Invicta Men's Pro Diver Quartz Watch with Stainless Steel Strap

Firstly, beyond how to how to tell the time from them, i know virtually nothing about watches - so if you want comparisons between automatic, or quartz etc,how it compares to similar watches in the same price range, or anything technical then look elsewhere.I work as a diving instructor. I don't need the watch for diving- as like most people who dive regularly i use my dive computer rather than a wrist watch. However i do always wear a watch to allow me to ensure that the dive trips/ snorkel trips are on schedule etc. Time management is a part of the job.The one "must have" criteria i have for a watch is that i don't have to remove it for Scuba Diving - beyond that i'm not too fussy really. I normally wear a cheap Casio as they do the job fine and if it flooded (they never do) it doesn't cost much to replace. My watch strap on my old Casio broke so I decided it was time for a new watch. I haven't worn an analogue watch in years and thought i'd see if i could get an inexpensive one that looked good and was capable of using when diving. Had a bit of a wander round Amazon and settled on this one. - I bought it in December when the price had dropped to $45 - about double the price of my CasioFirst ImpressionsLooks good, not too big and clunky, and the bracelet looks fine, but was waaaay too big for my wrist - I have narrow wrists admittedly, but unless you have arms like tree trunks then you will almost certainly need to remove a few links - see attached photo. Get a jeweler to do it, or you can find "how to" videos on you tube. There are no jewelers anywhere near me so i did it myself - found some of the pins were relatively easy to remove and others weren't moving for love nor money. I've never tried adjusting a watch bracelet previously, so have nothing to gauge it against, but i don't think the pins are high quality, though it could be incompetence on my part, or a combination of the two.Having adjusted the strap, the watch itself runs fine. The screw down crown allows easy adjustment. simply unscrew the crown, and then you can pull it out to the first position to adjust the date, then pull it out to the second position to adjust the time. once done, push the crown in two positions and screw the crown back in...... the last step it the really important one for ensuring the crown is watertight - if you don't screw it back in fully then your watch will flood. In a previous review I saw photos of a flooded watch, and you can see from the gap between the crown and the watch body that it hasn't been screwed in - I don't know for sure if he took it into the water like that but it it would have caused it to flood if he had.Anyway, most importantly for me, mine has remained water tight. I've taken it on numerous dives, to a max depth so far of 80 ft and had no problems.Basically this watch has ticked all the boxes i need it to on price and functionality, and looks good. I almost marked it down a little for the bracelet pins, but i suppose you do get what you pay for, and overall the value for money is great.It's the first time I've gotten round to writing a review, and it rambled on a bit, but hopefully it's helpful.

Those familiar with my reviews in the past know that I'm a big fan of Invicta dive watches. They're dependable, rugged, beautiful and last a long time. And yes, they look EXACTLY like the Rolex Submariner. Invicta, however, doesn't pretend that their Pro Diver series of wristwatches are simply a copy or even an homage to the Rolex Submariner series of wristwatches. Invicta doesn't even hope that their watches are mistaken for Rolex, either, because the Invicta name is PLASTERED all over their watches.Invicta, after all, is a 184 year-old Swiss watch company, founded in 1837.Rolex is a 116 year-old English company founded in 1905, then moved to Switzerland after World War I.Therefore, if anyone is to be revered for their Swiss heritage, it's Invicta.Now, let's talk about the "homage" part. The modern dive watch was first invented by Blancpain with its iconic "Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe," introduced in 1953 and worn by the legendary Jacques Cousteau. The Fifty Fathoms was so iconic that...guess who...Rolex came out with a virtual copy in 1954, the Submariner.The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe dive watch has, over the last 68 years, become the iconic and archetypal design for nearly all dive watches. It has become a "style" of watch...and not an homage or copy of any one brand or model.As a result, the Invicta Pro Diver series of watches should correctly be considered as a segment of the market representing the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms/Rolex Submariner "style" of dive watches...and not an homage to anyone.I happen to own an all-gold tone Pro Diver, a gold and stainless Pro Diver, and this all-stainless steel Pro Diver. I call them respectively, "The Formal," "The Professional" and "The Standard." I purposely purchased a quartz version of the Standard because of a quartz watch's ability to keep accurate time. I use the "hacking" feature of all three watches to synchronize them to a super-accurate "atomic" clock that sits on my nightstand. The quartz version is by far the most accurate, keeping pace with the atomic clock down to the second over a weeks' time.If you are thinking of buying this watch, please note that Invicta not only makes both automatic (self-winding) and quartz versions of all three watches, but they also offer them in two sizes: 37.5mm (more suitable to women and smaller wrists) and the larger (standard) 40mm man's size. So when you order, double check to make sure you’re ordering the correct type and size.All that said, Invicta offers many more styles than Rolex or just about any other watch company. Does Rolex have such fanciful watches as the Invicta DC Comics, Disney Limited Editions, Marvel, Star Wars and many other collaborative collections?Considering all the sneaky trade-in practices, price gouging, shady marketing and other questionable business practices Rolex is famous for, I consider Rolex buyers to be either strictly investment purchasers or just plain uneducated suckers. So if you're not buying a Rolex to "flip" it a few years down the line for a profit, then you're just a sucker. I mean, c'mon, I don't care how well a watch is constructed, any watch in the $16K to $250K region is simply a ripoff.

Really nice watch and great price !!!And grwat box just nice

I bought this watch almost a year ago and I think I've worn it every day since. I have done a fair bit of manual labor while wearing this watch and the face has yet to scratch. The stainless steel body and band, of course, have shown some wear, but only superficially. Actually, it's minute enough that you have to look lovely to see any scratches at all.I have gone swimming with this watch on several occasions and have never had any problems with the waterproofing.It keeps time well enough for my purposes, though I'm not a watch snob so take that as you will. As some have noted, there's a bit of play in the minute hand while setting the time, so that it's nearly impossible to get it dead on, but a variation in the minute hand of no more than 45 seconds doesn't constitute a problem at this price point.I got mine for about $56 and it really gives the appearance of a much more expensive watch. Not that it intends to deceive anyone into thinking that it's a Rolex, quite the opposite with its liberal branding which some find overbearing but I don't notice enough to mind, but I have had some people ask if it was a Rolex.Some people have said that the glow in the dark paint is practically useless, but I haven't had any problems with mine. Even late into the night, it shines sufficiently bright for me to tell the time.Overall, I am quite satisfied with this watch. If you do decide to get one, do yourself a favor and buy from a seller who, like Amazon, has a decent return policy. Invicta is somewhat known for making it difficult and expensive to get a watch repaired or replaced, even if it came broken. I got a protection plan with mine for the same reason.