INVICTA WATCHES SUCK Y or N ?

[Stelth]

Invicta watches look ridiculous which seems to be the look their target market desires.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I've owned several Invicta's and the one's I've chosen seem to have worked pretty well for me, here are a few of the ones I have owned

I still own this beast, it keeps excellent time and is Swiss Made

And I would agree, they certainly go a bit above and beyond but, it does give people some choices, some outrageous choices maybe but choices none the less...

G2

 

[Peppe]

Never had a problem it. Great for outdoors.

 

[jeepin]

You can go to pretty much any pawn shop and you will find at least one Invicta there. LoL

 

[leghog]

Buy a Seiko instead.

 

[leghog]

If it seems Invicta gets it's share of haters, try this - post up your new Armitron on a watch forum and express how nice you think it is. Don't forget that both are in JC Penney, where you can't find many of the niche Swiss watches some fans drool over. Watch forums are all about the fringe element of buyers who gush over looks and a few features, yet who stifle development - it's about status and owning one as part of a club. They wholeheartedly refuse to explore the margins of the watch world - and in the '80s their predecessors hated Seikos for doing the exact same thing.

Invicta kicked it to the curb in their eyes and they cannot stand to have it rubbed in their face. They complain about MSRP? Really? Invicta sells more worldwide than most of the "elite" Swiss makers put together. And service? Buy a Rolex Sub on a trip to Hong Kong, and the local dealer will suggest in superlative terms that is where you will ship it for warranty service. Invicta might seem to be trolling some of the better makers out there, but it's because they do exactly the same thing in many cases.

As for ugly nobody mentions Diesel, G Shock, or Hublot. Each has it's fan base but there are some very ornate aesthetic designs that make them nearly illegible to read. Since it's a matter of taste - if it sells, but doesn't meet your expectations, then who are we to judge? Yet Invicta haters using the yard stick of Swiss quality will make accusations that border on racism - the term "Thug" has been used more than once. That was the same word used by Truman's speech writer in his women's magazine articles to describe the users of switchblades who preyed on delicate young white women in the 50's.

And it's taken about 50 years to reverse that scam of social reengineering. I don't see Invicta haters in a better light for it. We all don't like some brands, styles or looks over another. I'll judge Invicta by it's enemies, that's always been a yardstick to go by when things are being muddied.

Sounds akin to Taylor made Schrades (Invicta) vs. GEC (Swiss watches with cache due to well-earned reputations). GEC is still a much better knife, and knife enthusiasts know it, including those owning and carrying Taylor made Schrades.

 

[mrknife]

once upon a time, Invicta actually was a decent watch company. They lasted into the 40s or 50s I want to say. So the vintage invictas are decent watches. But nowadays not really. They do homages/gaudy things. I have heard of people buying an invicta just to harvest the movement, NH35s for watch modding.

 

[OilMan]

Seems like they bought Glycine which I've read were fairly decent Swiss watches. I bought a Glycine auto a week or two ago and checked it today and I was -7 seconds since I put it on a week ago. Which is better than most of my Seikos..

 

[cchu518]

Great majority of Invictas are hideous and if you are a watch snob/enthusiast you will call Invictas low brow. Or any regular main branded watch like Omega or Rolex with a worked over Valjoux 7750 would also be considered junk or at minimum non collectible. So I think it really depends on what swimming pool you swim around in.

Having gone through a bunch of the sub $10K watches in my 20s and reverting back to just regular watches now that I have a mortgage and real bills, if I ever do go back that route buying a luxury new watch, it's going to be an Omega Dark Side of the Moon Speedmaster or an Grand Seiko Snow Flake.

I would never buy an Invicta there are better watches in their price ranges and most of the Invictas are just junky fashion watches a handful of the basic Rollie homages in quartz and auto make for solid everyday beater watches though up there in value with a Seiko SKX, G Shock, Tissot w/ eta movement, etc...Basically anything with a miyota 9015 or 821a is going to be a solid watch if you are buying in the $250 and sub- $100 range because that's where the value is. You're paying for the movement and if you can get a good deal on it then it's all good. But some people might arge there's no difference between a $250 and $100 watch. For $$300-500 you can go retro and buy an awesome mint condition Tag Professional 2000 that's been babied and it would be a nicer beater watch than an Invicta. A new Hamilton field watch is like $300 and Marathon's don't run much more if you want a tool watch.

 

[K.O.D.]

I say they are hit or miss. Normally, I would buy something else, but I really like this one and it's a Swiss Ronda movement:

From what I've heard, the Swiss sub aqua is one of their better models. I've had mine for 8 months and it's been great. It's my every day watch, being heavy duty compared to my others. I'm not really a collector. I got what I feel is a good deal at $89 new. But I wouldn't pay more than $200 even as a limited edition. It's #240 of 1977.