InvictaMen's Pro Diver Collection Coin-Edge Automatic Watch

5 years in, this is the best watch ever. I've worn it extensively and have put this through a lot of wear and tear including swimming in the ocean on the weekends, in the pool with my kids, golfing, cycling, etc. The salt water and chlorine have had no effect, nor have the impacts of golf or anything else. A few of my other watches are scratched up, stopped keeping time (automatic ones) or the battery has died a couple of times. Somehow there are no scratches or anything on this one, and I've definitely banged it around plenty. This watch keeps perfect time and I only have to wind it up if I don't wear it for more than a few days otherwise it just keeps going. It also looks great. I'm a lawyer and wear it on work calls and in hearings and it goes as well with a suit as it does on my wrist in the ocean. It's rugged, dependable, functions the way it should, looks good, and is the best $100 timepiece out there. I find myself wearing this over my much more pricey watches all the time because I know I can rely on it, it looks as good as the other ones, and I don't have to worry about it if I scratch or get it dirty (which, again, somehow I just can't seem to destroy this thing). The only thing that could improve is the brightness of the glow dial, which doesn't seem to do much in the dark because the little dots could be a bit bigger.

When I saw this watch on the Black Friday doorbuster, it was just so cheap that I had to have one.In the watch world, Invicta is the butt of almost every joke because many of their models just completely fall apart on their own in a month or two and then the buyer ends up losing everything after finding out that the warranty only covers about half the watch, it costs money just to have them look at it and then claim it's not covered, etc.But the one watch that seems to get respect is the Pro Diver series with the Seiko NH35A movement.I bought this watch around the same time I also bought the Casio Pro Trek 6600-Y2 and while I think the Casio is nicer, the Invicta pro diver is a fine watch too, especially for the Black Friday price.It's got all of the basics covered. It's water-resistant (as long as you screw the crown down tightly), it's got the looks of the Rolex Submariner, which it's obviously a copy of, and (at least the one I got) keeps pretty good time. Loses a couple of seconds per day, which isn't bad for a low end automatic mechanical.This uses a very similar movement to the Seiko 5 series, which is fair bit more expensive.Invicta has a reputation for making some really gaudy, garish, and obnoxious watch designs, but this one isn't wild. It's a copy of a classic. Probably the only thing they did with it that I don't like is the laser-etched "INVICTA" on the left size of the watch, since Invicta isn't generally a watch name you want to scream.But still, if you want a cheap, decent, watch to run until the hands fall off, this is your watch.The manual for this specific watch doesn't seem to be included in the box as some sort of cost-cutting measure by Invicta, and must be read online.Probably the most important thing I read in it was when I couldn't figure out how to get the date window to work and it turned out you're not supposed to set the date between 9 PM and 4 AM or the thing will not work right. So I waited until after 4 AM and set the date to the previous day, then pulled the crown out all the way and changed the time forward until the date rolled over, and then set the time and pushed the crown back in, and it's been working right ever since.The automatic winding rotor is a bit loud, but it's not aggravatingly so.The 41 hour power reserve is quite sufficient as long as you wear it regularly or keep it winded up after you take it off (which is position 0 of three on the crown, from which you can manually wind the watch).Invicta suggests having the movement serviced every so often, but honestly the watch is so cheap that if anyone wants to charge you anything to fix it, you may as well toss it and buy a new watch. That's not so bad really.Many people have these things run for years without many problems, whereas I've heard of people complaining that if they don't get a $700 "servicing" for their Rolex every 4 years, it starts losing 15 minutes a day.Overall: If you need a beater watch that looks decent and don't want to be plagued by battery swaps, and don't mind resetting it to the correct time every few weeks, this is a good choice.

This is a nice watch; it is not *luxury* by any means, but at the same time this is a great looking watch that you can wear out and about dressed up without worrying about something happening to it. It’s a very reasonable price for an automatic movement and the +/- 15 or so seconds per day isn’t too bad. It’s not a scratch magnet, but it is also not designed to be scratch proof; the plating on the band is not super durable, but again it’s a sub $75.00 watch depending on when you get it and what deals are out there. I also like heavier watches, which is another plus for me, personally. Additionally, I like the fold-over clasp mechanism. While I own many, many dive watches, I find myself going to this watch and my Invicta as my daily drivers. They don’t look cheap or tacky, yet I don’t have to worry about the watch getting damaged over the course of my work or daily living. Highly recommend as long as you are aware of what you’re getting for the price point.