Invicta?

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thatotherguy

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Specifically the japanese quartz pro diver. What's your experiences, fit and finish, customer service, quality, accuracy, and durability?
 
I have had several Invicta watches. As for the pro-diver, the original pro-divers (40mm with screw down crowns) in either automatic or quartz were good watches. They can often be found pretty cheap if you look for some of the deal of the day sites.

Invicta is pretty well known for having some of the absolute worst customer service around...watches coming back from service un-repaired or in worse shape than when you sent them, or just trying to weasle out of the warranty all together, not to mention having to send in huge return shipping charges with your watch.

Plenty of stories around as well about watchmakers not wanting to touch Invicta's...they dont want to be blamed when the watch falls apart from shoddy construction.

Speaking as one who once fell into the Invicta trap, I can advise....stay away. Searching the same deal of the day sites you can find Citizen, Pulsar, Seiko and any number of other excellent diver style watches at incredible prices.
 
OK, thanks. I guess I will save up for a Seiko or similar. I don't really need a dive watch, just a watch with a divers bezel that will last me a lifetime, sub $100 if possible. Any suggestions?
 
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If you want a decent dive style watch, check out Orient. I believe they are a Seilko owned company, but they make quality watches and they're not too expensive. They have a few self winding diver's for around $100.

I've got a few Invicta Pro Divers and I've never had a problem with any of them. They all have Japanese automatic movements ( probably Seiko).

My wife has been wearing a pro diver for 3 years and outside of the gold plating wearing off, the watch keeps better time than my Tag Aquaracer.

The key with Invicta is to not overpay, they're inexpensive watches. You can find an auto pro diver for $75, I just bought one on Amazon.
 
OK, thanks again, I will check out the orient watches. I would love to have an orange monster, but I just can't afford it. Do the orient autos keep decent time/ are they COSC certified?

PS. I was looking at the 8932 Invicta, any experience? I'm here to learn.
 
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thatotherguy said:
OK, thanks again, I will check out the orient watches. I would love to have an orange monster, but I just can't afford it. Do the orient autos keep decent time/ are they COSC certified?

PS. I was looking at the 8932 Invicta, any experience? I'm here to learn.
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Just my opinion so take it for what it is worth.....

I would save your pennies for that orange monster! Well worth your money and the wait......

Just my .02
 
Dunno about Invictas. I have a Seiko orange bullet diver in that class, cost me <100 back then. What are monsters and 007s up to now?
 
Orient autos generally keep decent time. As with most automatics you kind of take a chance. +/- 10 or 15 seconds a day is not uncommon...most good watchmakers can regulate them fairly easy. Keep in mind automatics are not generally as accurate as quartz.

No, the Orients are not cosc certified.

The 8932 Invicta is one of their better watches and can be found well under your budget. Citizen/Miyota movement, very good movement.

Good luck in your search.

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OK, thanks again, I will check out the orient watches. I would love to have an orange monster, but I just can't afford it. Do the orient autos keep decent time/ are they COSC certified?

PS. I was looking at the 8932 Invicta, any experience? I'm here to learn.
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thatotherguy said:
OK, thanks again, I will check out the orient watches. I would love to have an orange monster, but I just can't afford it. Do the orient autos keep decent time/ are they COSC certified?

PS. I was looking at the 8932 Invicta, any experience? I'm here to learn.
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Yes as the watchcollector said the 8932 has a Japanese quartz movt. For about $20 more you can get the same watch with a Japanese auto movt. It's the 8926. The auto movements wind as you move your arm throughout the day. Autos will stop if you don't wear them for a few days, but they never need a battery and most can be manually wound ( but not all).

Quartz watches are electric and use a battery that has to be changed periodically. I prefer automatics , but I will buy quartz if I really like the design of a watch. I have several Invicta Quartz watches and I've not had any problem with them either. Invicta's biggest issue is their questionable customer service and QC, I've heard they've improved some, but I've never had to deal with them.

Keep in mind that the case sizes vary, the model you picked is about 38mm, Invicta has Pro Divers that go up to about 48mm

The Seiko Monsters are about 42 - 45mm, they're excellent watches too, I've been eye balling them for a few months now. Amazon usually has the best prices on most watches.
 
Thank you both! The reason I asked about the COSC certifications is because I'm a little obsessive about having EXACTLY the right time, all the other watches I've had were quartz. Unless my current (cheap timex) watch completely fails, I will probably save for a monster
 
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Thank you both! The reason I asked about the COSC certifications is because I'm a little obsessive about having EXACTLY the right time, all the other watches I've had were quartz. Unless my current (cheap timex) watch completely fails, I will probably save for a monster
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Even with the COSC certification, that is generally no match for a good quartz in accuracy. As I recall the COSC requires an automatic movement to be something along the lines of +/- 6 or 7 seconds a day or right around there. Again it is also luck of the draw...you may get one that is less than one second off a day but even then over time that will probably change, just the nature of auto movements.

If accuracy is your main goal, stick with quartz.
 
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Even with the COSC certification, that is generally no match for a good quartz in accuracy. As I recall the COSC requires an automatic movement to be something along the lines of +/- 6 or 7 seconds a day or right around there. Again it is also luck of the draw...you may get one that is less than one second off a day but even then over time that will probably change, just the nature of auto movements.

If accuracy is your main goal, stick with quartz.
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That's the main reason I asked about the 8932, quartz movement. I might end up going with a citizen ecodrive... hmmm
 
I have a 2nd generation Sky Hawk Eco Drive and it's been running non-stop for about 7 years..... it's a very unique design. The Eco Drive line has come down in price quite a bit.
 
I have an Invicta Pro Diver Auto. Ive not had any problems. The watch is about 2 years old. Invicta is over priced. CS is really poor. I wont buy another 1. Check out Croton @ www.o.com or www.shopnbc.com Both places sell watches that wont break the bank. If you are looking to spend a bit more $$ stick with the brands you know.
I would stay away from Invicta at all cost.
 
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