InvictaMen's Pro Automatic Stainless Steel Watch

After seeing a few video reviews of Invicta watches I quickly had a scrol through the different designs and had been waiting an age for this one to drop in price and luckily this sales week brought me good fortune. An early Christmas present for myself... Well for the Mrs to give to me.There have been lots of comparisons between this watch and a certain luxury watch brand that developed a model of diving watch and if you want that brand go ahead and spend 15/20k, but I'm not concerned about brand. I want a good watch and this is what we have here.It arrives in beautifully bold yellow presentation box. Open it up and the watch is well protected with lots of film on the front and bracelet. Peel it off and the face is lovely and clear, the lume also works a treat for the hour markers. The date window also magnifys the date easily and clearly.The bezel can be rotated anti clockwise for diving use. It felt a bit stiff, which is better than too soft. Just rotate the marker at 12 to align with the minute hand and you can easily track time spent either underwater or since you put your dinner in the oven.The crown (winder) arrived already screwed down. This is the mark of a real diving watch. To stop water getting in lightly press the crown down and rotate so that it clamps onto the threads and seals the watch tightly. Unscrew the crown and you can then wind the watch. It will charge while being worn as thisbis an automatic movement but it's good to have the option to give it a quick charge if you won't be active or wearing it all day. Pull the crown out further and you can adjust the date and time. Then push it in and screw down again to seal.The movement is lovely and smooth, much smoother than other automatic watches i have that cost 3 times the price and thanks to the rear viewing window you can also see the internals which is nice.The bracelet is stainless and the clasp is a fold over type rather than butterfly. So it is very secure with no chance of it randomly opening and going flying. It is also a large bracelet. I have large arms and wrists and still had to take out a few links.On the wrist this feels like good quality. It's a balanaced weight. It doesn't feel like a gold brick trying to remind you and everyone around that it's there, and it also is not so light that it feels like it will fall apart. It's a happy medium.This is listed as water resistant to 200m and i can easily believe it. This is a very well made watch for an incredible price.Great value and quality. Highly recommended. You will not be disappointed, unless you want a £20k branded watch.Thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it useful

This watch is brilliant value for the money and much better quality than I expected, seems to keep good time only a couple of seconds fast a day, it's very comfortable on my wrist, the strap is quite long but easy to adjust if you have a link removal tool.I'm that impressed with this watch I may purchase another one to add to my collection.

the watch overall looks very good, it is obviously some sort go homage to the Rolex Submariner, however this 42mm model of the Invicta compared to the 40mm 8926OB is slightly larger in diameter than the original Submariner so not totally identical. the movement inside is the Seiko NH35a which is just superb, I am a lover of all Seiko watches and movements for their reliability so this is a big positive for me.The Jubilee style strap that comes with the watch feels cheap and its very rattly but is easy to adjust, and has a clasp that has 4 micro adjustments so you won't struggle to find the perfect fit, overall you shouldn't expect more from a watch strap at this price point, however I would not accept any less. The rotating bezel is very loud and I found that it can be quite stiff and difficult to turn without my fingers slipping around the bezel. it also has a large "INVICTA" etched on the side which I find quite tacky but im sure ill get used to it.overall I really like this watch, its certainly worth the money in my opinion if you want a decent automatic watch to wear at work without too much worry.

The media could not be loaded. Invicta pro Diver 42mm wow what a beautiful watch, and a very accurate automatic Seiko movement. My other 2 Pro divers are the same movements but have the yellow winder pendulum visible in the display case back. Still the N35a movement but I suppose cost cutting taking the standard movement over the Invicta branded version . As soon as I unwrapped it I gave it a full wind and set the date and time then popped it on the timegrapher to see how it was performing. Wow equally as good as my Rolex GMT master II ( for considerably less money ) but we are talking a whole different ball game, these Invicta are my daily drivers , but that said look equally as good on the wrist. I've included a shot of the timegrapher readout, trust me you will get sideways glances at your wrist with these on, is it ? Isn't it ? The thing I like about Invicta Pro Divers they are a brand in their own right dating back to 1837 and has had several owners since and currently is in American hands. The Pro Diver , yes loosely styled around the Rolex Sub Mariner, yet doesn't try to fool the wearer. It's logo is distinctive and brand etched into the case as is the crown and the smooth sweep second hand counter balance. The dial is free of complications and clear to read. Only one criticism and it is very minor , they should upgrade the lume used on the dial and the hands to last longer once charged, it does fade quite quickly but it's not a deal breaker ( my Rolex once charged at night still glows in the morning, but if it didn't I'd want to know why) Buy one .......buy more than one if you like watches this is one to add to your collection."Third time lucky" ....I did have 2 of these but with the steel /gold bracelet and bezel with Pepsi bezel insert but both had faulty misaligned cyclops magnifier on the date window , so I gave up trying and went for the full steel , I think it looks better really.

Nice watch . Very good value for the money. Would recommend