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Real Adriatic Store - Invicta Men's Pro Diver Collection Automatic Watch #8926
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List Price: $315.00
Our Price: $99.99
Your Save: $ 215.01 ( 68% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Invicta
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Band Material Type: stainless-steel
Bezel Material Type: stainless-steel
Binding: Watch
Brand: Invicta
Calendar Type: Date
Case Diameter: 40
Case Material Type: stainless-steel
Clasp Type: fold-over-clasp-with-safety
Dial Color: black
Dial Window Material Type: mineral-crystal-with-magnifier
EAN: 0722630838296
Feature: 21-Jewels Miyota Japanese-automatic movement
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Invicta
Manufacturer: Invicta
Model: 8926
Publisher: Invicta
Studio: Invicta
Watch Movement Type: automatic-self-wind
Water Resistance Depth: 660
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Features
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21-Jewels Miyota Japanese-automatic movement
Mineral crystal
Case diameter: 40 mm
Stainless-steel case; Black dial; Date function; Luminous hands and markers
Water-resistant to 200 M (660 feet)
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Editorial Reviews:
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Big, bold and masculine, the Invicta Quartz Pro Diver S2 is an affordable luxury watch with classically styled features. This precisely constructed timepiece for men features a solid stainless steel case that's 39.9mm wide (1.57 inches). It has a black face with Tritnite luminous hands and markers and a unidirectional black bezel with white numerals and markings. Other features include anti-reflective mineral crystal, date display at 3 o'clock, and water resistance to 200 meters. The highly polished stainless steel band has a fold over clasp with safety.
An automatic watch is a mechanical watch that is self-winding. the movement of your wrist and body causes the rotor--a weight attached to an automatic winding mechanism--to wind up the watch. This automatic watch has 21 jewels, which are ruby stones that the gears turn on to protect the metal parts from grinding together. An automatic watch needs no battery, but it will stop if now worn for over a day or if you have been physically inactive for an extended period of time. If this happens, wind the crown ten times clockwise to start the watch and give it some reserve power.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: I hate automatic watches now!
Comment: If you don't wear the watch every day, it'll die on you after about a week of not wearing it. I know this is the nature of the automatic watch but was not aware that it was so annoying.
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Summary: Handmade swiss automatic for under $100?
Comment: Invicta makes the highest quality entry-level watches on the market. The steel band is as heavy as any I've found and despite my clumsy nature the crystal has remained scratch free for the past two years.
The Japanese automatic movement in this watch is obviously not as precise as swiss counterparts. I charted my watches performance against the US Navy Master Clock for about a month and on average it gains about 7 seconds per day. So I do have to roll the dial back every few weeks, but if I only have to make that one concession in this price range then I consider this a fantastic buy.
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Summary: An absolutele fantastic value!
Comment: I love this watch; the quality, looks, and performance are far beyond what I would expect for a watch at this price.
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Summary: You'd better wear it all the time if you don't want it to stall.
Comment: This Invicta absolutely smokes knockoff Rolexes that run in the $300 range. The casing is good and solid and it is an attractive watch that looks much nicer than its pricetag. A couple of things, however: the movement is not particularly robust so even if you wear this thing all around town one night the wind will exhaust itself by about 10:00 the next morning (assuming you do not put it back on). Also, the bracelet is adequate but of course does not begin to measure up to a higher quality brand. Yet I suppose both of these things are totally acceptable for a watch in this price range. Excellent value.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great workhorse of an automatic
Comment: I can't say much here that hasn't already been said. This watch is a steal at $100 and can usually be found for a few bucks cheaper with a little patience and effort. The band is really well-made - much nicer and heftier than typical at this price point. The two most common complaints - the weakness of the glow-in-the-dark material and the paltry date magnifier - are really minor and don't affect my appreciation of the watch. If your vision is bad enough that you struggle to see the date unmagnified, any magnifier isn't going to make that much of a difference. And how often do you really look at your watch 8 hours after you've shut off the light? The glow on mine definitely lasts for 5-6 hours, which is plenty impressive at this price range. The view of the concededly-undecorated movement is still fascinating and something you can't really get for this price with most watches. The screw-down crown is solid and easy to work with. The supposedly stiff bezel did loosen a bit with use and wasn't that tough to turn to begin with.
The only real caveat is that Invicta is notoriously bad at customer service and is only spotty with quality control. The risk is that you'll get a slightly defective unit - a slightly off bezel, a screwy crown (har-har, no pun intended), or some other minor problem - and end up having to live with it or risk further damage, poor communication, and a loss of $25 and shipping under their "warranty." I'm reviewing the watch I received, which was flawless and deserves 5 stars. I've now bought two other Invictas and both have arrived in perfect condition. I imagine if I had to go through the headaches some of these other reviewers have warned about, I wouldn't be so gung ho. But if you want a fantastic automatic diver watch at 1/10 the price of most other options, and you don't mind taking a bit of risk, I wouldn't hesitate at all to purchase it.
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