This Watch Can't Be Serious!

[@Rafik_Emil_Art]

Mr Jones Watches designs are so creative and so much fun, but i hope they change the lugs shape, those lugs take away from the overall design of the watch. Nevertheless they are great watches and have some very nice offerings. 👍👍

[@islandwatch]

thanks for checking them out.

[@WashingtonStatePhotography]

I have a MJW and solved the weird lug issue by putting a pass thru strap on it. Works great paired with a MN strap like Erika’s

[@1vegasdood]

The number cruncher was probably my first silly novelty watch and mostly I love MJW's commitment to creative fun in watches! BTW..Marc thanks for all your content this past year and wishing you great adventures in 2025!

[@islandwatch]

Appreciate that, happy new year!

[@adk7962]

A very fun way to start the year! Thanks!

[@stan12587]

I love these concepts, in fact, if I didn't just buy a watch then I would have gotten the desk diver. I also find Mr Jones watches really cool as well. I feel like one of these days I need to acquire one as well :)

[@MatthewClina]

Fun watches and a great video! Crazy to think that you would buy a $1400 watch for “fun” and then “forget about it” for a couple of months😂. That CW is probably 3x the cost of my most expensive watch. But then, my spendiest watch is probably an Islander😂. Happy New Year, Marc!

[@tomroeder7348]

The world needs more like you, Marc! Nice new watches, fun stuff!

[@islandwatch]

Thank you kindly!

[@timetowatch_francois]

Love that Desk Diver! Thanks for sharing Marc 😊

[@simonwright6882]

Love the number cruncher! My favourite Mr Jones model.

[@chrisdavis8399]

Glad to see some different designs. Breath of fresh air indeed! I own two Mr. Jones watches…the Perfectly Useless Afternoon and the M1. They are a joy and give me a big smile every time I look at them. Enjoy your monster Marc!

[@islandwatch]

I appreciate that.

[@ethanlareau3970]

Thank you for your refreshing “do what you want to do” perspective on watches. It’s always bugged me when people try to impose rules on what’s right and wrong, especially within a hobby that’s supposed to be fun! I have the Rocktopus, and I love it for all its silliness!

[@islandwatch]

That's awesome!

[@karlsenula9495]

You should wear the number cruncher and/or Desk Diver the next time you get together with TGV.

[@islandwatch]

👍🏻

[@Nudel-nc1cp]

100%

[@barrettwbenton]

A "seriously" fun pair of watches here, but the standout for me is the Desk Diver, which I got to see at the Wind-Up FairI I *love* that watch, and was rather surprised at the rather hostile reception it appeared to receive from some quarters of the Interverse where humor is apparently not tolerated in regard to dive watches. As usual, cool presentation, Marc.

[@ThePsychodo]

I have the number cruncher, really fun model to throw into the rotation. Agree it’s hard to read the numbers (early 50’s) but very well designed. They have so many cool designs

[@islandwatch]

Yeah. There is a rotating seconds wheel. I just can't see it.

[@DBW211]

Fun watches for sure- I own the CW DD and another reference of MJW (Enjoy the Ride) and both are fantastic and fun watches! By the way, I don't know how you do it all together Mark, run such a big business like LIW & Islander, a YT Channel and take time to reply to viewers and watch enthusiasts, always a pleasure and Kudos to you!

[@d_geraths]

I picked up the number cruncher from the retail store in London when I was on vacation with the wife. Think its a very fun watch and it gets decent enough wrist time.

[@islandwatch]

That's cool. I didn't know they had a retail location.

[@David-nx2vm]

Thanks for posting on New Years Day, Marc. When I saw the thumbnail, I immediately thought of John McEnroe screaming at the sideline judge! I like the CW Desk Diver - whimsical.

[@islandwatch]

Lol. Legend!

[@frostygill]

Happy New Year, Marc and EVERYONE at Long Island Watch Co! ❤️❤️❤️

[@islandwatch]

Thanks so much !

[@bcosVic]

Mr Jones - fun watches (a perfectly useless afternoon) and artistic ones (golden hour)!!!! Thanks for the video.

[@commandZee]

Both are fun and look great! Happy New Year everyone!

[@islandwatch]

Happy new year!!

[@AdAce21]

I love the number cruncher!!!

[@islandwatch]

Me too.

[@coffeeisgood102]

I totally agree that a person should wear the watch they like. I wear everything from Timex to Omega and love them all. My brother sneers when I buy a Lorus or other inexpensive watch but I don’t care. As long as I like the watch and can read the dial. I have several cartoon watches where the picture is animated and that is just cool. The newest addition to my Omega collection is on the way. It is the Marstimer X-33 which will be standard equipment on the mars missions.

[@herBD-777]

Pretty dope hoodie 😅 math nerd meets watch nerd.

[@islandwatch]

😂😂 That's me.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

That was what caught my eye more than the watches. Where’s the hoody from?

[@PixelVogue]

We need a fun TGV + Marc/LongIsland + Hugo version 🤣🦖

[@RedWhitePapi]

I own the number cruncher and I love it.

[@islandwatch]

nice!

[@robertsiringo2324]

I also have a Mr. Jones Number Cruncher. Love the watch.

[@islandwatch]

Nice! Good deal.

[@Frank-qs3pe]

Geeez I thought these were Swatches from the 80’s !

[@marksands-v8t]

the SPB473 is🔥 .. almost want it more than the SPB297!

[@mattwilliams7454]

I think I first saw Mr. Jones like 5 or 6 years ago. Totally agree. Very fun. I was looking into 01 the One and other alternative style time telling and Mr Jones came up. (Maybe this was 8 years ago?) Anyway. They're really cool

[@islandwatch]

They sure are.

[@candide1772]

I have been thinking of adding a Mr. Jones to my collection. Farr and Swit just released some fun digital models for great prices, the Retro Mix Tape Vol 1 digital watches for $35.

[@islandwatch]

You should grab one.

[@driftkid222]

What does the pusher at 9 on the number cruncher do?

[@islandwatch]

Nothing. Decorative

[@mantyisbad]

I have had the number cruncher since May 2022 .... love it!!! Great piece and people love it.

[@islandwatch]

It's super fun and cool

[@Time2WatchUK]

Very cool watch the big clock tower in the background is known as big ben Happy new year 🎉

[@islandwatch]

Thanks! Same to you.

[@watchmetwist]

Happy 2025! Those MJW’s were selling like hotcakes at last year’s W&W. I bet a lot of watch enthusiasts picked one up at the event (me included) 😊

[@vktravellog1242]

Oh I want one now

[@WAMwatches]

Cool watches. Almost grabbed the desk diver when it came out but I don’t have a real diver… so I figure I need the real before I can get the joke. Hahaha

[@islandwatch]

Good point, LOL

[@frankmastromauro5630]

Good videos - both watches are very nice

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for watching!

[@DmitriyKretov]

“The Office” vibes 🥰

[@greamespens1460]

How I about a Mr Jones Collab where each hour is the various stages of the ordering process with the second hand being you racing around each stage of the process

[@islandwatch]

😂 only a watch nut would appreciate

[@greamespens1460]

@islandwatch I got the idea of their swimming pool one and work never being done as there is always something else

[@sidwallace6053]

That seiko is a beautiful looking watch in my opinion and I’ll admit I couldn’t afford one either,my limit was spending €60 on a green seiko powered Berny watch lol

[@islandwatch]

The dial is unlike anything

[@ZStHope]

Howdy, is the sweater for sale? Cheers.

[@islandwatch]

LOL. I bought it onlne.

[@JaySmith-pv2mw]

I have started instruction for a Sport Pilot Certification. Do you have your PPL?

[@islandwatch]

Yes sir

[@donnyboon2896]

Yes

[@islandwatch]

:)

[@takethecurseOFFwashingmachine]

That Christopher Ward desk diver is so close to being a tool watch for my life it’s scary.

[@islandwatch]

😂 many can relate.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

Might want to reconsider your life if that's true.

[@takethecurseOFFwashingmachine]

@@halfsourlizard9319 it’s all good, I’m having a pretty good time

[@NattyKing1]

Wooow we need video about CW Bel Canto 😍

[@Bob_Smith19]

He already made one

[@islandwatch]

Did that. Look in the archives. It was over the summer.

[@MrSteveESQ]

Some of these are the equivalent to a cartoon/humours tie.

[@islandwatch]

Yes. Good point.

[@CACOPHONIE]

Still i didn't able to get a diver's watch 😢

[@islandwatch]

Sorry!

[@CACOPHONIE]

@islandwatch no worries Mark. Stay blesaed. HNY.

[@ChristianPhilosemite]

Its called the Elizabeth Tower, not Big Ben. Thats the name of the bell itself :)

[@islandwatch]

thanks!

[@troublemakingpups5787]

I think the number cruncher used my likeness on the dial. LOL 😂🤣🐶

[@islandwatch]

😂😂😂😂

[@Horizontalvertigo]

I hate that the Desk Diver feels the need to put the punchline on the dial as if you're too moronic to figure it out. The main issue w/ Mr Jones watches is the iffy case/lug design for me, that said I still adore my "Promise of Happiness". Extremely fun way to get a complication into the collection, & it rhymes with those extremely expensive enamel dials out there. Also I like tigers (:

[@islandwatch]

thanks for watching and commenting!

[@arphos8328]

I'd love to see Marc carry more brands in 2025. I want a Steinhart Ocean One, but I'd rather deal with Marc over Gnomon. No offense to them, but after having my card get declined twice and trying everything on my browser to see if it was some security issue with no results, I gave up trying to deal with them. With Marc, I've never had that issue.

[@islandwatch]

Tell Steinhart. They refuse a USA dealer.

[@arphos8328]

@islandwatch That's a shame, I didn't know that. In that case, more Islanders this year for me then.

[@josephgriffin1065]

You forgot to mention the turtle watch you sell!

[@islandwatch]

Good point!

[@richardsims3847]

I could not resist the MJW that has a rotating Orca and jump hour.A student from Milan won a design completion and they put into production.They are based in Camberwell,South London and cheap fun.

[@islandwatch]

Awesome!

[@johnnyj.817]

I picked up the Spinnaker x Spongebob Work/No Work. full lume sandwich dial, and they removed the date and put the hour hand onto the gmt axel so you get a 24 hr dateless jumping hour watch.

[@islandwatch]

Yeah, we had that one recently. Super cool.

[@willwetherington]

Hey, Marc. Have you ever had a chance to get that Mickey Mouse watch that I sent you fixed?

[@nkonig1]

I’ve got the Number Cruncher. Got it engraved. “Aaah! Daddy Monster! Scareweee!!!” Something to that effect! 🤣 My other half got it for me for Fathers Day. My son used to love being scared by me pretending to be a monster during his bedtime routine.

[@islandwatch]

Love it!!

[@jorgefierro8241]

I thought this was going to be a joker watch from the title.

[@islandwatch]

😂 I thought about it.

[@goonerlegend1504]

MJW have some great fun pieces... I have 2 in my collection as a 44 yr old

[@azdbuk]

I would love to tour their operation in London.

[@islandwatch]

That's awesome 😎

[@jtlynn23]

I bought my wife the Mr Jones "Interrobang" model a few years ago, and she loves it. It's so great to see a company genuinely having fun creating their products.

[@islandwatch]

My thoughts exactly.

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Your Fibonacci hoodi is awesome!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@bngr_bngr]

How about reviewing a flik flak diver😂

[@islandwatch]

😂

[@unknownriderinbound]

Surely, you can't be serious!

[@islandwatch]

I am not joking, and don't call me serious.

[@ashneel]

lug to lug is too much unfortunately

[@karlsenula9495]

As a corporate guy I really like the Desk Diver and can definitely relate LOL.

[@islandwatch]

For sure

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooope]

Marc Frankel: The watch enthusiast’s watch enthusiast.

[@islandwatch]

😁

[@stevenwymor1398]

I totally dig the Mr. Jones Number Cruncher. And cat vids are still a thing, not on KZbin, but definitely on Instagram. The CW Desk Diver is hilarious!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for the info!

[@Bob_Smith19]

As much as I like the designs the price of the MJW pieces are a big deterrent. From the outside they seem over priced. Surprised to hear you say it’s a good value. I will disagree on wearing it to a wedding. The loss of social norms is one of the reasons society is in the shape it’s in. I think we need to bring a lot of them back. Dressing for the occasion is one of them. I travel for work and seeing people wear pajamas on a plane is infuriating. It’s like their parents never let them grow up.

[@islandwatch]

I think getting something original for under $500 is a nice treat.

[@leohidayat6811]

I did wear the promise of happiness to a wedding once.

[@islandwatch]

Lol. Good satire.

[@rag_man673]

I need a fun watch, though I find all my watches fun, I need a "fun" watch.

[@islandwatch]

Maybe an MJW

[@karlsenula9495]

Jody once had a fun inexpensive digital watch that you could transform into a mini robot. Great for starting kids in the hobby.

[@islandwatch]

That’s a pretty good idea!

[@colonelkernal297]

First

[@islandwatch]

Nice.