I have a problem here guys. I may need to get this watch:
Islander 42mm Automatic Aviator-Pilot Watch with an AR sapphire crystal, type B dial, luminous hands and markers, and a leather strap.
www.longislandwatch.com
I had a bad experience with Laco awhile back where the movement was faulty and if the watch was bumped the second hand would stop moving for a second or so. I returned it. Now Laco has real heritage behind it and this one certainly does not. However, I've been watching this guy Mark's videos since I started getting into watches and I like him. He has a store up in NY called Long Island Watch. About a year ago he started his own brand, The Islander. He makes a bunch of different models. A lot of them are Seiko dive watch homages with quality of life upgrades. I already have a few dive watches and I'm not really on a diver's kick right now. I do not have a pilot watch in the collection.
Now a true pilot watch wouldn't have a date window so that's not the best. Also a true type-b pilot watch wouldn't have the hour hand extend past the inner hour marker circle. So those are my two gripes with this. Besides that I really like it and have been waiting for it to come back in stock for a while now. It has the workhorse Seiko NH35 movement so that's a plus and I can rest assured I won't have the same issues I did with the Laco. Also pilot watches are known for really cool lume and this one is no exception.
Here are the specs:
Watch Features:
- Movement: NH35 Automatic (self-winding, hand wind, hacks)
- Case: Stainless steel, 42mm x 12mm thick. 48mm tip to tip
- Back: Engraved screw-in back
- Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire
- Band: Leather strap with signed buckle
- Water Resistant: 100 meters
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This would be my first watch with an AR coated crystal, so that's cool.
Hey Scotch, don't you have a Hamilton pilot watch? I seem to remember you talking about it but I don't want to search through all these pages. I really like the one they make where the hour hand is partially skeletonized so the hour marker is visible when the hand is over it. But that one is significantly more expensive.
IDK/I think I will likely pull the trigger, especially since I returned that Seiko 5 today. Also I had another stap party with my SARB tonight and realized I have some very cool 20mm natos that go well with it. So I won't get the fancy bracelet for the SARB and instead I'll use the money I was going to pay for that along with the returned 5's cash to get this guy...with that mind bending rationalization, this will only cost me $33. Hah.