InvictaPro Diver Stainless Steel Men's Automatic Watch - 40mm

This is a brilliant watch for the money. Mine came in very nice packaging and from day one has kept fairly accurate time. If you want to the second accuracy buy a quartz watch. I wanted a watch that will never need a battery and will never need the back to be opened. And this one does the job perfectly. You will have to manually adjust the watch if the month has less than 31 days and to me that’s a convenient time to adjust the time if it has gained or lost a few seconds over the previous month. Also the bezel on mine has no slack whatsoever and the zero pointer matches 12 on the dial perfectly. The sweep of the second hand is very smooth.The bracelet on mine is well made and comfortable to wear. It was easy to adjust by removing a few links and is now a lovely fit.Going by online reviews, this watch is either accepted for what it is, ie a submariner lookalike, or it is a blight on watchkind. To me it is just a very nicely made and nice looking watch for an amazing price, and it has a very good Seiko mechanism inside. Win win all the way. If you are a watch snob you won’t bother anyway but if you want a nice accurate well built and good looking watch then don’t hesitate to choose this one.

If you are researching automatic watches in this price range you will no doubt have an Invicta Pro Diver on your shortlist. If not, then you should consider it.My parcel arrived in good order within 24 hrs on express delivery. Inside a cardboard liner was an impressive if bright, yellow invicta trademark box in leatherette. The watch was well protected in a clear bag and secured in foam. A Yellow pastic price tag showed an alleged RRP of 395 US Dollars. Unusually the strap was protected by very tough shrink wrap which took some time to remove...but meant the watch was very well protected...a very good sign. It was also set to the correct time and day and must have been given a wind which was very good. Fit & finish is flawless...I have checked it thoroughly with a magnifying glass. The cyclops magnifier and date readout are perfectly aligned, as are all the face markings. The sweep hand even has a little set of invicta wings on the short end which is a nice touch. A nice glass back shows the movement. The gold plating on the bracelet and bezel is excellent quality deep and lustrous...the blue finish is bright and lovely to look at. The gold plating on the front of the strap links does not extend to their backs, but the inside of the strap is not visible anyway when worn. The colour combination certainly has visual impact..I wanted a watch that stood out from my otherwise understated collection...and this sure does..I love it.I was suprised that the watch was not larger. The case is around 38mm in diameter. I still had to get 3 links removed by a local jeweler, but there is about 1.5cms of adjustment on the clasp that you could do yourself with a pin and a bit of patience. It actually looks perfectly proportioned now on my weedy wrist..but I reckon those with a larger wrist might want to look at the Grand Diver model. Invicta have a good website which is worth checking, as they have a series of templates for various sized cases which you can print out and cut out to see how it would look on your wrist.I was torn between the Invicta and an Orient Mako but it really came down to price. The Orients have great reviews but less of them. Invictas have loads of reviews so the odd bad one did not worry me...fortunately, as I am very pleased with my purchase. I was never going to spend out on a Rolex. This does not pretend to pass itself off as one since it carries the Invicta name prominently and proudly on the face, in large engraved font on the side of the case, on the clasp and on the inside of the strap links. For less than £70 I think it offers very good value as it looks like it should cost ten times that price, even on close inspection. I realy don't know how Invicta can produce such a product for so little money, unless every other manufacturer has actually been taking the mickey for years.Only had it for three days, and it has gained just over 40 seconds which seems about right. My other automatic watch ran fast initially when new then settled into losing between 3 and 10 seconds per day. This watch has an NH35A SII movement which is a newish 24 Jewel mechanism, manufactured by Seiko in Japan, wheras most of the info I found on this model indicated it would have a Japanese Citizen built 21 Jewel Miyota movement. I am not sure if this is a better movement than expected, but it is a "hacking" movement which means that if you pull the crown out to set the time, the second sweep hand is held locked until you push it back in...this helps you to set the time accurately by a time signal. The crown also screws down tigtly to maintain the claimed 200m water resistant integrity, which I am sure it could as the build quality seems so good. I will update this review later with observations on its accuracy etc, but if it stays accurate I will definately be looking at other styles in the Invicta range.UPDATE: Had the watch for a while now and I cannot stress how pleased I am with it. It has settled to within a range of losing 10-12 seconds a week which I think is remarkable. It will keep going for well over a day and a half off of my wrist, and I have adopted the "Tic-tac" shake of the wrist every now and then to ensure the auto mechanism keeps the watch wound. Whatever you might think of the Invicta brand, this particular model is tough little watch and is a superb product for the money.

The Invicta 8926 is a watch that is a bit of a legend its certainly one Invicta got right and from time to time its updated. This model the 8926A which has the omega style (scalloped bezel)has the miyota 8215 automatic movement. Note that these are not the latest 8926 models the newer ones have the seiko (tmi) NH25, and then the NH35 movements are found in the very latest models. The newer models have update hands and better date magnification too. However these are more expensive in the UK currently. There is also the upgraded swiss sw 200 movement models of this style they not only have the upgraded movement but also the hands, strap and clasp, and crystal.This review is for the miyota movement invicta 8926 (the one in the picture lol)Build quality is good and the materials seem of at least average quality, i was very surprised by how the watch feels a lot more expensive. The case is very nice and is brushed and polished. The strap is solid stainless metal again brused and polished liks(not solid end links) and it feels good for the price!, the clasp is well made but is a little hard to come undone at first, i actually like that however. On the wrist the watch is comfortable.Its a very handsome watch. The style of the watch is Rolex like but with a touch of Omega. The Invicta branding is on the Face, side of case, Clasp and even on the links underneath the strap. Again i was surprised by how good the watch looks, it really does look a lot more expensive than it is!. The watch has a clear display back this is where you can see the movement doing its thing, the miyota 8215 while being a very reliable and fairly accurate movement is not exactly a pretty looking bit of machinery so its not that impressive being honest, the NH25, 35 and especially the SW200 movement versions are much nicer looking. Invicta make some very large watches this watch is more a sensible size and can be worn anytime and for any occasion it will look good.Accuracy is very good and should only need adjusting once a week.For the price currently £74 you cant get a better (new) watch in my opinion.