Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Seafoam Green and White Ripple Dial #ISL-155

Islander is the watch brand of Long Island Watch, one of the most respected independent watch retailers in the enthusiast community. They design watches specifically for people who know what they want. They're well-spec'd, honestly priced, and built without compromise. We carry Islander because they represent exactly the kind of value that watch enthusiasts actually get excited about.

The Islander Northport is Islander's first hi-beat dive watch, and it arrives fully formed. Named after a historic maritime village on Long Island's North Shore, the Northport wears its inspiration on the dial. The embossed ripple pattern is taken directly from the surface of the Long Island Sound, and the seafoam green to white gradient moves across the dial the way light moves through shallow water. The Miyota 9015 hi-beat movement, sapphire bezel insert in a matching seafoam colorway with luminescent markings, and fully brushed bracelet, including the sides, make this the most coherent, most considered dive watch in the Islander lineup. At 200m water resistance it's ready to go in the water, and at 40.5mm with negative endlinks it's ready to be worn every day. All watches come with a 1 year warranty through Islander.

Specifications:

Case Diameter: 40.5mm

Lug-to-Lug: 47mm

Thickness: 12.5mm

Lug Width: 20mm

Case Material: Stainless steel, fully brushed

Crystal: Flat sapphire with inner AR coating

Movement: Miyota 9015 hi-beat automatic

Power Reserve: 40 hours

Bezel: 120-click unidirectional coin-edge, luminescent sapphire insert

Water Resistance: 200 meters

Strap/Bracelet: Solid link stainless steel with push-button deployant clasp and 6-position micro-adjust

Our Take

The Northport earns its place as the flagship of the Islander dive lineup by doing something most watches at this price point don't bother with, which is making the whole package feel intentional rather than assembled. The seafoam to white gradient dial with the embossed ripple texture is genuinely stunning and changes with the light in a way that flat dials can't. The sapphire bezel insert matches the colorway exactly, including luminescent markings, which means the bezel doesn't look like an afterthought against the dial. The fully brushed bracelet, sides included, matches the case finishing so completely that the whole watch reads as one continuous piece rather than a case with a bracelet attached to it. The Miyota 9015 hi-beat gives it a smoother seconds sweep than you get from a standard automatic, and at 40.5mm with negative endlinks it sits on the wrist without overhang. At $429 this is the Islander you buy when you want the best one.

Who This Watch Is For

• Dive watch enthusiasts who want something visually distinctive rather than another navy or black bezel. The seafoam gradient and ripple dial are genuinely unlike anything else in the category at this price
• Buyers who appreciate when a watch has a design concept that runs all the way through it. The maritime inspiration isn't just in the name, it's in the dial texture, the gradient, and the bezel colorway
• Anyone stepping up from the Bayport and wanting more, which means more finishing, more movement quality, more visual impact at roughly the same size
• Collectors who want Islander's best. The Northport sits at the top of the dive lineup and the spec sheet backs it up entirely
  

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