I LOVE these, Marc!!! Great choice to carry them in your lineup. Truly beautiful microbrand watches! I definitely want one!♥️♥️♥️

These look really sharp, I'll definitely add this to my wishlist. All the colors look really top notch.

Thanks Marc for sharing. Some nice looking summery watches. Great seeing micro brands displaying individuality and charm instead of the endless march of Sub homages in general.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Great watches for spring, summer wearing casual clothes (shorts & Tee shirt. khakis & a polo shirt, etc.). Makes me think of vacations on/near the water, or exploring coastal towns.

Color combinations are crazy.. By crazy, I mean awesome.

Love the colors and being able to rock a MA based business. Nice selection!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

Cool watches. Love the colors.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

That first one is absolutely gorgeous. Btw I got my blue dial proteus in the mail and it's so much better looking in person!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

I really like these micro brands, Marc. I would go for the orange dial.

These are really fun.

I wouldn't have tried orange and teal, but damn!, that works so well!!.👍

Those are nice. Great choice for guys who like more colorful watch options.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I love these watches.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

Have we reached the Age of good micro brands that aren’t ripping people off with “affordable luxury”

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Disrupting the industry!

@MrKumbayah

3 жыл бұрын

Alot of the "affordable luxury" brands are not ripoffs imo they are worth what theyre priced.

@oliverfasola19

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKumbayah what about MVMT?

@NathanChisholm041

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverfasola19 MVMT are high quality shitters! lol

@MrKumbayah

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverfasola19 oh i was talking about homage/knockoff watches like Tissell Pagani, Loreo, etc. Not talking abt fashion watches.

Thanks for the video on the Sea Venture! Your customers are amazing and your insight is always top-notch!

I agree that it is more symmetrical to have only the 12 and 6 numerals. I like the look.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

😍 The version with orange bezel/blue strap looks georgeous! Would love it more if the dial would be the same color as the strap. 😉 Size is decent, 20mm lug is a bit small for my taste (prefer 22) but the strap is amazing. NH35 choice is a solid choice!

That caseback detail is sharp af.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@balesjo

3 жыл бұрын

I really liked that too.

I'm in love with the orange-blue colorway... Sucks that a lot of the microbrands aren't available in Indonesia. :(

Nice watches.

Great to see a new brand. Fun colors too!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

nice watches size is good colors are cool, a watch to look into

Oh man it’s so hard to pick between them.

Pretty cool! Love the white on black date. Thanks for sharing them. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Now I need to somehow divert about $1500 from the family Christmas fund because they all look great. Actually, the price feels right, compared to brands like Shinola which easily charge 3-4 times more for something equivalent. Great find.

Would love to see some watches with RED dials! Everything out there seems to be black, blue or green and the ocassional orange.

@balesjo

3 жыл бұрын

Closest I have that has a subtle red to the dial is my Seiko Presage Cocktail watch ('Negroni') that looks almost black but at an angle in bright sun or room light the red comes out. I love it and it does elicit comments from people.

year of the MICRO!!!!!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Every year!

They remind me a little of the Zodiac super seawolf and I mean that in a good way.

Marc, love these watches. I can't decide which oneni like the best, they all are stunning.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, Lou

Nice looking I love the orange bezel never see orange bezel often, the lume looks weak

First one is 👌 ... Shame its not 200m, no need to be iso. They got it soo right otherwise. Maybe it's a mental thing? Love it.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Mental for sure.

hi mark - would you say many of the micro-brands are designed in the USA, and assembled from parts sourced around the world? (or maybe designed in USA, and fully mfg. and assembled elsewhere) just curious (as a bicycle guy, i know how incredibly difficult it is to do a full US in-house bicycle, and watch has to be at least as difficult )

Sales? Now we´re talking!

great great great now when is the next round of red octobers going to be released 8-P all kidding aside very good looking beach watch especially the light blue and orange. cheers M8s!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Bit of a delay, but working on it.

Beautiful - but it's another case of a name and design that speaks to a more robust water-resistance. When it speaks to "Seaborne" and "Sea Venture" I feel it needs a 200m. And before someone jumps in with the standard "No one will go that deep from their desk" comment, I realize that the 200M is usually a placebo for most, I still look for that rating in a tool watch.

Beautiful watches, not so much into that type of strap. Good looking, yes!

There are two people I trust in this world: Alex Trebek and Marc from LongIslandWatch.com. And now Alex Trebek is no longer with us.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

RIP A.T.

Have you heard of Boldr ? If so what do you think of the watches ?

Orange colors are too loud for my taste, but otherwise look well made. Not a bad deal for a microbrand.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, thanks Alan.

Really digging these. Would a 20mm metal bracelet work on these?

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Straight end, for sure.

I really like the colorful ones in this series, but $369 feels like too much for an NH35 watch with an inexpensive strap. Maybe this is because it's more expensive to run a business in the US, and if that's the case I'd like to hear some details because I might be more supportive. I have to say I'm thinking about that orange dial one... However I do love seeing more microbrands showing up on LIW, I hope to see that continue.

I think I'd prefer a white date window instead of reverse on this one, for symmetry's sake, white rectangle on the 9 - white rectangle on the 3.

Very attractive, but kind of in the middle of a pretty crowded field for basic microbrands with a basic movement.

how do you know that you were filming at a different time that you usually do if you did not have a watch on therefore you don't know the time.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Very deep question!

Looks like the Zodiac Sea Wolf!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

A bit, yup.

Have you tried a piece of duct tape over the red light on the video recorder?

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. I've actually discussed this before.

Lum-Tec did something similar with the dial on their G Series: lum-tec.com/collections/g-series

Light blue strap will attract stains esayly

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Any light color will, no?

Hiya,totally irrelevant comment but your video with TGV on Seiko was as previous great stuff.Quite a team.More please?

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Of course!

NO WATCH ON?? The world has gone mad. I got your email today and I do like the one in baby blue but I would off liked a bit more WR 100m is ok but at least 150m would off been better. Thanks Marc...

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I reckon the price is okay for what's there, but, is there a discount if one "opts out" of donating to dude's "local charities"?! Just asking for a friend.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. I don't think that's an option.

No watch on your wrist.....!? 🙈

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

SMH !

I would have been much happier with a bit higher price and 200M WR. I know most will never dive with their watches. I just think the function shiuld match their appearance. They are great looking, but not for me.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks for watching.

@jefferyneu3915

3 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch Unrelated...I am in love with my Phoibus Proteus Meteorite Dial! Thank you for making such a cool watch available at a price average people can afford!😍

Hi mark first

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, but nice anyway!

If I was to buy my shrieking 15 year old Californian cheerleading nephew a micro brand non-ISO diver then I'd consider one of these. I detest him but he'd probably wear it.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to read your comment but your handle distracts me.

Any watch with an nh35 or nh36 should not exceed 300$. But they look great.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@RonInNapa

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if I agree with the $300 thing. There is so much that goes into constructing a watch. Even engineering proper lug holes costs money. The sapphire crystal adds almost $100. You want to reduce QC on everything else just because nice glass was added?

@christopherairmax9280

3 жыл бұрын

I suppose. But at the end of the day it's just another watch made in China for 370$, albeit with an American design.

BFM.....Black Fridays Matter. LOLOLOLOL Let the buying begin !!!!

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

We will!!!!

Seaborne $369 on cheap nato vs Islander $299 on quality bracelet. Islander wins all the time.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

There's always a comparison to be made. I get that.

1st.

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

You did it!

Thats a little pricey. No one can touch islander in terms of value I dont know how you do it. I would love to see the islander take on a date just style watch

@islandwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Okay, thanks!

@jjjfffppp

3 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch just saw this fixed bezel mod. That looks pretty close. Looks sweet

I liked it untill you said 100meters that killed it

@vizuz

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, this kind of watch has to be 200m at that price point

@jackpreston9435

3 жыл бұрын

but are you really using it for diving?

@vizuz

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackpreston9435 If I owned a sports car I want it to be able to go faster than the speed limit, even if I rarely ever go faster than the speed limit in practicality. Else it'd be a very lame sports car if it couldn't. I want to be able to dive when I have a dive watch. Even if I rarely go diving. Else the watch is lame

@jackpreston9435

3 жыл бұрын

@@vizuz i hear you M8 but your analogy just goes to prove why you dont need the extra 100M. ALL cars can go faster then the speed limit but you will NEVER do the CARS top speed even though it can that would be beyond your capability. case in point yes you can dive up to your ability but you will NEVER dive 328 FEET. and if by chance you are a serious diver why the HELL are you still using a wrist watch?!? no modern serious diver EVER would. i Personally own a GT3RS and have quite a bit of track experience i i have yet to hit my cars top speed nore do i think i ever will due to the fact there is NO place in the US i can hit it. but thats another story. cheers M8!

@vizuz

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackpreston9435 a 100m water resistance doesnt mean it can actually go to 100m depth. Its likely way less than that. Anyway, there are lots of dive watches at this price point that go to 200m. So why wouldn’t i pick that one? I guess if you only care about design and not functionality of the watch. This watch looks like its made go diving with. Theres a strange cognitive dissonance inside of my that just refuses to wear a dive watch you cant actually dive with.