Islander · Microbrand · United States
Islander Rocktopus Limited Edition
- Seiko NH38A
- 42 mm × 13.2 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- 200 m water resistance
Where to buy
Movement
- Caliber
- Seiko NH38A
- Type
- Automatic
- Tier
- Entry
- Complications
- Time only
- Frequency
- 21,600 bph
- Power reserve
- 41 h
- Hacking
- Yes
- Accuracy (factory)
- -20 / +40 s/day
Case
- Diameter
- 42 mm
- Lug to lug
- 46 mm
- Thickness
- 13.2 mm
- Lug width
- 22 mm
- Material
- Steel
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Crown
- Screw-down
- Case back
- Solid, screw-down
- Bezel
- Unidirectional, 120 clicks, Minute track marked only at 33 and 45 (record speeds), ceramic insert, lumed
- Finishing
- Fully brushed case and bracelet
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- Flat
- Anti-reflective
- Yes (side not stated)
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova BGW9 (dial centre) and C3 (hour and minute hands)
Bracelet & clasp
- Style
- —
- Links per row
- 3
- Solid end links
- Yes
- Solid links
- Yes
- Link attachment
- Screws
- Taper
- —
- Quick release
- —
- Half links
- —
- Clasp
- Push-button fold-over
- Micro-adjust
- —
- Diver extension
- —
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- —
- Stated weight (basis not given)
- 180 g
Prices
| Variant | Configuration | Type | Price | USD | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl Record dial | — | Msrp | 329 USD | $329 | 2026-10-21 | link |
Variants
| Name | Reference | Dial | Bezel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl Record dial | ISL-256 | black | Brushed ceramic insert with lume pip |
About this entry
89% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, clasp micro-adjust.
Sold as the "Islander x Cheap Audio Man Rocktopus Limited Edition Watch" (ISL-256), a collaboration with the audio YouTuber Cheap Audio Man. It uses an SKX007-style case (the brand says SKX007 bracelets, bezels, inserts, casebacks, hands, crystals, dials and chapter rings fit), but no published Islander model matches it: the Red October V2 is also a 42mm, 46mm lug-to-lug NH38 diver but is 15mm thick with a double-domed crystal, so this is its own model. Seiko NH38 (no date). Fully brushed stainless steel case and bracelet (grade not stated): 42 x 13.2mm, 46mm lug to lug, offset screw-down crown, 200m, etched solid screw-down caseback with the Rocktopus image and edition number. The brand doesn't state the edition size; the caseback photo reads "Serial number 00/100", so limited_to is 100. Flat anti-reflective sapphire (side not stated). 120-click unidirectional bezel with a knurled edge and a brushed ceramic insert marked only at 33 and 45, with a lume pip. Vinyl-record dial with a groove texture continued on the chapter ring, a BGW9-filled centre "label", C3 on the stick hour and minute hands and a tone-arm seconds hand. Lug width: the spec table says 22mm and the description "a 20mm brushed bracelet"; 22mm is recorded (the SKX007 lug width). Weight 180g from the spec table (not stated what was weighed). Bracelet: solid links and negative, fully articulating solid end links, sized with screws (screwdriver included), 3-position micro-adjust push-button deployant clasp with both brands' logos (whether the micro-adjust needs a tool is not stated, so it is not recorded); 3 links per row from the photos. Tagged "Discontinued" in the store and sold out on 2026-10-21; the price is the last listed one; its product page still loads, so it keeps a store link. Release date not stated by the brand. No independent review found.
Last verified: 2026-10-21. Edit or correct this entry.