Agreed!

Yes, exactly and well said. It's just like the wealthy guys that depend on theirs daily driver Lexus or Toyota 4Runners to reliably travel.

@@squirelova1815 Laughs in Toyota Echo.

True

Is Grand Seiko any good???

Yea 50$ worth of upgraded materials for an extra 300$

@@matt4398 sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel insert 25 bucks a pop I don't think so...

@@andrewsmith680 For Seiko it's that or less.

Here! Here!

Really dont know why Seiko added that shitty thing

Agreed.

Haha I like the way you think

I removed the cyclops easily on my SNE435P1. Place the edge of a sharp knife between the cyclops and crystal. Give the blade a firm tap with the palm of your hand, and it pops off. There might be some spots of glue on the crystal, but it's easily removed as well.

@@golddragon8672 you don't know because you're too young to need reading glasses.

how much did you pay? i saw on ebay has it for $466?

I know!

@@BurntPlaydoh No argument from me on that. I was more pointing out how some folks complain about one aspect of a watch and how it needs this or that, but once their wishes are granted it's not enough.

@@BurntPlaydoh Around $300 is the price difference on LiW for some of the standard Turtle models vs the King Turtles with the rubber strap, yeah. Actually the SRP777 is $372 on LiW and the rubber strapped Kings are $595, so $223 actually. Though again, considering retail to retail (assuming the price listed for the King Turtles on LiW is close to Seiko's retail. I don't see them on SeikoUSA's website), it's not that big of a jump (IMO). The price listed for the SRP777 on SeikoUSA is $495. The PADI Turtle is $550. Not a big jump IMO. And as I mentioned, prices will eventually come down, or there's grey market and second hand pieces to consider. At the end of the day these are numbers on a piece of paper and value is pretty subjective, and what you actually end up paying could be very different from these prices, to be sure. I'll grant I wouldn't pay $300/$223 premium for the add-ons, and maybe not even $150, but I'm also not likely to anyways because I'll likely have options open to me later on for saving significant money over these prices. At the end of the day, people will pay what they think is a fair price for something they want, or purchase from the outlet of their choosing, so it doesn't really matter in the big picture.

Not a big fan of the logo. Would have liked the name Islander instead. When someone asks you what type of watch your wearing, just show them the logo and allow them to call it whatever they want.

Mark :-P King Fisher! Lol

@@Shino2600 😎

Thanks!

@@islandwatch Well... So much for patiently planning my first acquisition of 2020. 🤔 ⏳ - ⌛ = ⌚ Just finished ordering the ISL-08. 🤯. 😎

My thoughts exactly when I heard the price. Marc's Islanders are excellent!👍

Only tangible plus Seiko has are the dials; I really like the waffle pattern on the Samurai and the Save the Ocean wave patterns. However, spec wise, micros beat the piss out of macro brands.

Would be cool if the islander came out with their own custom dial. Not just black dial and their logo but something unique

@@hugedickerinokripperino5299 He has some other colors on some watches. Blue, Orange and yellow. All look great.

@@Mister_Phafanapolis The dials are cool, but I think you will tire of them in a few months. I have a save the ocean and wish it was a simple bright blue.

Thanks!

Congratulations on your first Turtle! That dial is awesome. I am sure you will enjoy the Turtle.. I have three and they are SO comfortable on wrist. FYI, I own 15 Seikos and have never had a misaligned bezel/chapter ring... not that it would bother me that much as it adds some character to the watch.

Random Uploader : Each to his own ... I love my classic Alfa Romeos that have been leaking oil since new. I call that character, others called it poor engineering. The value of my cars have just gone up, as have my Seikos from the 60s and 70s that have misaligned almost-everything. It is not that I love the misalignments, but it just doesn’t bother me. FYI, none of my new Seikos have alignment issues. I only shop at a respectable AD and they probably check them out before selling. If you buy grey market, then you just have to deal with what you get. Fixing alignment will not negate the price advantage of buying grey market, so just have it fixed.

Sooo, one year(ish) later. How's the watch going? As I write Marc has just done a giveaway comp with the Blue Shark King Turtle as an offering.

I think it does.

Of course, no Seiko video would be complete without people who don't own and probably can't afford Seikos whining about them in the comment section.

profd65 🤡Seiko fanboy trying to justify their overpriced watches

:)

@@loski1955 yeah just something different at least! A few months ago I walked into a Prospex AD. I asked to see a watch, and was dumbfounded by the price. $4500 for it!!! It was the "captain willard". I never heard of it until then. I could not see or feel a difference between that and a turtle, besides the hour markers. No way in hell I'd buy that. I'd rather get me an Omega. See, now there is a company with history as well, yet they keep the classic divers, as well as fresh and modern updated ones.

@@nightstalker824 For that you are paying for movie folk law fandom. Use it to buy a Sin U1 or U2 GMT for something different but solidly made and displayed.