Love the chrono/alarm model sir. Thanks again for the time and effort you put into these.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jake!

The seiko alarm went off the first time and I looked at my wrist 😂 I like the sound

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

Pin and collar is more secure than screws. Perfect application for a dive watch!

I have the perpetual calendar - excellent watch, i love playing with the various complications

Over two years since i bought my black and grey samurai from you Marc and i still love it. Not a mark on the Chrystal (i admit to babying it because i appreciate it’s handsome new looks) and it works great. Looks awesome on a bond nato too. I prefer the nato to the original spec bracelet and now you’ve just mentioned the cool Strapcode bracelet options available, I’m seriously thinking of checking them out. 👌🏻👍🏻

The Seiko Perpetual is such an under appreciated watch. I have the white and black versions. AND This is a Leap Year so I'll be recording the date flip when it happens.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

it's gonna be a late night!

Love the Poster! I have the perpetual calendar (from your store) in the rose gold. it's amazing!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for watching and buying!

Mark the samurai looks fantastic on the crafterblue blue strap, matches the watch face perfectly

I like the Perpetual Calendar! Very nice! Thanks Marc!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steven.

Talking about Seiko SPC131 - alarm subdial can be used to track 2nd time zone in 24h format. Don't know why Seiko is not telling it loud, but there is a page in manual which tells how to do it, and this is not the only Seiko chronograph which can do this functionality. There are also some solar models with the alarm, which can be used to track another time zone. According to what I just said this watch is quite incredible - Perpetual Calendar + 24h chronograph with 1/5sec. step + 2nd time zone in 24h + alarm. Battery life is about 5 years.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

I agreed, but I also think it's so hard to read!

@user-et8vm9cc3t

4 жыл бұрын

How can you use the alarm to do this? I have a Zeppelin chrono with an alarm subdial, and once you set it, it shows the alarm hour. It doesn't change, unless you set it. I don't see how your alarm can work as a GMT subdial, except if you mess up the reference time. But even then...

I always forget the quality of the seiko until you show them. They are great watches thanks for the insight

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loving that Samurai BIG TIME!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@toddgaak422

4 жыл бұрын

I have that exact watch. I love it. I gets more wear than anything else in my collection.

That perpetual calender is gorgeous. Wish I had the money to buy it today!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

It's gorgeous

I heard that alarm! Great watches! I love the Samurai and daily wore mine for the longest time before getting my SRP777 Turtle. Even on my 6.5" wrist, I think the Samurai wears very well. Of the "entry level" Prospex watches (they are entry level, right?) the Samurai and the Turtle are my absolute favorites. As for that perpetual calender, I love the railroad hour markers. I'm getting into chronographs recently (especially Seikos, of course), and this one is definitely on the radar. There's a lot going on with the dial(s) and such but it's a handsome piece. Islander Samurai with NH36 so we can have a Samurai with both day and date wheels? ;)

I bought my first samurai from you two years ago the PADI.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Thank you

Perpetual Calendar Haters: I'll be 122 in 2100 and I need a watch which will not mess up then.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, I hear you!

@michaels3003

4 жыл бұрын

The way things are going, in 2100 people will refuse to believe that it is not a leap year...

@michaels3003

4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to know that you will live over 120 years...

@johnburnett5377

4 жыл бұрын

I too will turn 122 in 2100.

@manny7886

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaels3003 - Yep, It's because 2100 is divisible by 10 and 100.

Great artwork!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Love the rectangular indices (batons) of the Samurai

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

I agree with you that perpetual in solar would be crazy

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy. . . . crazy awesome!

@Ilestun

4 жыл бұрын

Casio's Edifice are perpetual solars for most of them. It just doesn't show the complications but it takes into account the month and the year even tho it only shows day and date.

I own the perpetual calendar. I definitely still am glad I bought it. This video doesn't do the watch justice.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I missed the perpetual calendar last time it was in stock so I jumped on it this time. Can't wait to see it. It's way too big from my 6.75 inch wrist, but I'm prepared to look ridiculous in exchange for the pleasure of wearing this particular horological marvel.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!! btw, no crowns yet for your watch.

I love my samurai! It is nearly like the one in the video, but is the "Save the Ocean" or "Great White" edition with the waves on the dial

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Those are really nice!

@MykalHall

4 жыл бұрын

I have the Great White Samurai as well. It’s on a bracelet for going out and the Pepsi version for my beater watch. Samurais are the best. I’m trying to avoid buying another chronograph, as I own this SPC131 but those Graf Zepplins 7680-1 and 7680-2 look amazing.

@FatherPatriot

4 жыл бұрын

@@MykalHall Call me old fashioned, but I don't like chronographs. I would rarely have the need to use the extra functions and, for me, it makes it more difficult to read the time. A day-date is about as complex as I care to own, even though chronos do look very nice.

Speaking of devil, we want Sapphire bezel inserts for the samurai. Haha. Cheers, Anton

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Ok!

Love it!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

The SPC125 is a cleaner version of the same watch with a gorgeous deep blue dial you might like. Not sure if they're available to you, but it's worth a look.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

It isn't, unfortunately.

Hello Mark ! Curious , did your father have a thing for watches ! And secondly i have seen a lot of you tube watch channels and to be truthful yours is the best ! Thirdly ! So there is a thing after all called perpetual motion !! Cheers 👍

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Yes, my dad was into watches

Gorgeous watches

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I really like the perpetual calendar. Can you give me the weight in grams, please? I wish it was 40mm diameter but if it is lightweight it might work. I have a 6.75-inch wrist so not sure if it will be too large.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

You can email us and we can weigh it.

Thanks Mark!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Pshaw, I had the seiko chrono.. in fact I think I bought it from you!!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Great!

So about the SPC131P1, the bottom dial shows the 24hr time all the time but when you set the alarm it shows only the alarm time until alarm goes off? Or does it go back to showing the 24hr time again after you set it? Thank you.

Wishing that you carried the Coutura Solar Perpetual Calendar chronographs. No battery changes! Seiko claims these will run 5 yrs, but my experience with the batteries these use is more like 3 yrs and that's generous. Use the month/date feature, or especially the chronograph much, and you'll be replacing it more often.

Pin and collar afford a very secure interference fit. Screws can easily loosen on there own without a drop of locktite, and I always worry about stripping the threads. It just a nightmare if the don't know and lose a collar.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Many of us despise them :)

I just got the Presage SRQ025J chronograph....for $1500. This $129 watch is a great daily substitute and one I will buy simply for the alarm function

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Very useful.

Love everything about the Samurai, except the weight. Tried to live with it, but ultimately sold it. I’d throw so much money at a lighter version

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

That's ok, glad you tried it out.

@ollianddelphine

4 жыл бұрын

They did a very similar one it titanium.

@Jstatham1979

4 жыл бұрын

Ollie S Interesting, but I prefer the stainless color

hi Mark..i don't know if you know this but there is in fact a newer version of the perpetual calendar reference number is spc253 .. is smaller around 40 mil and they put a type of jewel in the smaller crown

love my samurai, only complaint is the chapter ring and crown being slightly cantered by a half mm or so but it really doesn't bother me as much as it does others, ive thought about getting the new save the ocean samurai but I just don't have a justifiable reason as I have a blue dial Ball Fireman NECC that I enjoy a little too much lol.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it all works out well for you!

I wish the perpetual calendar watch was not only solar, but not quite so big.

@ama770016

4 жыл бұрын

Check out the seiko SPC251P1.

These are literally the two Seiko’s I own (orange dial on the Samurai, but same otherwise). Both great, though I have found that after about 10 years of ownership the Perpetual has developed a few errors in alignment on the date functions.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

you should be able to adjust that

I LOVE❤YOUR WATCHES

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

If I have a lot of money, I'll buy an automatic perpetual watch. If I have enough money, I'll buy an automatic diver Seiko 5. Currently, I have an automatic Seiko 5. (it's super convenient: never stop, watchable in the dark, can see day of the week. Love it) To me, automatic is a must 😁

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

An auto perpetual would be awesome!

You need a full size poster of the ISL-09, it deserves a full size on its own.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

As a curio, it's briefly interesting. As an actual WATCH, it's so complex that it takes too much effort to read accurately. A glance often needs repeated. Mine was half price so I'm guessing these don't fly off the shelves by the thousand. Want a PerpCal? Get a GShock.from Casio. Same information presented but an IQ test isn't needful to read it quickly.

They updated this in 40mm and sapphire it's definitely an improvement

The Samurai is a great watch. I one time I had 5, I recently sold 1. All of mine are not made in Japan. I’m really not liking what Seiko is doing with there recent releases. Saw that they have a green Samuri, it’s over $600. Your price for Made in Japan Samurai is very fair.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

How to set am pm on perpetual calendar?

Amazing review, I love your format, and the shots do the pieces the justice they deserve. I still don't understand all the hate for pin and collar though. Link removal is easier for your typical watch owner, and they're not going become baggy and fall out. Also, you have the strength of the whole pin holding the bracelet together, instead of a few minuscule threads that must strip more easily. What is it about these two formats that makes one universally acclaimed and the other so shunned?

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks; glad you approve!!!!

Marc my good man. Have a question about the Islander divers, can we get one with a scalloped bezel?

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

We aren't modding them, but the parts will fit.

@biketron

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch Thank you for the information. If you create a new version of the Islander diver a scalloped bezel would look great!

Will you be showing the SPC253 P1?

Question about the date of manufacturing, is it the first 2 numbers of the stamped numbers you referred to? I have an older seiko, the first 2 numbers are 02, 020070. Am I correct to assume that my watch was made in February of 2000? I dont recall exactly when I bought the watch but its discontinued and late 90s to early 2000 would jive with my memory. Thanks

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

possible, but you also have to use the movement type/version to decade date it

@ralphkroll8142

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch from what I've been able to make out on the watch back, 7T32-6K19. Any help in decoding would be appreciated. Says Japan mov't. Thanks

Islander watch should turn into best sellers!! 😎

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

They are!

What about the orange samurai? Is it discontinued too?

@Costaz666

4 жыл бұрын

Look on amazon.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Nope; SRPC07 is still around.

REALLY digging that white / blue Islander combo. What do you think of Seiko upgrading the Turtle to sapphire glass and all the other upgrades? Looks like you've got competition. lol

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's awesome, especially at 600 when an Islander is half that.

I need all the Sami’s!

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Start a collection!

@daletaylorjr.4786

4 жыл бұрын

Long Island Watch already have 🤣

hey Mark, i wanted to buy seiko skx 007 from LongislandWatch but i am not sure how much the shipping cost will end up being, i am living in Prague, Czech Republic, is it worth it buying from overseas? Cant really find any deals here in Europe. do you have any advices for your European customers, and do you have any European buying from you?

I wish that perpetual has moon fase too

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome!

Correct . . . 2100 skips Leap Year and you'll have to spin the date forward from Feb 29th to March 1st. Leap years are skipped on century years except those evenly divisible by 400, which means 2000 observed Leap Year, and the next one to observe it will be 2400, with 2100, 2200 and 2300 skipping it. Of course, that's presuming the watch is still working in 2100, and that it's running on Feb 28th - Mar 1st 2100.

Any idea if or when this watch will be back in stock ?Orient Kamasu Green Dial Automatic Dive Watch with Sapphire Crystal #RA-AA0004E19A

You should offer that poster for sale!

Is this the most affordable branded perpetual Calendar watch? Or is there any cheaper branded alternative?

Looks great, but why all these Seiko are so thick and diameter is so small? Have you got any idea? 45 diameter and thickness not more than 10mm would be better. A perpetual exists is 3 versions minimum maybe more.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

It's a diver, not meant to be thin I guess.

I was thinking the same thing before you even said it, looked at the product page and was like "damn woulda bought it right now if it were solar". What a missed opportunity

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

For sure.

@colmfarrel4742

4 жыл бұрын

I seen people say that about other watches what difference does that make?

@curtisxxu

4 жыл бұрын

@@colmfarrel4742 for me personally, it's just the comfort of knowing that the watch will be self sufficient for decades at least. Something about knowing I have to change to battery every few years makes it much less attractive

@colmfarrel4742

4 жыл бұрын

@@curtisxxu But a battery is like 2 dollars and takes 5 mins to change.

@curtisxxu

4 жыл бұрын

@@colmfarrel4742 it's not about the money or time. It's about the comfort

Great looking perpetual! 👍

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it sure is

Marc, not many people know that 2100 will not be a leap year. My guess is that it will be a hot one.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Yup!

That Samurai is one thick boy.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

It wears it well.

I need to try a Samurai, I have a turtle and I am not a fan of it either.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

You'll love it!

They could’ve made the chrono smaller had they not done the tachymeter which no one seems to like nor need.

Love this perpetual,when I wear it,I get a lot of positive comments.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous watch

@jasonemanuel9070

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch good Complications as well,love staring at the dial😁

Price on the perpetual, did I miss it?

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

$159

Proto Turtle FTW

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

Where can I get a new bezel spring for my samurai? I think mine is spent

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Seiko most likely.

Please bring a cheaper version of the samurai, an islander of course

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

:)

@ForeverUnknowing

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch I'll echo this request. An Islander Samurai would be cool!

Wait, I thought Seiko wasn't letting you sell the JDM models anymore..?

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

This isn't JDM.

The samurai great wat

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

"Modified Gregorian?" The Gregorian calendar includes the century years not being leap years except if multiples of 400. So in a sense it is a modified Julian.

Every time I see a Samurai I wasn't previously aware of I think, "Oh, _that's_ the version I like best." I'll never understand artificial market segmentation; reduced sales become self-fulfilling prophesies. Samurais are special because they get the subtle colors other non-luxury Seiko divers never do. And then there's that short, fat hour hand. And the date-only complication you'd otherwise have to pay more for with Seiko.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

I love this one!

When is sotc coming?

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

I know, right? I owe you one. Just takes alot of work!

@vincentyzer1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch haha! Nice!

👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

:)

The hours arrow hand on the samurai is too short... It should be touching the inner border of the markers...

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry!

@dashrendar3774

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch Don't be... It's not your fault... I'm just giving a useless observation.... Cheers!

Sorry, it‘s by far too big for, say, medium sized wrists imho. Nevertheless, I don‘t hesitate to say that your reviews are outstanding. Keep on that great work, please.

@battistasavieri8942

4 жыл бұрын

I do tell myself that it is meant to be oversized, have one, love it and have a rather small wrist

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas!

I'm curious why you're not a fan of the Turtle?

@jmount411

4 жыл бұрын

The turtle is a big watch I have a 7 1/4 inch wrist and it's on the borderline of being too big for me. I've also had mixed results with the 4r35 movement. Had a save the ocean turtle and it ran -35 to -45 seconds slow no matter what I did. Got it regulated to -5 and 2 weeks later it went right back to running incredibly slow. Ended up swapping out the dial into a SKX and putting everything else in a drawer. Have a mini turtle padi edition and it runs like a top. Have had 3 seikos with 7s26 movements that I've used and abused and they all still run within -7 to +12 which to me is acceptable. I guess everyone's mileage varies.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Just didn't appeal to me. BUT, put my logo on it, and my spin, and I'm happy.

@Sunfade38

4 жыл бұрын

@@jmount411 Regarding the 4r36 movement, mine averages a 3 second loss per day over the course of a week with a low of 2.4 seconds, and a high of 3.8 seconds.

@jmount411

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sunfade38 ya know just after having the accuracy convo about the 4r36. I looked to see what accuracy people are normally getting out of the 4r36. Most peoples results are positive +or - 10 seconds per day and my second watch with this movement runs incredibly well so I guess my original specimen was a anomaly running absurdly slow. I don't really have anything bad to say about Seiko as my more premium watches from them have all been stellar besides one exception. Any company can put out a lemon once in a while.

Ditto to a previous comment on using the alarm for a world time instead of an alarm.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

You could, sure.

:)

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

:)

In 2100 you will just need to set it in march 29th to the first do that every 100years

I flipped a Samurai for a turtie. Big mistake...

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain!

@hambone988ubet

4 жыл бұрын

What do you not like about the turtle?

@Bob.martens

4 жыл бұрын

@@hambone988ubet The biggest mistake was selling my second Samurai, not (really) buying the Turtle.

Chopping off hourly indices to make room for subdials... That's a no-no for me.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

We will get you next time!

Samurai is a lovely watch, but it shares the most awful clasp with the turtle. The diver's extension is the most painful, unpleasant thing on earth.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

It is simply functional; agreed its not the greatest.

@johandebondt5749

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I put mine (Padi) on a CrafterBlue rubber rightaway. A lot lighter and more confortable.

FIRST

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

Hey Mark, how about selling me one of them posters? Throw a signature on it and it would look awesome framed in my hobby room. There's money to be made here Mark. What do you think about this? Love your channel and videos. Continued success to you in the future...... I'm out. Peace ☮️

@michaels3003

4 жыл бұрын

The signature would be more expensive than the poster... Maybe he could throw the poster in.

@michaelhargis7036

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaels3003 I agree. Mark and his company are here to stay. He is going to be a known player in this field. An early signed poster by him would be a huge deal in the world of collectables.

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Too big, too bad

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

You talk to much

why do you always wear 2 watches at the same time? it sux

@islandwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Because I want to. Why do you make condescending comments? Cause you want to. So just let it be.

@igorcicala7

4 жыл бұрын

@@islandwatch U can do whatever you want but wearing 2 watches at the same time is stupid. I mean every time you do wrist watch check on 2 wrists :D you look like an idiot.

That 15 second countdown BS, that not one single diver on the planet cares about, needs to be done away with, it totally destroys the symmetry of the watch.