this new clasp.

[@JoeyAnswer]

Yes! black & gold. Hopefully we see a black & gold diver.

[@claudtalkz2194]

This morning I was thinking, what are those guys at Island Watch up to - it’s been awhile then BOOM - homerun!!

[@67NewEngland]

- I appreciate how you kept the crown fairly thin. I hate an oversized crown that wears a hole in the back of your hand. I wish more manufacturers would go with a thin crown.

[@enqueue100]

Great looking watches! My personal request however is to bring back the Republic GMT with a lumed 24-hour chapter ring and timer bezel.

[@marcusgalo8355]

These are gorgeous and exactly what I am looking for, it's just a bit too big. Would you ever consider doing a 38 or 39 mm version?

[@chriscon8463]

I’ve often thought the polar Explorer II would be perfect if the bezel turned (so I could time stuff I cook on the grill). I really like your white version!

[@islandwatch]

thanks so much. seems alot of other folks like it too!

[@unacarafea567]

That white dial is super nice. The only thing I'd change would be to make the hands and indices trimmed in black so they would stand out a bit more against the white dial.

[@islandwatch]

Okay, thanks

[@trappedindc8678]

What color do you think they’re trimmed in . Looks like black to me.

[@unacarafea567]

They are the same color as the case. They might look black when the light hits them just right.@@trappedindc8678

[@BrandonIslander]

That Black guild version is sweet!

[@islandwatch]

sure is, thank you.

[@triscadec]

Nice.....blue one is very sharp. I used to wear a watch for years a long time ago, but stopped for some reason, even before wireless phones. About every 6 months I go through an "I want a watch" phase, which turns into research, followed by analysis paralysis, and then the urge to buy passes. I visit your site all the time though. You have a lot of nice stuff, and my interest is in the GMT style. I recently saw a "simple mod" to turn the current Seiko GMT into a Pepsi style GMT with sapphire crystal and an angled bezel to soften the watches vertical profile. Not sure there's such a thing as a "simple" watch mod, but the flat bezel is what I don't like about these Seiko style watches. The first one in the video with the metal bezel....if it had the blue sunburst dial, and an angled Pepsi bezel, would meet all of my needs. Gotta watch that mod video one more time. I've replaced the battery on my iPhone, how much harder can swapping a crystal, and bezel be on a watch? Famous last words....

[@TheFuturisticVintage]

Nice work Marc!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@ijrm37]

Everything is awesome but would be better (and willing to pay the difference) for the Miyota GMT movement. Great work though Marc!

[@tahasaleh4697]

Beautiful watch! Any plans for a unidirectional diving bezel version?

[@chronocommander007]

Very nice looking with a lot of attention to detail.

[@williamo.2519]

Great job! Love the white one!

[@Manh7861]

I'd love an islander dive gmt! Gmt function with a normal dive timing bezel please!

[@doug5030]

Was really excited to see this modern islander SKX GMT pop up on your site so I watched the video for more details and I think you just missed making a must have watch. The jubilee bracelets belong on the blingy gold accented 215 & 223 while the more toolish 214 & 215 should have been paired with the oyster bracelets. At first glance I really like the blue 214 but I can't figure out what's going on with the small lume markers on the inner side of bezel. They seem centered on bezel numbers 2-8 but not 10-24? Sorry Marc it's a pass for me.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Blue looks cool

[@TheBimmer74]

Great watches Marc!, I like the black one and the blue ones the best! What would it add to the cost to regulate the movement? The reason I ask is that every watch I have handled with this movement is running with a beat error of 0.7 min and as high as 1.1 with the exception of Vanbanner which comes in at a 0.1 beat error and it is regulated to +4 seconds per day. Of course this one trumps everything valuewise with the overall construction and that on the fly microadjust. It has to be the best value with the NH34 movement right now. Great work!

[@islandwatch]

Sorry, that's something we don't offer. Just doesn't fit with our sales model.

[@alaththar819]

white dial + oyster style bracelet would be 🤩

[@law0472]

Looks great I wish they had a black and silver model.

[@SolomonsChalwa]

I would love that pogue with a silver coin edge. The clasp is perfecto.

[@kidcxspr-xw6kg]

would love to see a GMT with a purple/black two tone sapphire bezel! crossing my fingers for one

[@ChrisKuwait]

Loving the blue and the gold face. Tempting lol

[@thebenjani98]

These look great, any plans to do a smaller version?

[@walkinginfourk]

Love the watches, would love to see a 38mm version w/ a timing bezel & 24hr GMT chapter ring.

[@mattwilliams7454]

Very well priced. Good looking watches

[@matthewyonkman5692]

Sweet looking watches! Potential name: Islander Commuter

[@E9EXPO]

Awesome watch. Reminds me of an explorer 2

[@Reaching117]

Mechanically speaking what makes the toolless micro-adjustment different than a diver's extension? The fixed positions?

[@loganholmberg2295]

wow another homerun mark. I love the ISL-215.

[@jonathanschamuelian6338]

All great colors, love the blue, the clasp is a little chunky, but still a nice watch overall

[@islandwatch]

It is, but it is cozy.

[@chandude3]

Had and skx007 when i was younger and sold it which was a mistake. Went to get another a few years later only to realize they had discontinued them, so i grabbed a SRPD9. Was pretty dissatisfied with the alignment of things and no screw down crown, felt like in comparison went down in quality. Got an ISL-18 and I couldnt be happier with it, just wish the bezel was a little bit tougher to turn.

[@kylebarns]

Beautiful watches Marc.

[@Nathan.W1696]

how many clicks is the bezel?

[@djr4840]

Marc, we need an “East Ender” Field Watch, inspired by the Hamilton Khaki…show us on the east end some love.

[@OhYeaMista]

I bought that yellow g shock last year for the beach / gym! My wife hates it lol.

[@Anirossa]

Really happy about the factories in China starting to make some affordable quick adjust clasps, such a great quality of life feature, making it hard to go without them, after trying it. Would be great if you would sell some quick adjust clasps that fits your aftermarket bracelets (the 16mm width). I would buy another bracelet and a couple clasps if you did, (with reasonable profit margins) Wouldn't mind if kept the casp blank or with a small stamped Islander emblem. :) Quick adjust is great! Otherwise, any idea where its possible to find quick adjust clasps that fits the 16mm width of the islander bracelets for the 38mm seiko solardiver?

[@nickyhathiramani7861]

Seiko dropped the Ball , Marc picks up the Ball and runs with it , everytime you said waffle , I ate a waffle. Great watches , will pick up the blue one.