Islander · Microbrand · United States
Islander Automatic Open-Heart Watch with Pinstripe Dial
- Seiko NH38A
- 39 mm × 11.5 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- 100 m water resistance
Where to buy
Movement
- Caliber
- Seiko NH38A
- Type
- Automatic
- Tier
- Entry
- Complications
- Open heart
- Frequency
- 21,600 bph
- Power reserve
- 41 h
- Hacking
- Yes
- Accuracy (factory)
- -20 / +40 s/day
Case
- Diameter
- 39 mm
- Lug to lug
- 45 mm
- Thickness
- 11.5 mm
- Lug width
- 20 mm
- Material
- Steel (316L)
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crown
- Screw-down
- Case back
- Display, screw-down
- Bezel
- —
- Finishing
- Polished
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- —
- Anti-reflective
- Yes (side not stated)
- Lume
- —
Bracelet
- Bracelet
- Not offered
Straps
- Strap 1
- Leather, Alligator-grain leather with a double push-button deployant clasp
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- —
- Stated weight (basis not given)
- 73 g
Prices
Variants
| Name | Reference | Dial | Configuration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Cream pinstripe dial | ISL-97 | cream | Brown leather strap | Discontinued |
| Black pinstripe dial | ISL-98 | black | Black leather strap | Discontinued |
About this entry
87% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, lume.
Sold as the "Automatic Open-Heart Watch with [Almond Cream / Black] Pinstripe Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal" (ISL-97, ISL-98); no other model name. Pinstriped dial with applied silver hour markers, silver sword hands and an open-heart window at 9 showing the balance; no date. The description and spec table both say Seiko NH38, whose factory spec is a closed three-hander (Seiko's open-heart NH39 adds a 24-hour subdial, which these dials don't have), so the aperture is recorded under complications and the caliber is as the brand states it. Similar to Islander's NH36 "Automatic Dress Watch with Pinstripe Dial" (ISL-32/33, 12mm thick), which is a separate model. 316L polished stainless steel case, 39 x 11.5mm, 45mm lug to lug, 20mm lugs, screw-down crown, 100m, screw-down exhibition caseback. Anti-reflective sapphire (side and shape not stated). Lume not stated. Weight from the spec table, not stated what was weighed: 73g (ISL-97), 78g (ISL-98). Alligator-grain leather strap (brown on ISL-97, black on ISL-98) with a double push-button deployant clasp; no bracelet offered. Both are tagged "Discontinued" in the Long Island Watch store and were sold out on 2026-10-21; the prices are the last listed ones. No independent review found.
Last verified: 2026-10-21. Edit or correct this entry.
Sources
- Long Island Watch, Islander Automatic Open-Heart Watch with Almond Cream Pinstripe Dial ISL-97 (description, technical specs, photos; tagged discontinued) accessed 2026-10-21
- Long Island Watch, Islander Automatic Open-Heart Watch with Black Pinstripe Dial ISL-98 (description, technical specs, photos; tagged discontinued) accessed 2026-10-21