I own several invicta watches. They are… decent. I bought them because of the price so I really can’t complain. They hold up well, their warranty service is amazingly quick.
If I didn’t already have several diving watches this would rock. They are leagues better than the “Molex” brand you get on the corner. I’d take this over most of the wanna-be brands you can find in wal-mart/etc.
These suck, and they’re not Russian. For a real Russian mechanical watch that’s cheaper and much better than this cheap Quartz watch, check out the Vostok Amphibia.
Now I’m a watch guy, and am all for interesting and unusual watches of all sorts.
However, I think one of the quickest ways to look like a complete poser tool would be to wear this watch. I mean, if you did dive, you’d have a much higher quality unit, and if you didn’t, well, back to CPT status.
This reminds me of the stuff I saw in the markets in Seoul back when I was in the military. Fake Rolexes, etc. This is probably a step up from the Namdaemum market fare offered to GIs, but not by much.
And I’ve probably seen just as many run like Yugos.
It’s all about the price point. There are two kinds, the cheap, and the expensive. The cheap ones are China made crap. They’re the ones you see on Amazon marked as “90% off of retail.” The expensive ones are actually good, quality watches, but you rarely see those on any form of a deal site.
So, honestly, which category do you expect this to belong to?
Invicta 1433 Quinotaur Russian Diver Collection Mens Watch
Instruction Manual
Cleaning Cloth
Does anyone really read the instructions that come with a watch?
Look at the round part of the watch with numbers on it
The short fat hand indicates the hour
The long fat hand indicates the minute
The long skinny hand indicates the second
Disclaimer:
The time displayed on the watch in no way reflects on the manufactures view of time. Setting the watch to a future or past time may invoke the feelings of time travel; however said time travel is not the expressed intent of the watch.
Oh, Woot. If only you’d post a woman’s divers watch, I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
As far as Invicta’s go, if you plan to actually use it while diving, be wary. I owned a woman’s Invicta and it lasted for exactly a year - just past the warranty - before it flooded at only 28ft. Repairing it would have cost more than the watch. I may have gotten the rare dud, but just be careful.
“Polished stainless steel coin-edge bezel and a solid stainless steel crown complete with a cantina-style screwdown crown protector cap and chain”
Does that mean that huge cap and chain can be removed? If so, I might look into it. Also, what color does it come in? The green and black in the picture, or are there other options?
What we used to use to tell the time before everyone had a cell phone.
I have a titanuim cased Timex diver’s watch with a screwdown crown I bought 25 years ago, still going strong, so I guess I don’t need another. The crystal is getting a little scratched from contact with rocks down caves…