The Islander Manhasset: A Short Review
I received my Islander Manhasset in the mail today, after waiting impatiently most of the week. I was torn between the rose gold dial and the ice blue dial, but ultimately went with the rose gold. I’m glad I did, because in person this dial is really something else. The bracelet is comfortable, and the lume on the 3-6-9-12 indices is great. I was happy to read that this model has a sapphire crystal (as opposed to something like hesalite), screw down crown, and 100m water resistance. The exhibition caseback is nice as well. I did have a bit of a problem getting the bracelet sized, because I stupidly took it to a jeweler first (I didn’t trust myself to try to resize the bracelet with no experience). They couldn’t get one of the pins out, but when I took it to an actual watchmaker, he got the bracelet resized no problem. So I guess the take home message here is: don’t go to jewelers if you need something done with your watch; see a watchmaker.
In all, I’m happy with my purchase and will likely buy from Islander again in the future. I love my new watch!
Student, from the southeast. Love anything Seiko, Seiko mods, Casio, Tissot, and Islander watch. Working every day toward my grail of a white-dial 36mm Datejust on a jubilee bracelet!
Congrats! Very nice and love the rose gold colorway. Islander is making some quality pieces. A Northport is on my list.
Wow that dail is awesome ! Enjoy the bracelet is nice as well.. had the chance to buy one 2nd hand but the seller flaked lol
I love the Manhasset! But I only have the "boring" black version. 😀
I love the Manhasset! But I only have the "boring" black version. 😀
This version looks amazing
I have the ice blue myself and generally like it. I thought it might be a bit small as I have a 7 1/4" watch, but I am quite happy with how it looks on my wrist. The only shortcoming it has is that the legibility is not as good as I would like given the light blue with the silver hands and markers.