Men's Pro Diver Quartz Watch with Stainless Steel Strap

Firstly, beyond how to how to tell the time from them, i know virtually nothing about watches - so if you want comparisons between automatic, or quartz etc,how it compares to similar watches in the same price range, or anything technical then look elsewhere. I work as a diving instructor. I don't need the watch for diving- as like most people who dive regularly i use my dive computer rather than a wrist watch. However i do always wear a watch to allow me to ensure that the dive trips/ snorkel trips are on schedule etc. Time management is a part of the job. The one "must have" criteria i have for a watch is that i don't have to remove it for Scuba Diving - beyond that i'm not too fussy really. I normally wear a cheap Casio as they do the job fine and if it flooded (they never do) it doesn't cost much to replace. My watch strap on my old Casio broke so I decided it was time for a new watch. I haven't worn an analogue watch in years and thought i'd see if i could get an inexpensive one that looked good and was capable of using when diving. Had a bit of a wander round Amazon and settled on this one. - I bought it in December when the price had dropped to $45 - about double the price of my Casio First Impressions Looks good, not too big and clunky, and the bracelet looks fine, but was waaaay too big for my wrist - I have narrow wrists admittedly, but unless you have arms like tree trunks then you will almost certainly need to remove a few links - see attached photo. Get a jeweler to do it, or you can find "how to" videos on you tube. There are no jewelers anywhere near me so i did it myself - found some of the pins were relatively easy to remove and others weren't moving for love nor money. I've never tried adjusting a watch bracelet previously, so have nothing to gauge it against, but i don't think the pins are high quality, though it could be incompetence on my part, or a combination of the two. Having adjusted the strap, the watch itself runs fine. The screw down crown allows easy adjustment. simply unscrew the crown, and then you can pull it out to the first position to adjust the date, then pull it out to the second position to adjust the time. once done, push the crown in two positions and screw the crown back in...... the last step it the really important one for ensuring the crown is watertight - if you don't screw it back in fully then your watch will flood. In a previous review I saw photos of a flooded watch, and you can see from the gap between the crown and the watch body that it hasn't been screwed in - I don't know for sure if he took it into the water like that but it it would have caused it to flood if he had. Anyway, most importantly for me, mine has remained water tight. I've taken it on numerous dives, to a max depth so far of 80 ft and had no problems. Basically this watch has ticked all the boxes i need it to on price and functionality, and looks good. I almost marked it down a little for the bracelet pins, but i suppose you do get what you pay for, and overall the value for money is great. It's the first time I've gotten round to writing a review, and it rambled on a bit, but hopefully it's helpful.

Very nice watch I love it!

Great price and quality. Very durable, and love the two tone

Looks and feels great, very accurate. And if you get mugged, don't worry. Just drop it on the ground. It can take the jolt, and when the crook bends down to pick it up, kick him right in the @$$. The watch will be fine.

Edit: I’ve had the silver/black one for a few weeks, the blue face one longer. These things keep time incredibly well, look awesome feel great. They seem to be only 14 grams or so lighter than a Rolex Submariner. Really well built. Anyone looking from more than 3 ft away would assume you are sporting a Rolex. That’s ok if my $50 watch looks that good. One thing to be aware of with Invicta is that many models look the same. I think I initially ordered a “pro diver” 43mm. It was large and heavy. Sent back. This model (40mm ) is perfect for me. So be aware of the specs 3mm doesn’t seem like much. If you want a BIG heavy watch buy the other one. The only possible downside is the glass material. But if it breaks or cracks replacing the watch is cheaper than a repair. Sapphire is what better watches use but the eye can’t tell from just looking at it. The only other downside is that a bad guy could easily mistake it for a Rolex and make you a theft target :(. Invicta makes incredible watches for the money. The variety they offer is pretty amazing to, but their prices and specs vary a lot as well. This is the second silver/black Invicta that I received and I really like this one. The first one, [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SH1LNRV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details] was a boat anchor. The 43mm case doesn't seem like that much bigger than this 40mm case but I would not be able to wear it. I think what makes things confusing is that Invicta uses "Pro Diver" in their model names a lot, though the product varies. I recently purchased the same watch with blue bezel and silver/gold bracelet. It is the same watch as the one I'm reviewing now. But it's real "blingy" and I wouldn't want to wear it every day. I just wanted something more plain. This watch is a pretty good knockoff of a Rolex Submariner, but at a price point where a normal guy can have a few of these laying around. I guess there is a reason that Rolex can charge up to $25k for one, but I'm not a collector and can have the look without the price tag. The one thing that I am aware of that you should be too is that the glass is crystal glass, which doesn't hold up like saphire glass does. For for something in the $50 price range if you break it you can afford to throw it away and get a new one. I'm sure Invicta has watches with the better glass. One thing to be aware of is that if you have to remove links because the braclet is pretty generous in size, you will need a pin removal tool, unlike Rolex that uses screws to secure the links. I had purchased this one [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087N7FGZJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1] and it worked very well and gave me everything I needed to remove links from this Invicta watch. I think I paid something like $11 for it. Never having done this before I had no difficulty removing links though I had to figure it all out as the tutorials aren't very good. Just watch the arrows on the inside of the bracelet to see which direction the pins need to be extracted. There is one thing to be aware of. Invicta watches come with layers of protective plastic. So if you're going to remove links you will have to remove the plastic first. If you're thinking of returning it, I think it is only ethical not to do any of that until you're sure you will keep it. Again, it's not a collector's watch, but is very handsome even up close. The problem is, at this price point it is too easy to buy a lot of the same style of watch in different colors. Not a horrible problem to have.

Great quality for Great price

Usually buy automatic watches but its always nice to have a couple cheap quartz watches in the collection. I have 0 complaints. The watch looks nice and keeps good time

Those familiar with my reviews in the past know that I'm a big fan of Invicta dive watches. They're dependable, rugged, beautiful and last a long time. And yes, they look EXACTLY like the Rolex Submariner. Invicta, however, doesn't pretend that their Pro Diver series of wristwatches are simply a copy or even an homage to the Rolex Submariner series of wristwatches. Invicta doesn't even hope that their watches are mistaken for Rolex, either, because the Invicta name is PLASTERED all over their watches. Invicta, after all, is a 184 year-old Swiss watch company, founded in 1837. Rolex is a 116 year-old English company founded in 1905, then moved to Switzerland after World War I. Therefore, if anyone is to be revered for their Swiss heritage, it's Invicta. Now, let's talk about the "homage" part. The modern dive watch was first invented by Blancpain with its iconic "Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe," introduced in 1953 and worn by the legendary Jacques Cousteau. The Fifty Fathoms was so iconic that...guess who...Rolex came out with a virtual copy in 1954, the Submariner. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe dive watch has, over the last 68 years, become the iconic and archetypal design for nearly all dive watches. It has become a "style" of watch...and not an homage or copy of any one brand or model. As a result, the Invicta Pro Diver series of watches should correctly be considered as a segment of the market representing the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms/Rolex Submariner "style" of dive watches...and not an homage to anyone. I happen to own an all-gold tone Pro Diver, a gold and stainless Pro Diver, and this all-stainless steel Pro Diver. I call them respectively, "The Formal," "The Professional" and "The Standard." I purposely purchased a quartz version of the Standard because of a quartz watch's ability to keep accurate time. I use the "hacking" feature of all three watches to synchronize them to a super-accurate "atomic" clock that sits on my nightstand. The quartz version is by far the most accurate, keeping pace with the atomic clock down to the second over a weeks' time. If you are thinking of buying this watch, please note that Invicta not only makes both automatic (self-winding) and quartz versions of all three watches, but they also offer them in two sizes: 37.5mm (more suitable to women and smaller wrists) and the larger (standard) 40mm man's size. So when you order, double check to make sure you’re ordering the correct type and size. All that said, Invicta offers many more styles than Rolex or just about any other watch company. Does Rolex have such fanciful watches as the Invicta DC Comics, Disney Limited Editions, Marvel, Star Wars and many other collaborative collections? Considering all the sneaky trade-in practices, price gouging, shady marketing and other questionable business practices Rolex is famous for, I consider Rolex buyers to be either strictly investment purchasers or just plain uneducated suckers. So if you're not buying a Rolex to "flip" it a few years down the line for a profit, then you're just a sucker. I mean, c'mon, I don't care how well a watch is constructed, any watch in the $16K to $250K region is simply a ripoff.