Warning:This is not high end watch topic

The watch: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OP5GDW/ref=pd_luc_rh_wl_01_02_t_img_lh?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I have been looking on amazon at the watches, just bored, i got my Omega Seamaster 300....I came across Invicta Pro Diver on the link, they have few designs mainly design traits cues from Rolex and some Omega going on there too.

These models range between £70 and £100 and i have to say for that price i am amazed at the value and the watch looks so tempting to try and possibly even buy, the reviews also are very high rating.

If i didn't have my Omega i probably would purchased one of those.

Anyone had actually any experience with the brand and the watch?

 

Hey there @vadimo. I haven't personally purchased or worn an Invicta watch but one of my dearest friends produces his own brand of watches using the same business model as Invicta (so I think I have some personal insight into what the Invicta brand is about). The watches are mass-produced at a very low cost utilizing components made in China and Japan, and incorporate case and bracelet designs developed by the designer/producer. Of course, many of these designs are meant to mimic popular designs from high-end watch makers. There is no reason to expect that Invicta's products would be of any less quality than peer brands selling watches at the same price point.

Here's a link to quite an illuminating interview with Invicta's founder. The interview was done in 2000, and I suspect that much of the component making and actual watch assembly done in Japan at that time has since shifted to China.

http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/25/interview-with-eyal-lalo/

 

Calling our resident chief ( Invicta buyer ) negotiator to help this member out @JimInOz

 

I hear @ulackfocus is well-versed on these too.

 

Why yes.... yes I am.

Invictas are great for skeet shooting targets. They are pretty good ammunition for a heavy duty sling shot also. You could put them in the center of a snowball and really f-up somebody you hate by hitting them in the head.

However, don't buy one with the intent of actually using it as a watch!

....unless you want to be the laughing stock of watch forums and maybe your neighborhood.

Invictas are trash and no self respecting WIS would be caught dead wearing one. Renato is in the same league.... bush league, that is.

No kidding! This is the lowest of the low. Invictas are lower than whale shit. For the same money you can get a half decent real watch from Seiko or Citizen, or maybe even a fairly cool Luminox. Hell, I'd sooner wear a battery powered assault on horology (i.e. a quartz wrist thingy that's got a computer chip programmed to tell time) than an Invicta or any schlock like them or Renato.

That's like saying "If I didn't own an Audi, I'd probably have purchased a '75 4 door Maverick".

 

We may have to re calibrate our scale ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/theres-gold-in-that-thar-whale-poop-120608.htm

 

I dozed off halfway through...


I used to have rotary that was purchased for me as a present at a value of £70 this worked fine. I can't see how this product might be different.

But yes, you get what you pay for. On the other side my 1 year old Omega broke 3 times, they issued me new watch, it costed me £2750.

 

Don't beat about the bush Dennis - tell us what you really think.

 

Great - so go buy your Invicta. Don't say we didn't warn you.

ps - you might want to Google "Invicta", although if your attention span is so short that you nodded off reading my post you won't make its through the thousands of threads all over watch forums saying how Invicta is junk.

 

Mods make money? Bribes or extortion or?

And we all know that's an important priority in life

Or two cool Vostoks!

 

I don't know. Looks photoshopped to me. For example, you guys look way too sober

 

Just on ethical grounds, I would never buy an Invicta. As a watch, they are probably no worse than any other contract manufactured Chinese junk watch would be, but the marketing tactics they use are something I can't stomach.

And yes you had a bad experience with your Omega, but I would encourage you to Google "Invicta customer support" and read how well they support their product. I think you will appreciate your Omega experience much more after that...

 

I bought mine new for 90% of the retail price and got an extended warranty all for $89 back in 2012. I really did think I got a screaming deal.

I sold it on WUS for $39.