Built in the USA Islander Factory Tour - Fine Timepiece Solutions in Arizona
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Join us today for a factory tour of FTS, Fine Timepiece Solutions. This facility in Fountain Hills, Arizona is building the Islander Ameriquartz Divers, the ISL-100 and 101.
We will take you from start to finish, building a watch along the way. I know I learned alot from my visit, and I think you will too!
After you watch the factory tour, feel free to browse our gift shop!
longislandwatch.com/
If you'd like to learn more about FTS: www.ftsusa.us/
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Mark you are creating jobs for AMERICANS. thanks brother!
I am a proud owner of two Islander watches that I enjoy wearing.
They travelled across the ocean into the UK and I am Polish by my ancestry. So, your legacy Mark is spreading across the world.
Thank you for doing a great piece of precision art that looks stunning.
I love Marc but his watches are hideous. You should hear what TGV says about them off the record. You will also notice TGV is never seen wearing one of Marc’s watches.
This is amazing to see. Can’t wait to pick up a watch to support FTS and LIW.
Sweet, thank you!!!
Cool, thanks marc
I'll assume you throw watch boxes too
@@islandwatch Hey bud tell missy i said… “ wassup babydoll”!! 😂😂. Good vid brotha and great company!
This is so awesome! I always prefer buying USA Made anything!
I need a watch to wear on vacations & when my old Submariner goes in to the factory repair shop for a tune-up.
Absolutely one of your best videos Marc. I can't wait for them to make the automatic version of your watches. When that happens I'll be one of the first buyers.
Thanks!!!
Agreed! Would love to see more about how all of you're watches are designed and produced. Very interesting! 👌
Yes, I'm also excited to finally see a watch with an Americhron movement.
I do have an FTS made watch with an Ameriquartz (not an Islander, sorry Marc) and it's doesn't take long to realize that it's a high quality product even as a quartz watch versus say a mass produced quartz you might find in say a Timex (also not a knock on Timex which I also own and have owned). The video does great showing the quality control FTS has, which is quite confident inspiring for their current and hopefully future products. Scaling up is a challenge of course but considering all the American microbrands that seem to pop up would be nice to see a resurgence of American watchmaking as alluded to in the video.
Me too !
As a clean room manager myself (we don’t make watches though) its good to see this sort of thing on UA-cam. It gives people an appreciation of the level of effort and overhead that goes in to the manufacturing of everyday items.
As someone who working manufacturing, this was the most exciting video for me. I can't believe how manual the process is, I was expecting more automation. I look forward to supporting you and FTS!
This was excellent. It's amazing the amount of inspection that goes into this process. I've received so many other watches with obvious imperfections in the past. Thank you for this tour!
Very welcome!
Makes me proud to be an American!
I'm so glad to see watch manufacturing on the rise in the US. Big congrats to all!
Thanks Frank.
I was happy to see watches being made here, though in the end I want a quality product. Then I read the Google reviews of this factory. I was shocked.
Love that you use these guys.
I live in Fountain Hills and my daughter goes to Taekwondo in the same building
This awesome! Thank you both for bringing watchmaking and manufacturing back to the USA.
Glad you enjoyed!
G'day Guys from Down Under. Totally entertaining video Marc, one of the best.
I guess I'm a geek because that was awesome! Long Island Watch rules!
Glad!
When you see all the assembly by hand and the multiple inspections that each watch goes through, you can see that these Islanders are a great value! Thanks, Marc!
As a factory worker in USA i will supporting this brand. Great work team!
Wish good luck and much success for "FTS“❗️ 👍 👍 😁
Thanks!
Mark, I just saw this. Great vid. I'm a retired manufacturing engineer. Now I want an Islander!
Yes. This makes me want a usa quartz watch over a automatic swiss. This is what I want now. Thx!
Marc, kind of a random comment but … nice job on the narration. You sound like yourself but you sound like a narrator. That’s a real sweet spot. And it’s NOT the same as doing the regular videos. If it’s scripted, it’s a good script.
This video went so quickly. Very exciting to see how the quartz Islander divers are assembled and that it is being done in the USA. The lighting in the factory showed the viewer just how good these Islanders look! Congrats Kunal and Marc 😊
This was excellent Mark! Thanks for sharing the process. Made in USA!! YEAH!!
Very informative great quality control and clean assembly enviroment insures high reliability watches and they are unique designs made in USA very impressive.
One of the best "Watch & Learn" videos!
I'm sold, will be buying one ASAP. Very impressed with the people, process, and product!
I purchased the Ameriquartz with the blue dial and it looks incredible, feels phenomenal, and the timekeeping and overall craftsmanship is impeccable.
I have to say, this is one of your best videos. Thank you very much for providing this!
After viewing this video got a lot of respect for the Islander brand and also FTS in Arizona! Not an American, but can appreciate this!
Outstanding, thank you all for what you do!
This is hands down the best watch n learn you've ever done. Great job as always! Looking forward to getting my hands on one of these Islander models. Cheers!
This is fascinating! Thanks Marc, I now know what my next watch will be!
Finally! Some good news. AMERICAN MADE! Great video!
Wonderful content Marc. Seeing this really sheds light on the incredible value proposition that an Islander watch provides its owner. I am a big fan of you, your store, the customer service and this channel. Bravo!
Great job Marc. Your product keeps getting better and it was an awesome value to start!
This is a wonderful video Marc, a great value add to the Islander brand. Kudos to you, sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@islandwatch Enjoy my Islander orange dial diver, too. Thanks, man 👍👍
I believe in what you’re doing here in America so I just ordered my first Islander Diver Automatic watch. Green with the rubber strap.
Just received my new islander watch. Great quality and design. Attention to detail at a great price great job !!
Thank you Mr. Mark for this great class trip. Excellent craftsmanship the company shows.
You Are A Great Man Marc !!! Absolutely Love what you are doing!! Keep it up!! You Rock!!
Congratulations Mark! It was so nice seeing this video. Your participation in supporting “local” manufacturers in any aspects of the manufacturing industry is the way to build a good economy for the future. I’m Canadian but any manufacturing that we can bring back into our economy is a good thing. Let’s get everyone back to work which we can be proud of. 👍 👏
This is a fantastic process ... I'm hypnotized every step of the way.
Congratz on your success and hope this continues for decades. 👏🏼🙂
This is AMAZING! I bought one of these recently. I couldn’t be more proud of a product assembled in the USA! Great video Marc! I can’t wait for the chrono version!!!! 😉
I remember watching videos such as this one on Mr Rogers Neighborhood as a child! Thank you for taking me back
It’s great to see this attention to detail and the quality that goes in to your watches and best of all the assembly is here in the USA.
Congratulations Kunal and thanks Marc for shining light on this fantastic U.S. business!
Love that thumbnail. Made me smile
Haha, good one
Awesome tour, thanks for showing this. I spent 30 years in the semiconductor and defense industries, and this was like memory lane. Nice facility.
Thanks Matthew. Agreed!
Very impressive, Marc! It's all about BUILT IN THE USA. Congratulations!
Great video Marc. I long for the day when many many items are again Made in USA. Baby steps for sure but we have to keep moving in this direction. Thank you Sir and good luck to both companies.
Awesome partnership between Marc and FTS. I have an ISL-78 which I love. The seconds hand alignment is spot-on with the markers (which is something you learn not to expect with quartz watches). FTS does great work. Glad to hear there's more coming.
Awesome new generation of craftsmanship ! Excellent in the making! Built in the USA! Built to the perfection and made the traditional time grand!
Thanks for spotlighting them, great to know about more home based people doing this
Thanks for sharing this Marc. It makes one appreciate what’s involved in building watches. Thanks again and have a great day! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
You too
AWESOME!...Very Cool!
Thanks for sharing 👍
Islander Watches proudly made in America to be sold all around the World. Well done, Mark.
Thanks Miguel!
@@islandwatch 👍👍👏👏
This was the coolest video. Thanks so much for doing this. I really love things made (or assembled) in the states. This was incredible and can’t wait to see how things work in future!
Thanks so much!
Wow Marc, congratulations! Excellent video as usual, but this time actually seeing as part of the family what really takes to put together such wonderful time pieces, very proud of you, and also of my watch proudly made in the 🇺🇸!!!
It’s great to see this happening here at home. Glad Marc is using them for some of his assembly. Continued success.
Very impressive,... Good job, Marc!
This is so, so good. I've visited two car manufacturers and this has brought it all back. So interesting, well done Mark! I wish you every success.
Awesome video, Marc. The extensive process that each Islander goes through is stunning… much more than I ever would have imagined. The QC is so impressive! You should feel rightfully proud of your watches.
What a fantasic video! Thanks for the tour Marc.
Awesome presentation, makes me like the Islander even more.
That was a lot of fun. It also doesn't hurt to see efforts being made to rebuild manufacturing in the US, no matter what the scale. Thanks Marc.
great job Marc ! Thanks for capturing the experience.
Thanks for watching it!
I didn't think I could love my Islander diver anymore 💙 but I do!
You are doing a wonderful job Mark.. So much respect 🙏
Thanks Michael
Great to see more sourcing and assembly in the good ol USA! Great work Marc!
Thanks much.
This is awesome, Marc!! "Assembled and Built In America"! We all have dreams to build that perfect watch. You have done it! Thank you. Love the tour. We all share in FTS goal to see more American Watch products.
Well said!
So cool! I can only imagine how proud you have to be, Mark! Keep up the great work!
That was an incredible experience, thank you for this opportunity to see how your watches are put together. An absolute mark of excellence!
Much appreciated!
I am glad you are successful in your endeavors! Your sacrifice has well been paid; this is only a fortaste. Congrats 👏!
Love seeing your success Marc, I also love the fact that you are completing & testing your watches in the U.S. Wishing you continued success sir. Thanks for the always interesting topics and education you provide on watches & technology. Watch lovers love you !!
This is great content for the watch-loving UA-cam crowd.
Thanks for the guided tour! Always nice to see.
Congrats on your own watch 🎉
Outstanding!
Much success to FTS and Islander watches
Amazing! This video makes me so happy!
That was absolutely awesome! Thanks for sharing, Marc! I bought three of the blue dials; one for me, my son and my dad. So cool to see how they’re assembled!
That's great, thanks Nick.
Thank you for doing this. You're probably the first one actually showing the process inside their facility.
Really enjoyed this video! The number of different skilled, non-automated steps helps to show to doubters why things cost what they do. Wishing continued success to FTS!
I have to be honest, that was probably one of the best videos you’ve put together! A very interesting process, thanks to you and the manufacturer for opening their doors to us.
Wow, thank you!
This has been my favorite video yet!
Great work Mark... I live Down Under and it's great to see manufacturing return to the USA!
Wow! Everyone and everything very professional and organized!
Great video thanks everybody for taking the time to put it out.
I will buy a quartz model. Don’t have to cost more than an aircraft carrier to satisfy my EGO. Watches are watches . Keep up the great work Marc!, Thanks
Great video it really shows how hard it is to manufacture a watch. Thanks for the video and your great watches.
This is so cool - thank you for showing us!
I really enjoyed this video, Marc. It's interesting to see the engineering and manufacturing perspective, and this humanizes the brand. That in turn probably makes many of us more likely to buy more watches.......damn it.
Then it's working. LOL
Very interesting. Thanks, Marc.
Great video, Marc, as always. Thanks for the look inside Islander.
Fell in love with this factory. Marc, you are the Mr. Rogers of the watch community with your positive, calming voice and supportive nature!
You know you're a watch nerd when you were completely enthralled during every second of this video...like I was.
So cool...thanks for doing this Marc!
Love it! I'll support this all day! Getting a islander watch soon!
That was very educational! Love your passion, no doubt you’ll be extremely successful. Thanks for sharing Marc.
Awesome video. I really enjoyed seeing how the Islander watches are manufactured and put together in USA.
This is so awesome. Bless you all!
This is awesome! I hope to hear more from this company in the future.
I think you will.
Wow! Such a cool video. Thank you so much Marc for giving us a look at what care goes into each Islander built at this facility. It gives me a whole new appreciation of what it takes to built a good watch. I have a couple of watches built in the US, and I really loved seeing how it’s done. I have a few quartz watches in my collection but I’m thinking a blue dialed Islander might have to be the next acquisition. It’s nice to have a nice grab and go watch! Thanks again Marc. I truly enjoyed this video.
Glad you liked it!!!
This is my favorite video you've put out, Marc - and makes me love my Islanders even more :)
What a fantastic, interesting video! Thank you Marc.
So happy you are working with these amazing people to make watches in America. We need an Americhron version of the ISL-100 or ISL-02! Great work Mark!
That was absolutely amazing. I'm feeling compelled to buy that watch and support both companies. Thanks, Marc.
So cool to see where my newest watch was born 👍