Hi Marc. It's a beautiful watch. The tail as you call it, I saw, is referred to as the tongue, and in Japanese culture if the tongue was to point to the wearer it would be considered rude, so it has to point away, hence being on upside down as it were. We might have Teddy Baldassarre to thank for that information. I was only interested having just bought the Alpinist which is made in Japan and the same. I love that kind of frosted vanilla look on the dial. Truly stunning. Thank you.
I read that it's so others don't see the tongue when you are raising a glass for a toast. These are for cocktail time of course! But also, since it's on a folding deployant, it's so it operates the same as on a metal bracelet. If you put it on the reverse way it would feel... odd trying to put it on. Yes I have tried it both ways.
@@CP-fm7zy I'm fairly sure that it was Teddy who explained it, I may be wrong but it's said to be across all JDM models of Seikos sporting leather straps. I was going to change the strap to the "correct" way on my Alpinist but find that it's more comfortable and user friendly the Japanese way, such that all of my watches with deployant straps I'm contemplating changing. There will be other apocryphal explanations out there I'm sure, but you wouldn't want to insult anyone when raising a toast so you are absolutely correct! 👍
@@UNSCPILOT watched dozens of vids, then bought it in end. Ive had it for few months now and rarely leaves my wrist. I love the way the dial changes character throughout the day. For me, seeing it glimmer at golden hour light is breathtaking. For practicality, had to put a black rubber strap with gold buckle to make it a daily driver. There is something oddly charming about it, that ive not felt with any watch costing many multiples. I actually feel joy when i glance at it. This purely subjective, as no one i know seem to like the look of it. But, for me, thats usually a good sign!
Seiko makes truly beautiful watches, works of art. Visually worth wayyyy more than the asking price. A swiss company would easily add a zero or two behind the asking price 😀
For under 400$ im picking this Seiko up all day everyday. The dial is so unique that you wont see something similar in this price range. The pricing is also suprisingly fair. Seeing Marc sold it out in a few mins,im lucky over here in EU as i have one in the basket right now.
Beautiful watch this! I absolutely love the Seiko cocktail times! I don't wear dress watches often, but when I do, my Blue Moon cocktail time is the one I go for. Absolutely stunning
Thank you for making a video on this! Noone has covered it and really wanted to see the dial on video. Its a beautiful watch, a steal for the presage line imo.
Don't worry, 5100 isn't really limited and you'll be able to get these for MSRP for years. The old Star Bar SSA409J1 (and SSA781J1) from 2020 had similar numbers and was available in stores for nearly two years.
Love their cocktail editions. I live in Tokyo and i have visited the Star Bar in Tokyo and the one in Kyoto! It is amazing how the watches made to represent their cocktails are just spot on with the drinks. My wife and I bought the Green Matcha and the Burnt Tea(Hou) presage watches to commemorate our visit to Kyoto since for the cocktail of these they use kyoto matcha liquor.
@@delagarzapaola cool i gave up looking for it lol just pre order the new Seiko presage SSA455 Cocktail Time Star Bar limited edition Champagne comes out on the 31 of this month in the USA its out in different countries 5000 total it's similar to this one but open heart even better 😀 ☝🏽🤙🏽
Love the watch but had passed it by because of the case diameter being a bit large on my small wrist (39mm is about the max I can wear and look aesthetically balanced on the wrist). I really love the dial on this one, could imagine a stainless steel case with a white of silver dial with this pattern. Currently I'm wearing the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time "Old Clock" (some call it a "Blue Manhattan") SARY 165. Navy Blue dial is one of the most beautiful dials I've seen, even better in person than in the promotional photos. I find myself looking at that gorgeous blue dial many times a day. Seiko does make dials that are far above what you'd find on watches of this price range.
The box and dial finish closely resembles hand made papyrus paper that contains tiny fragments of the wood chip that it’s made from, with a light champagne coloured dial that might be in a cocktail 👍
No rain and snow here in northern California for the past 3 weeks and it's forecasted to be the same the next 10 days. Checked the watch but got me interest on the SRPB77 instead.
Do you think they’ll ever do a 36mm range? Considering these are aimed at the Japanese market you’d think they wouldn’t be “western” 40mm size diameters.
Awesome version of the Cocktail Time. I own the one you have on wrist but without the PR. The blue leather on that is a joke right? What were they thinking?
God damn it, Marc. I wasn't buying any watches this year, and suddenly I've got an email with an estimated shipping arrival of Friday. You owe me, Marc!
Sold out in one day. Damn, I gotta start procrastinating more on the job so I can keep up with my RUclips subscriptions instead of doing work. Hopefully there'll be more of them soon...
Nice Limited Seiko Mark. That dial is amazing for sure👌💯I love the 2 on your wrist today❤🥰 We only got a dusting I'm Baltimore and Ocean City got slammed with a foot of it❄️Still lots of winter to go sure will get some👊👍
Beware the Cocktail Times with the date in the 6 o'clock position. It's a major design flaw. I have the brown dial. The tiny, teeny gold numbers against the brown dial make it unreadable, even in good light and moving it around to catch a reflection or something. I'm surprised Seiko would let something like that out the door. Also, for the price they could put on a sapphire crystal. The hardlex or whatever it's called is low end.
Hi Marc, could you get more of these in stock? I’m getting my bonus Wednesday, and wouldn’t mind picking this one up along with the Hamilton interatellar watch
I know Seiko get a lot of flack for releasing too many special editions these days but it is cool when they have something a bit different, and people can feel they own something that is a little bit special.
@@Psysso unfortunately I have scratched most of my non-sapphire crystals. The point is if Chinese manufacturer can use sapphire on $100 watches, why don’t Seiko.
The Islander Watches are really beginning to catch attention.. Gonna treat Myself to one of the divers soon..for the price there's really not a lot of REAL competition
Crikey.Could be a 1950,s/60's.watch.As an engineer might say that you cant reinvent the wheel.?I have tried but square just makes it hard work?( The idea of the wheel it is said comes from the use of logs to roll heavy stone over.Works a treat)
@@islandwatch I have small wrist may move that's why, I've tried manipulating the metal to make it more comfortable. Eventually just used a Milanese bracelet.
I feel like you have to look like Micky from Ray Donovan to wear gold watches like these. Smell like cigarettes hunched over at a slot machine. Five minutes away from pawning the watch to get right back to the slots.
@@islandwatch I hear you. But in my opinion people wear watches too big for them just because they think that’s what watches are supposed to be. I wore the two tone open heart and despite loving the beauty of the watch I couldn’t get my head round as to why it was so big. If it sells it sells though I guess…and business is business
Hi Marc. It's a beautiful watch. The tail as you call it, I saw, is referred to as the tongue, and in Japanese culture if the tongue was to point to the wearer it would be considered rude, so it has to point away, hence being on upside down as it were. We might have Teddy Baldassarre to thank for that information. I was only interested having just bought the Alpinist which is made in Japan and the same. I love that kind of frosted vanilla look on the dial. Truly stunning. Thank you.
This is great, thank you and Teddy. Pinned!
@@islandwatch Bless you Marc and thank you.
I read that it's so others don't see the tongue when you are raising a glass for a toast. These are for cocktail time of course!
But also, since it's on a folding deployant, it's so it operates the same as on a metal bracelet. If you put it on the reverse way it would feel... odd trying to put it on.
Yes I have tried it both ways.
@@CP-fm7zy I'm fairly sure that it was Teddy who explained it, I may be wrong but it's said to be across all JDM models of Seikos sporting leather straps. I was going to change the strap to the "correct" way on my Alpinist but find that it's more comfortable and user friendly the Japanese way, such that all of my watches with deployant straps I'm contemplating changing. There will be other apocryphal explanations out there I'm sure, but you wouldn't want to insult anyone when raising a toast so you are absolutely correct! 👍
That dial is incredible. The frosted look in gold is so unique. I dont even like gold watches, but somehow it has a whole different vibe about it.
Same here, not much for gold but this watch makes me want it badly regardless
@@UNSCPILOT watched dozens of vids, then bought it in end. Ive had it for few months now and rarely leaves my wrist. I love the way the dial changes character throughout the day. For me, seeing it glimmer at golden hour light is breathtaking. For practicality, had to put a black rubber strap with gold buckle to make it a daily driver. There is something oddly charming about it, that ive not felt with any watch costing many multiples. I actually feel joy when i glance at it. This purely subjective, as no one i know seem to like the look of it. But, for me, thats usually a good sign!
Beautiful watch! Say what you want about seiko but their dials are on a different level.
For sure.
What a dial. like a combo of vintage parchment, vellum with a touch of a linen dial. it rewards repeated viewing. thanks for sharing!
Great way to describe it. Vellum.
The Presage range is simply iconic 👌
Sure is
Amazing looking Houjou watch. That blue Cocktail Time you wear is amazing. I wish Seiko made that same one, but without the power reserve.
SRPB43 is close
Seiko makes truly beautiful watches, works of art. Visually worth wayyyy more than the asking price.
A swiss company would easily add a zero or two behind the asking price 😀
Well said!
True, just wish all of the super nice ones weren't limited editions and were readily available. I get why they do it though
@@cheehee808_ why do they limit them? I always wondered, it's like leaving money on the table.
@@Infraredxxxxx to build hype and demand. Same thing as almost any fashion company: jordans, yeezys, Supreme, rolex, etc
Same dial texture as the SARX055 but in champagne, love it.
I would say this pattern is a bit "heavier" on the embossing.
For under 400$ im picking this Seiko up all day everyday. The dial is so unique that you wont see something similar in this price range. The pricing is also suprisingly fair. Seeing Marc sold it out in a few mins,im lucky over here in EU as i have one in the basket right now.
Just got mine in the mail a few minutes ago. Watch is amazing! Especially the dial 🤤
Beautiful watch this! I absolutely love the Seiko cocktail times! I don't wear dress watches often, but when I do, my Blue Moon cocktail time is the one I go for. Absolutely stunning
Had forgotten about the Starbar. Caramel, peanut butter, chocolate, just perfect.
Yum
The ISL-36, ISL-38, and ISL-39 would look AWESOME with a smooth bezel and an Oyster bracelet.
Noted!
Marc, thanks for the show-and-tell. I'd call it a "gold foil" dial. Beautiful!
Thank you for making a video on this! Noone has covered it and really wanted to see the dial on video. Its a beautiful watch, a steal for the presage line imo.
Great! Glad to do it.
Beautiful. Just saw this video. Didn't wait to watch the entire video and went straight to the store to look at gold watch and it's already sold out.
Yeah, knew it wouldn't last. Throw yourself on the wait list.
I already follow Island watch on Instagram, but now I will have to turn on notifications!
Don't worry, 5100 isn't really limited and you'll be able to get these for MSRP for years. The old Star Bar SSA409J1 (and SSA781J1) from 2020 had similar numbers and was available in stores for nearly two years.
Wow that’s a beauty. Love that dial
Me too!!!!
Love their cocktail editions. I live in Tokyo and i have visited the Star Bar in Tokyo and the one in Kyoto! It is amazing how the watches made to represent their cocktails are just spot on with the drinks. My wife and I bought the Green Matcha and the Burnt Tea(Hou) presage watches to commemorate our visit to Kyoto since for the cocktail of these they use kyoto matcha liquor.
What are the ingredients of your the Houjou cocktail? I’d like to try make it at home!
I got mine yesterday and I can’t get enough of that gorgeous dial! What a good looking and elegant watch ❤
Bro we’re did u get your I went to my local stores can’t find it n on line either no luck 😢😢😢
@@chinov9445 i live in Mexico City, I was lucky enough to find the only piece they had in the store Liverpool
@@delagarzapaola cool i gave up looking for it lol just pre order the new Seiko presage SSA455 Cocktail Time Star Bar limited edition Champagne comes out on the 31 of this month in the USA its out in different countries 5000 total it's similar to this one but open heart even better 😀 ☝🏽🤙🏽
Poor man’s Grand Seiko. Love it!
That is very sweet, I bet it looks incredible in person as do most Seiko’s
Sure does. Tough to capture it.
Seiko dials are the best in the game!
This one in 34mm, Seiko!!!
That’s a lovely classic looking watch
I also wear the ice blue SSA343. It’s my office attire watch. Love it. First mechanical watch for me.
When I first saw that dial I thought of the Seiko Snowflake. I wouldn't mind if Seiko Goldflake started to catch on.
Love the watch but had passed it by because of the case diameter being a bit large on my small wrist (39mm is about the max I can wear and look aesthetically balanced on the wrist). I really love the dial on this one, could imagine a stainless steel case with a white of silver dial with this pattern. Currently I'm wearing the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time "Old Clock" (some call it a "Blue Manhattan") SARY 165. Navy Blue dial is one of the most beautiful dials I've seen, even better in person than in the promotional photos. I find myself looking at that gorgeous blue dial many times a day. Seiko does make dials that are far above what you'd find on watches of this price range.
No worries, thank you
The seiko that isn't released as a special edition, will be a special edition!
That's true!!!
Love the texture, It does look good in the gold tone. I do hope they use this texture on a steel Presage too.
nice watch I have the blue dial version
The box and dial finish closely resembles hand made papyrus paper that contains tiny fragments of the wood chip that it’s made from, with a light champagne coloured dial that might be in a cocktail 👍
Very nice watch! Can't wait for mine to arrive. It will be for my birthday 👍🏻
Sweet!!!!
A limited edition Seiko?! Get right outta town! 😉
LOLOLOL
Very nice apart from being a few mm too big. The dial is gorgeous.
thanks!
No rain and snow here in northern California for the past 3 weeks and it's forecasted to be the same the next 10 days. Checked the watch but got me interest on the SRPB77 instead.
1:09 Oddly the smooth bezel blings it up more than the fluted. Maybe because it highlights the smooth shineyness on the bracelet?
I sort of agree with this.
I love the size of that crown, not as big as a pilot crown but decent size for time corrections.
Do you think they’ll ever do a 36mm range? Considering these are aimed at the Japanese market you’d think they wouldn’t be “western” 40mm size diameters.
Awesome version of the Cocktail Time. I own the one you have on wrist but without the PR. The blue leather on that is a joke right? What were they thinking?
Shiny!!!! And thin :(
Very nice looking watch. And I am very picky and first time in a good while I have seen a Seiko I like.
Fair enough!
God damn it, Marc. I wasn't buying any watches this year, and suddenly I've got an email with an estimated shipping arrival of Friday. You owe me, Marc!
Sold out in one day. Damn, I gotta start procrastinating more on the job so I can keep up with my RUclips subscriptions instead of doing work. Hopefully there'll be more of them soon...
Beautiful watch!
It really is!
Nice Limited Seiko Mark. That dial is amazing for sure👌💯I love the 2 on your wrist today❤🥰 We only got a dusting I'm Baltimore and Ocean City got slammed with a foot of it❄️Still lots of winter to go sure will get some👊👍
Thanks Steve. Be careful what you wish for!
Classy!
sure is
Classic classy look!! 👍
Thank you!!
I love it, but I need that sapphire crystal!!
Noted!
These will fly out the door. What's not to love?
Hey Marc, love the videos! Does this gold tone wear off? If so, what should you do when it does? Thank you!
Starbar is something totally different but tasty in the UK
I'll have to look that up.
Ordered mine!
Beware the Cocktail Times with the date in the 6 o'clock position. It's a major design flaw. I have the brown dial. The tiny, teeny gold numbers against the brown dial make it unreadable, even in good light and moving it around to catch a reflection or something. I'm surprised Seiko would let something like that out the door. Also, for the price they could put on a sapphire crystal. The hardlex or whatever it's called is low end.
Beautiful watch, and a good price
It really is!
Hi Marc! Just wanted to bug you with your perspective on the Italian bran mazzucato and if you had any opinions on it.
Champagne Slurpee 🥤
Ha!
Smooth Bezel.... YES
Super duper.
Hi Marc, could you get more of these in stock? I’m getting my bonus Wednesday, and wouldn’t mind picking this one up along with the Hamilton interatellar watch
Ahhh it's already sold out... will wait until you have it restocked!
Hermoso reloj, podrías realizar un Islander de este estilo👍
Gracias.
Cheers!!!🍸
Hi Mark very nice review! I own this watch (I also did a review on my channel 😁) and it's so beautiful, I love the textured dial!
Sweet!
Marc, if you wouldn’t keep moving your wrist once the camera focuses on it, it would be much more enjoyable, for me at least.
Thanks Jim.
I know this is a stupid question, but does the strap code bracelet in the description fit all the cocktail times from the link ?
The 40.5 ones
yes
I know Seiko get a lot of flack for releasing too many special editions these days but it is cool when they have something a bit different, and people can feel they own something that is a little bit special.
It is awesome looking.
You should totally find a way to make a Mercedes-style hour hand for the Islanders that has the Islander logo in it instead.
Okay, thanks!
You website shows its already sold out !!
Kills me that Seiko craft these stunning dials, then throw some hardlex on instead of sapphire 😖
Dont really need the sapphire on a dress watch , you wont be banging the thing against rock slabs hopefully.
@@Psysso unfortunately I have scratched most of my non-sapphire crystals. The point is if Chinese manufacturer can use sapphire on $100 watches, why don’t Seiko.
@@PheasantPluckersMate Did you scratch the hardlex pieces too? I heard people claiming that its more resistant than your standard crystal.
@@Psysso - I’m not particularly careless, but my SNA411 didn’t make it a week before I scratched it!
Beautiful watch, Marc. Is it gold plated or solid gold ?
Goldtone!
Mark .. my favorite presage has always been the ice blue small seconds (SSA343) ... do you (Islander) make one of those or have plans to?
Not yet!
@@islandwatch .... ooo sounds promising ...
Gorgeous looking watch but it's not for me.
We got a lot of snow in N.J. too but compared to the northern 🇺🇲 and 🇨🇦 it's not bad at all!🙂
Thanks much!
Hi, Marc. Well, I saw this video waaaay too late in the day. It's the evening of the 31st, and the watch is already out of stock. 🤣
Yeah, a long while already
The Islander Watches are really beginning to catch attention.. Gonna treat Myself to one of the divers soon..for the price there's really not a lot of REAL competition
Thank you!!!
are these coming back in stock anytime soon lol
how accurate is it?
That watch is a beauty!
Yes!
How much would it cost to replace original case with sapphire crystal?
The part is $99. Labor will vary. Figure $50 to $100
Only if the made this in the ladies’ size 33mm
Good point!
Wow 😍
Nice!
Crikey.Could be a 1950,s/60's.watch.As an engineer might say that you cant reinvent the wheel.?I have tried but square just makes it hard work?( The idea of the wheel it is said comes from the use of logs to roll heavy stone over.Works a treat)
Thanks for watching.
Nice dress watch for bigger wrists. 40.5mm
Thanks for watching
If you have like 6.5" wrist which is not that big at all, you can wear it with no problem.
@@islandwatch Thanks for the great content.
Does anyone else have problems with the hinge on the clasp digging into your wrist and causing a lot of pain?
I know I do not.
@@islandwatch I have small wrist may move that's why, I've tried manipulating the metal to make it more comfortable. Eventually just used a Milanese bracelet.
Is this watch already sold out or is it not up one the website?
Sold out about 15 minutes after the video went up
@@islandwatch Curses to having a day job lol. Congrats on the quick sell though.
Nice watch! I would've preferred a domed dial too. But Seiko's dial binge limited releases seems to be bugging me, lately.
Fair enough!
Does it come in silvertone?
Not in this dial.
is dial similar to snowflake GS?
Less refined, but still nice.
“Frosted gold”? It’s more like champagne. How about the “Presage Yellow Snow”? No?
LOL
Let’s hope it’s not based on yellow snow😊
why ?! why they dont make these in 38 mm?? ffs
Purdy! 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🐶
Thanks Brande
"Limited Edition Marc" Onwards and Upwards
Excelsior!
How long would the Gold Plating/Tone last on a watch?..it puts me off thinking the base metal will show through
On the case you should get plenty of use. On the clasp, not so much.
@@islandwatch Thanks for the heads up!..
So how do I get one?
Sign up to be on the wait list on our site
Already OOS on your site :(
Hours ago
Huh, if that was white instead it'd almost be like a White Birch.
Beautiful dial. Too bad it's not sapphire out of the box.
Understood.
A butter pastry dial. 😂
Yummy. And Flaky!
You know, if you wear watches on your ankles you could show off four watches per video!
Looks like parchment paper.
Someone called it vellum. I think that was accurate.
@@islandwatch Bingo, that's it!
I feel like you have to look like Micky from Ray Donovan to wear gold watches like these. Smell like cigarettes hunched over at a slot machine. Five minutes away from pawning the watch to get right back to the slots.
I don't think so. This is pretty understated.
Such a shame it’s so big. 40.5 with 48 lug to lug is ridiculous for a dress watch. Pity because what a beautiful watch it is
Depends on your wrist size though.
@@jimwatchyyc yeh I guess Arnold and Sly Stallone are catered for. The rest of us with normal wrists not so much
Whats your wrist size?
I do not think your wrist needs to be large for these. This is their best selling dress series, the 40.5mm.
@@islandwatch I hear you. But in my opinion people wear watches too big for them just because they think that’s what watches are supposed to be. I wore the two tone open heart and despite loving the beauty of the watch I couldn’t get my head round as to why it was so big. If it sells it sells though I guess…and business is business