InvictaPro Diver Automatic Black Dial Men's Watch 31290

This is a great homage watch that lacks the usual gaudy in your face Invicta branding on the case. With the Seiko automatic movement, this watch is reliable and tough. I wear it at work with impact tools and heavy vibration and it continues to run flawlessly. The lume is bright, but doesn't last very long. The power reserve is fairly decent as well. Paired with a Nato strap, I think it's a sharp looking watch. I swim with it as well and have no issues with water intrusion thanks to the screw down crown and advertised water resistance. Very happy with the purchase.

No billboard on the side of the case, no Invicta cross and wings logo at the top of the dial. Simple clean dial, lume... not GREAT lume... but lume. The case finish is mixed, mostly brushed with polished highlights. Bezel is more solid than most I have tried on Invicta. The strap links are solid with hollow end links but they fit nicely with no rattle and finished to match the case.Out of the box on a timegrapher it is running +9 to +11seconds a day, 280 amplitude and 0.1 beat error. I will check it again after some break in time. My only real complaint is the ghost date position, but with the NH35a it is what it is, and that is a solid movement that I can maintain myself so I can certainly live with it. Really not that big a deal.Without a doubt the nicest looking and so far I believe the best assembled of any Invicta I have owned or tried, and I have returned several without even taking the protective film off. At this price point I am pretty happy with this one. It stays.

I've been looking at this model Invicta to come down in price for almost a year. Recently saw an Amazon Warehouse return for just over $80 so snagged it. I could never keep either of the 2 Pro Divers I previously owned due to the aesthetics of Invicta plastering their name and logo all over the watch and that god awful cyclops I'm not a fan of. It just screamed 'cheap' to me.Amazon's description of this 1953 model said, 'Used, Like new' so I figured what could go wrong? I found out why it was previously returned. Like just about every Seiko 4r3x series or NH3x series movement I've ever owned the accuracy always left much to be desired. This one was no exception and probably why the original purchaser returned it. It was running minus 32 seconds a day with a 4.0 beat error. With Seiko's advertised +45 / -35 seconds per day accuracy guarantee that is totally unacceptable to me and should be for anyone paying Seiko's prices. It did however only take about 15 minutes on my timegrapher to get it to a respectable +4 seconds a day at .1ms beat error so at the price of what most budget Seiko's are going for these day, this one's a keeper now.I like the understated aesthetics and retro look of the dial and I don't feel like I'm wearing an Invicta billboard now. If you're contemplating a Seiko my advice is to look to Epson's other brand and buy an Orient instead. Of all 10 or 12 Orient's I've owned I never had to regulate any of them out of the box. They're the budget watch's best kept secret, although not so much the last few years as folks are getting wise to Seiko's lack of fit and finish and accuracy issues. Two Orient Star models I have blow similar Seikos out of the water in so many regards it's ridiculous. But I digress... I'm happy with the 'returned' 1953, the deal I got on it, and hope to get good service the rest of the way.

Amazing style. Everything about the watch is perfect and well-made. I have no complaints about the steel bracelet, but I immediately changed it to get the look of the original Bond watch. I don't have anywhere near the funds to get the real thing, but since this is not a replica, I am thrilled to be able to have the style. Accuracy out of the box is +6 seconds per day.The cons are all due to the seller. The watch was not brand new. Some of the protective film had been removed. The manual was missing. Also, the rotor was not yellow. This is my first Invicta, and I was looking forward to its distinctive yellow rotor. Other than that, Invicta themselves made a fantastic watch!