<\div> A stylish, sporty accessory whether you're deep sea diving or strolling in regards to town, the Invicta Men's Pro Diver Automatic Titanium Watch provides water-resistance to 660 feet (200 meters) and has a black dial with silver-toned hands and luminous geometric markers at each index. An outsized date display window bubbles up at the three o'clock position. A unidirectional outer bezel features silver Arabic numerals on black--in increments of 10 from 10 to 50. Surrounding the bezel, indented ridges of silver titanium add visual and textural contrast. The silver band, also of titanium, clasps securely with a fold-over double push-button closure. The Japanese automatic motion means that you never need a battery, and a window of solid homogeneous inorgani substance crystal protects versus scratches above or underneath sea level.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. The Invicta Story 
 With it is most inspired creations yet, Invicta demonstrates it is technical and design prowess, providing timepieces of style for uttermost 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 true 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 possiblenesses 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 outstanding 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 biggest values in the watch-making world. |
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36 of 36 humans found the following review helpful.
 Great watch !!!
By Frank Giann
I am a huge fan of these Pro Divers. I own rather a few of them and this one did not disappoint. My watch loses in regards to a minute each 3 weeks which isn't bad.
Bezel measures precisely 45mm. The crown stalk feel more substantial than the 8926 and is screw down. The titanium is great, feels light on the wrist.
Very easy to scratch though. As always, I am a very satisfied customer. 30 of 30 persons found the following review helpful.
Great Invicta pro diver
By Mutual Information
Owning both the 8926OB (8926C now) and 9937OB (no longer sold by Amazon), I may say that this watch is the best looking of the three.
Quick summary: 8926 and 9937 are stylistically almost identical. The 8926 has the 21-jewel Japanese Miyota. The 9937 has the better 25-jewel ETA 2824-2 Swiss motion and crystal (flame fusion over mineral) but is more than twice the price of the 8926.
The 0420 is a comparatively new watch and uses the Seiko 21-jewel Japanese motion which is closely the same in performance as the Miyota, i.e. you can't manual wind the watch, it can't be hacked (second hand does not stop with you pull the crown out) and the accuracy is similar. The Seiko motion is littler in diameter than the Miyota and has a flashy flywheel with cursive lettering. The 9937 may be manually wound and hacked.
The 0420 visually is more prominent and has the better bezel lettering both in style and in size. The numbers are wider and having little impact to read. The "1" applied in the "10" marker is mainly bettered over the 8926 and 9937, which lacked style and difficult to read as it got lost in the minute markers. The date with cyclops is more prominent in font and likewise posing no difficulty to read. (Magnification seems higher.) It's almost idealisti for me since it's visual size is close to the size of the bezel font. The more prominent face allows for more spectacular hands and more prominent hour markers.
The crystal applied in the 8926 and 0420 is solid homogeneous inorgani substance while the 9937 is flame-fusion. The flame-fusion according to a heap of remarks I've read is superior. I have banged versus the crystal of the 8926 a number of times and it has not scratched. That being said, I don't know why Invicta proceeds to release new watches with solid homogeneous inorgani substance crystals since they have said that all of the watches will at last have flame-fusion. There are numerous Invicta watches that are less than 8926 that have flame-fusion, so price is not resolving point here. Strange company.
The titanium case and bracelet is so much lighter than the stainless steel in both the 8926 and 9937. The titanium is matte finished and does not stand out. Some persons may find this a positive, others a negative. I like it because brings more attention to the face. The bracelet center links are highly polished though. Previous reviewers have been critical of the scratches they attract. I have not experienced this after more than a week of use.
All in all, this is a very sharp looking watch and in my mind, the best of three I own in terms of styling. It's priced amongst the 8926 and 9937. I would unquestionably buy it over the 8926. The $50 or so divergence in price is made up for by the styling and weight. 26 of 27 humans found the following review helpful.
 Looks great, quality on par with price
By Chris M.
I own a lot of watches, with regards to 15 at last count. Some are super cheap, others are genuinely expensive, but most are mid-priced (e.g. in the hundreds of dollars). I purchased this watch as I was quintessentially looking for a cheap-ish 200m automatic with an exhibition back. I've got 3 other titanium dive watches and have owned a couple of others in the past.
It's a decent watch, the case is very good, but it's not worth anyplace near what Invicta publishes as the selling price. It's a mutual scheme amongst watch manufacturers to inflate the selling price, then offer the watches at a 'deep discount'. In reality, few if any watches are sold at the syndication price... What follows is a more elaborated review for watch connoisseurs.
First impressions
The packaging is typical Invicta. Invicta has built it's reputation on packaging and productions that mimic what costly brands do, which means fancy, high quality packaging, something which will impress non-collectors and be well received. This model is no different, with Invicta's typical yellow box with terry-cloth interior. The watch itself is also very well packed with a lot of clingy plastic shelter (several layers) on the band and case.
It's rather large. My wrist is with regards to 7.5 in diameter and the case covers it completely. Because of the lug shape, it doesn't sit that well, but it's acceptable. I had to remove 3 links to get it to fit on my wrist properly.
Watch case
The watch case is solid titanium with a screw-down exhibition back and a stainless steel rotating bezel. Front and rear crystals are mineral, the front one protrudes by with regards to a millimeter and has a cyclops glued on over the date. The bezel inlay looks like painted aluminum and has a luminous pip at the zero position. The crown is stainless steel, screwdown, shrouded and has the Invicta logo cast on it. The case itself is engraved on the left side with the Invicta name and has a bead-blasted mate finish all around, with a good overall finish (no rough or casting marks) in typical titanium grey.
The only real issue here is the bezel. It doesn't actually match up with the quality of the case itself and the directional click mechanism is both very stiff and cheap feeling/sounding. On top of it, the indentations are polished, so they are not sharp sufficient to grip. Turning the bezel is almost out of the question when the watch is on wrist, making it finelooking useless. This, more than anything else, makes the watch feel cheap.
Face & movement
The face is polished black with round hour markers, dashes at 6 and 9, plus an arrow at 12. The markers are on the surface, polished with a green lume inlay. The lume is green both at rest and glowing. There is a date window at 3 trimmed with a white line. The hands are polished metal with lume on minutes and hour. The minute hand is mercedes style and the second hand has a little skeleton Invicta logo at the remainder end. The date is only in regards to 2mm from the watch face. Overall finish is exceedingly good, on par with a good Swiss or Japanese watch. All of the hands line up with the markers. The lume on the hands is at least twice as bright as the markers (almost Seiko bright on the hands).
Looking around back, the motion is a Japanese Seiko 21-jewel, 21,600bph, 41hr reserve, non-hacking automatic (no hand winding) with date (TMI NH25A based on Seiko 7s26) apparently habit made for Invicta. It has a nicely beautified remainder wheel (and it's quiet) and a plain ebauch. The seconds hand is a sweeper, like all automatics and has an accuracy of +/- 30 seconds/day (typical for mechanical watches).
Bracelet
This is where this watch genuinely falls down. Had Invicta expended a bit more on the bracelet, it would genuinely be a remarkable bargain. There are so galore things off about, it's hard to recognise where to start. I guess the firstborn thing is that a lot of of the links where it's hinged are a bit oversized. The net effect is that they bind on flex, which means you get kinks in the bracelet. At the same time, the pin holes in the bracelet are somewhat oversized, so the whole thing giggles like a $20 1980's Timex. When I resized the bracelet, you could listen grit as the pins were push out, not the best sound in the world... Also, the end-links are stamped, and because of this, they are a somewhat dissimilar color than the case.
The clasp is distinctively stamped titanium rather than a machined piece - it's suitable for the street price, but would be unacceptable at the marketing price. On the plus side, the links are all solid, rather than folded metal and they are stamped with the Invicta brand - altho in a great deal of places, the stamp is seriously done.
Conclusion
A very good watch at less than $130, not worth it at more than $200. The bracelet and the bezel just devalue it too much, which is a shame as the case, motion and face are built to a much, much higher standard. Overall, a good (if large) each day watch you don't need to worry when it comes to ruining it's future value.
If you are looking for something somewhat better quality, I would suggest looking at Orient or Seiko's dive watches. If you want something more original, look at the fantastic new TX brand from Timex. See all 40 client reviews... |
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