New Islander Port Jefferson with Traveler GMT

C'mon then, what's the complaint? It's like one of those Tik Tok stories in loads of parts, c'mon man! 😂

Yeah, there's 10 things I like. You won't believe #7!

Okay, the one bad thing is the minute markings are too microscopic to be useful. There are way too many divisions, so when setting, or trying to read a precise minute, it's pretty much impossible to distinguish.

Yeah, OK, I had that discussion with a mate the other day, when I set my watches I'm anal as fuck so I have to get it to the second, then when I actually look at the time I'm vague as can be - it's 'about twenty to' or 'about five past'.

My tip, set the watch on a major marker, and then don't worry about it.

I am Captain Accuracy! I have many watches that set themselves via atomic clocks but I have a special place in my heart for mechanical things and I love that I have a little tiny power station powered by me that drives hands to vaguely tell me the time on my wrist, I don't need that tiny accuracy level in 99.99% of my life, it's been hard but I've learned it now.

(BTW, they've only put all those markings there so you can't tell that the alignment is off so you'll complain about it! 😄 😄 )

Yeah, I had to wait until a 5 marker to set the time today. I know it’s a minor thing, but I enjoy and appreciate precision and accuracy.

TL;DR Although I absolutely love accuracy, no one else does so it doesn't actually matter!

I know exactly what you mean. I had to 'learn' that:

• If I want accuracy I choose a radio controlled quartz watch - I have several.

• If I want vaguely accurate I choose a quartz watch - I have several again

• If I like a mechanical watch I wear it and dont' worry about accuracy.

Now, I don't worry about any of the above because I have properly looked at how I tell the time from a watch, I am far from accurate.

The only thing I want from a mechanical watch is that it runs fast so I don't miss trains, planes etc, anything else I can deal with.

If you really, really love accuracy then mechanical movements aren't for you unless you can afford a spring drive and then we're in another game altogether!

Please don't get me wrong, I've gone through all these learnings over the years and I am bound to be several tens of years older than you and I don't want this to come across as patronising, honestly, don't worry about the accuracy, other people don't and it'll only add stress.

Yeah, OK, I had that discussion with a mate the other day, when I set my watches I'm anal as fuck so I have to get it to the second, then when I actually look at the time I'm vague as can be - it's 'about twenty to' or 'about five past'.

My tip, set the watch on a major marker, and then don't worry about it.

I am Captain Accuracy! I have many watches that set themselves via atomic clocks but I have a special place in my heart for mechanical things and I love that I have a little tiny power station powered by me that drives hands to vaguely tell me the time on my wrist, I don't need that tiny accuracy level in 99.99% of my life, it's been hard but I've learned it now.

(BTW, they've only put all those markings there so you can't tell that the alignment is off so you'll complain about it! 😄 😄 )

I took a break from Islander purchases as I have found I wear them less-often than many of my other watches. This Port Jefferson, however, beckons me from the rocky outcroppings with its intoxicating siren song.

Yeah, OK, I had that discussion with a mate the other day, when I set my watches I'm anal as fuck so I have to get it to the second, then when I actually look at the time I'm vague as can be - it's 'about twenty to' or 'about five past'.

My tip, set the watch on a major marker, and then don't worry about it.

I am Captain Accuracy! I have many watches that set themselves via atomic clocks but I have a special place in my heart for mechanical things and I love that I have a little tiny power station powered by me that drives hands to vaguely tell me the time on my wrist, I don't need that tiny accuracy level in 99.99% of my life, it's been hard but I've learned it now.

(BTW, they've only put all those markings there so you can't tell that the alignment is off so you'll complain about it! 😄 😄 )

Port Jefferson is my hometown! Love to see what Marc is doing with Islander!

BTW, I’m not seeing ANY minute markers. Is it just me?

It seems the minute markers are the full length marks, but with 27 marks between each five minute marker, you have to zoom in with a macro lens to be able to tell which those are.

Yeah, I couldn’t resist this one with the discount.

What was the discount and do you know if it’s still on? Just discovered this watch!

There was a super bowl day discount texted to those signed up for the VIP text announcements. It brought the price down to $499. I believe it was just a 1 day thing. The text VIP program has some pretty good deals and early offers, etc.

I'm pretty sure they still have a 5% off first order discount, and you can also sign up for the crowns club rewards for 1 crown per $ spent, plus you can get a bunch of crowns for doing tasks like following on social media that can add up to quite a bit of savings. It's a good program.