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<\div> Classic styling and high performance add up to an outstanding sport watch for your land or sea adventures. This two-tone automatic watch, from Invicta's Pro Diver series, places a huge round stainless steel case on a robust steel bracelet with gold-plated center links. The electric blue dial is designed for quick and easy read-off, even in low light conditions. It offers three-hand function with luminous hands and markers and a magnified date display at the three o'clock position. The elaborate hands, in Mercedes, sword, and breguet-style logo shapes, add a note of distinction. The dial is capped with a resilient solid homogeneous inorgani substance crystal and framed by a blue unidirectional rotating steel bezel with goldtone markings and coin edge detailing. This watch is driven by a Japanese automatic movement, which is visible through the see-through skeleton case back. It is ranked water immune to a full 200 meters. Pro Diver Collection Plunge into any horizon using the steadfast guidance of the Invicta Pro Diver. Stylishly classic, internal workings are forged with variations of either Swiss chronograph or 21-jewel automatic movements and willingly navigate in depths up to 300 meters. Built with convinced prowess, the fortitude with which these timepieces function makes the Pro Diver the quintessential in performance. Automatic Watches Automatic watches do not operate on batteries. Automatic watches are made up of in regards to 130 or more parts that work together to tell time. Automatic movements mark the passage of time by a series of gear mechanisms, and are wound by the motion of your wrist as you wear it. The gear train then transmits the power to the escapement, which distributes the impulses, turning the remainder wheel. The remainder wheel is the time regulating organ of a mechanical watch, which vibrates on a spiral hairspring. Lengthening or shortening the remainder spring makes the remainder wheel go more immediate or slower to advance or retard the watch. The travel of the remainder wheel from one uttermost to the other and back again is called oscillation. Lastly, automatic movements come in dissimilar types, including movements that are Swiss-made, Japanese-made, and more. Also referred to as self-winding, watches with automatic movements employ kinetic energy, the swinging of your arm, to provide energy to an oscillating rotor to keep the watch ticking. They're considered more satisfying to watch accumulators (horologists) because of the technology artistry that goes into the hundreds of parts that make up the movement. If you do not wear an automatic watch systematically (for regarding 8 to 12 hours a day), you may keep the watch powered with a watch winder (a great gift for collectors). The Invicta Story With it is most inspired creations yet, Invicta demonstrates it is technical and design prowess, providing timepieces of style for extreme value. "We have long held firm to the faith that supremely crafted timepieces may be offered for exceedingly modest sums. It is the founding principle of our flagship and the radical notion that still drives us today. By being true to our convictions, we will carry on to turn the remainder of power, and deliver unfeigned Swiss lavishness to any individual who desires it. Let all those who possess our timepieces and pass through our doors witness the quality, value and care in each piece we create, and the spirit of never-ending future prospects or potentials in everything we do." These are the words that greet visitors and motivate team members inside the Invicta Watch Group's new international headquarters. Emblazoned in stainless steel, it has been the Invicta message since Day One. With each new timepiece, the company sends up a flare for those looking to be specified not by how much they spend, but how wisely they spend. With it is strong collections, the gutsy Swiss brand is guaranteed to keep attracting followers. The art of the craft. Inside an Invicta Workshop It takes years of training and a great deal of pride to achieve glorious Swiss timepieces by hand. But it takes guts and the courage of your convictions to make those timepieces lowpriced for everyone who appreciates them. At our Swiss workshops, we mix time-honored traditions with a little bit of horse sense each single day to create the greatest values in the watch-making world.

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66 of 69 persons found the following review helpful.
If this watch were any better, it would be illegal!
By Joseph C. McDaniel
I'm an Arizona bankruptcy lawyer, and when my clients gasp in horror regarding losing their Rolexes, which are far too pricey to be immune underneath Arizona exemption laws, I tell 'em not to worry. I tell 'em to buy an Invicta!

Nine out of ten people won't detect the divergence if you commonly wear a Rolex and switch to an Invicta (as long as it has the coin bezel, which this watch, per the photo, does).

From the perspective of the moral high ground, this watch doesn't say it's a Rolex. It doesn't have the word Rolex anyplace on it, and it does have the word Invicta featured on the face where the word Rolex would be, and the word Invicta deeply engraved on the edge of the watch on the other side from the stem.

This watch weighs regarding the same as a Rolex, is water-resistant to the same depth as a Rolex, and is an automatic (self-winding) watch, just like the Rolex Submariner.

The colors are similar as well.

There are two necessary divergences amid this watch and a Rolex. One is that the gold colored links on the Invicta are gold-plated, and they will in the end scratch.

The other is the price; this thing is dramatically less costly than the BAND on a Rolex, and the quality is similar.

In fact, it costs less to buy this watch than to CLEAN a Rolex!

For traveling, you perfectly want this watch rather of a Rolex, because when you're robbed, you get to think, "hey, now I get to buy a new one!" rather than thinking, "Seven thou out the window!"

Actually, there's another thing. If you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Arizona, you get to keep this watch. You don't get to keep the Rolex, unless you buy it back from the Arizona Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee.

And, yes, I wear one each day of my life. In and out of the shower or the pool.

And they always run, and never need new batteries. I've never even cleaned one in the galore years I've have these, and they, to steal a phrase, just keep ticking.

So does it sound like I like these things? That would be wrong.

I love these watches. Too cool for school.

78 of 84 people found the following review helpful.
Invicta 8928 - When style and quality aren't enough
By Michael Horn
I genuinely like this watch for each day wear! This was my primary Invicta watch purchase. I am HARD on watches - some last less than a year before they fail or break or fall out of favor.

I've become a great fan of Invicta Sports watches. Invicta is to Seiko what Infiniti is to Nissan. Better quality, design and engineering - more beautiful styling at a outstanding price.

I chose this model 8928 for a match to my University ring and school colors. This is a VERY beautiful watch. With a Japanese auto-wind motion (visable through solid homogeneous inorgani substance glass transparent back), water resistance to 660 feet (I've had it to 130 ft with no problems) - superior quality on fit and finish - it makes a striking statement on your wrist. It looks (intentionally) very much like a Rolex Submariner (who watch gatherers qualify as a very good $800 watch that sells for $3,000!).

Things I like:

1. VERY beautiful timepiece - striking design and engineering
2. Fit, finish, style and quality are superior to more highpriced watches
3. A great diving watch for a great price
4. Transparent solid homogeneous inorgani substance glass watch back reduces prospect of skin botheration for wear each day
5. Two tone stainless wrist band is high quality, beautiful and comfortable
6. Timekeeping is tolerably exact for an autowind
7. No batteries
8. Watch motion ought to last 4-5 years before major servicing
9. Watch face magnifier for date

Things I'd like to see improve

1. Power reserve - watch will wind down if not worn each other day
2. Requires a seperate watch "autowinder" to keep time and date if not worn daily
3. NOT a chronometer - time will have to be adjusted regularly every month after "break-in" period
4. 23k gold plate links on wristband prone to scratching
5. Too inexpensive to invest in a 4-5 year major maintenance - buy another one?

The Invicta sports model series 8926 (all stainless) diving watch has been their franchise for galore years. All 89xx series are attactive well made watches that look much more costly than they are.

I've seen prices from $118 to $155 for this model - all merchants claiming low price. Be careful of a marketers reliability and client service. Invicta may not honor it is warranty from gray market merchants. If not an authorized merchant - be sure the vendor offers an in-house warranty that promises fast turnaround on repair.

The Invicta 8928 is an attractive, low cost, high quality time piece. You can't go wrong with this model.

[I'm a contributing fellow member of InvictaTalk.com, InvictaWatchForum.com, and TimeTechTalk.com and invite all watch lovers to learn more when it comes to Invicta and other watches sold on Amazon.com]

24 of 24 humans found the following review helpful.
GREAT WATCH ON ITS OWN - PRICE A HUGE BONUS
By Gumbeaux13
Take all of the positive and extensive reviews of this watch, roll them into one, and you have my review. I'm writing principally to offset the one star review: I expended 50 cents and less than a minute at a country jeweler to have two iinks removed. Most jewelers whom you do business with will take out links free so why mail the watch off? This is an great watch!

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