8928

I had my eye on some variant of the Invicta Pro Diver for awhile, but when the price on this one dropped to $55, I decided to take the plunge. With all of the internet hate for Invictas, I wasn't sure what to expect, but I figured it was worth a $55 gamble. Long story short, this is a great watch and an outstanding value. I've been a bit of a watch nerd for many years and have owned my share of Seikos, Bulovas, a few lesser-known Swiss watches and a Tag Heuer. It's my opinion the hate for these watches is totally unwarranted. True, Invicta is responsible for plenty of over-the-top crimes against horology, but the 89xx series Pro Diver is a budget-friendly gem. Here are the pros & cons... First, the pros: Accuracy: The most important function of a watch is to keep accurate time. This one gains about 5 seconds a day, which is quite good for a mechanical movement, and much better than a more expensive Seiko automatic I used to own, No complaints here. Cosmetics: This is a seriously gorgeous watch. The photos don't do it justice. The blue sunburst dial shimmers and color shifts to deep cobalt and purplish hues. The goldtone is done just right. It's not too yellow, but offers just the right amount of contrast with the silver and the blue to make it pop. The engraved Invicta logo on the side of the case is well done, and doesn't really call attention to itself. A lot of people hate the logo, but it doesn't bother me. It's probably one of the best looking watches I've seen at any price. Workmanship: There has been much said about the poor quality control of Invicta. Perhaps quality control has improved a lot, or I just got a really good example, but there are no issues at all with this watch. Everything works exactly as it should, and all of the details are right on the money. Inspecting it closely with a jeweler's loupe revealed perfectly aligned dial markings and crisp print quality. It's a common complaint that the bezel is difficult to rotate on this model because this version has the scalloped "Omega" bezel that offers less grip than the "OB" variant's coin-edge Rolex style bezel. While that may be true, the bezel on my particular copy was not difficult to turn, and it works smoothly. Also, the top of the hour pip on the bezel lines up exactly with 12 o' clock The date cyclops on my copy also is properly aligned. This is also the best setting watch of any that I own, including my Tag Heuer. On most watches there's a tiny bit of movement of the minute hand when you push the crown back in, which can make the minute hand misaligned with the dial marking. Not on this one, though. As long as you press the crown straight back in, the minute hand stays exactly where it should. Very nice. The exhibition back looks cool, but I really don't care much about this particular feature either way, since it's on the back of the watch. The band is relatively decent as well. The end links aren't solid, but that's not to be expected at this price point. The band is comfortable and looks great on this watch. You can't reasonably expect more at this price point. The cons on this watch are few, and minor. For starters, the link pins in the band are very tight. So tight that even if you have a pin removal tool, you'll want to take it to a competent watch repair person to size the band. I have a pin remover and the pins were tight enough to bend my tool. The first jeweler I took it to had the same problem. Third time was a charm though, and the last guy was an expert watch tech who got the pins out and the band resized I did hear him grunt when taking the pins out, though. Also the lume is nothing to write home about. It's plenty bright when charged but fades out quickly like most watches in this price bracket do. Because of that, I don't think I'd use this watch for diving. The clasp on the band is also prone to "desk rash" if you have an office job. The last thing that might be considered a liability for some is the mineral crystal. But once again, it's unreasonable to expect a sapphire crystal in a watch at this price. I wouldn't worry too much about it though. I've had mineral crystals for years and have yet to damage one. To summarize, unless you need a high-visability watch for scuba diving, or can't stand the thought of not having a high-end brand name on your wrist, you're likely to be very happy with this watch. It punches well above it's weight, and is a steal at this price.

First let me say that I LOVE this Swiss watch. It looks fantastic and wears very comfortably. Below are few things you need to know BEFORE buying: 1. This is a MECHANICAL watch. The NH35A Japanese movement (ie, the mechanism inside that actually keeps time) is only accurate from about -20 to +40 seconds over a 24 hour period. You will not know what you will get until you test it on your wrist. Mine clocks in at -9 seconds/day (-4.6 minutes/month). However, it is still very precise (ie, the daily loss is almost exactly 9 seconds), so it is easy to compensate by adding 2 to 4 extra minutes at the beginning of the month, depending on how critical it is that you be on time. You will need to reset the date regardless after any month with less than 31 days. Importantly, this level of inaccuracy is EXPECTED for a budget mechanical watch per the specs above; mechanical will NEVER match the accuracy of quartz. If strict accuracy is important to you, use your iphone, or buy a quartz watch. Now that said, if you are intrigued by mechanical devices, and want to wear on your wrist a beautiful timepiece that houses the culmination of over a century of engineering and materials advances, including Nobel prize winning technology, that can (in my case) deliver 99.99% accuracy at 21,600 beats per hour (bph) using a miniscule hairspring, balance wheel, gears, and mainspring, that is wound by normal movement of your wrist, then this is the watch for you. More expensive watches have higher bph leading to smoother movement and somewhat better accuracy (+/- 10 sec/day, or even better for $$$$$) but may adversely impact longevity (ie, top sprinters may not be your best marathon runners). My watch started up shortly after placing it on my wrist and has never stopped (or been manually wound) since. It has a transparent back cover to allow you to view the semicircle winding weight, gears, and even the tiny hairspring/balance wheel that looks like a tiny heart beating as it oscillates. It can run 41 hours OFF the wrist when fully wound (power reserve). For what it is worth, the watch is imprinted with “24 jewels” on the back, whereas the Amazon description has “21 jewels”. The jewels are tiny rubies that provide low friction, resilient bearings for key moving parts (but otherwise have no value). More jewels is not necessarily an indication of a substantially better watch. 2. The warranty for this watch is essentially USELESS. After paying the 28 dollar appraisal fee, shipping, and insurance, you have paid most of the cost of a new watch (mine was $51 on sale at Amazon). Further, even after paying all of these costs, you may still be challenged by Invicta to prove that you did not void the warranty by opening the watch case, dropping the watch, etc. (see reviews on BBB and Consumer Affairs for proof of that). Bottom line, this is NOT a Rolex, and part of the reason you are able to get the watch so inexpensively is due to the inferior warranty. This is an $84 rendition of the Rolex Submariner that can cost up to $11,000 or more. Think of the 8928 as a disposable watch – so rather than getting all exercised and agitated if it malfunctions, or is damaged, lost, or stolen – just hop on Amazon and buy another one – remembering how many of these you can buy for the price of one $11,000 Submariner – plus you can wear it worry free whereas with the Submariner you would cringe and potentially suffer psychological damage at every bump, scratch, and drop. The above said, it is imperative that you fully test it during the 30 day Amazon return period. Wear it on your wrist as you ride your bike to expose it to handlebar vibration, gently rinse it off with cool tap water after going to the gym, and wear it as much as possible. Check accuracy. You have 30 days to complete your evaluation, and then you are at the point of no return! However, DO NOT drop it on any surface, or expose it to hot water, including hot shower water. These activities WILL ruin a mechanical watch—those activities are not testing, they’re destructive! 3. Being someone who has not worn a watch for over a decade, I had to look up what’s a screw down “crown”. The “crown” is the knurled set knob sticking out at the 3 o’clock position. Unscrew it counterclockwise until it pops out, gently pull out one click to set the date counter clockwise, and pull out a second click to set time (either direction). The second click also stops the seconds hand. Stopping the seconds hand ("hacking") right at the 12 o'clock position allows you to align the time exactly with your iphone. After hacking at 12, push the knob all the way back in when the seconds hand on your iphone sweeps 12 o'clock for the same minute setting. Just be sure NOT to attempt to set when the watch shows between 8 pm and 4 am (ie, when date is changing) to avoid damaging the date mechanism. I let mine run 12 hours after first starting it up to figure out if it was in AM or PM part of the date cycle before trying to set it. Also, if you unscrew the crown without pulling it out further, you can manually wind the watch clockwise (I have not had to do this). When done setting/winding, while pressing in, BE SURE TO SCREW CROWN BACK IN SNUGLY finger tight, or any exposure to water WILL ruin the watch. Do not set the watch when it is wet or excessively humid (eg, in the bathroom with steam from a hot shower). 4. Do NOT get this watch if you need to tell time in the dark. The “lume” (luminescence, or ability to glow in the dark) is marginally visible after exposing to good lighting, but only persists for an hour or so after lights are out. Invicta uses their “patented” Trinite technology for the lume – I would not worry too much about that IP being copied. 5. 8928 versus 8928OB: The only difference between these models in the gold bezel ring with numerals (20, 30, 40, etc.) that encircles the crystal watch face. The bezel is rotated to allow monitoring of elapsed time in minutes from a set point on the bezel. The 8928 bezel has a more attractive contour, but fingers can easily slip when attempting to rotate it. The 8929OB has an edge more like a coin, which is easier to turn, but perhaps less attractive. Be sure to look at photographs carefully before deciding. Both bezels have 120 "clicks" of rotation to allow accurate setting. 6. Although the 8928 is considered a “diver’s watch”, one rarely purchases this watch for actual use when diving. Rather, the watch is purchased by individuals who want a elegant watch of simple design that has very good water resistance (200 M) – and who may also want to monitor elapsed time in minutes using the bezel. 7. COLOR: The color is a VERY dark blue almost purple color; it contrasts well with the gold markings. In any case, bright light tends to brings out the blue color and makes it sparkle. 8. This watch is NOT for watch snobs, who will despise any product from Invicta. So, if you drive a Tesla, this watch is NOT for you. This watch is for those who know how to recognize value and accumulate wealth -- the Camry driver who invests the difference between his car and a Tesla into a rental property. It is a very attractive piece of functional jewelry for which you get a lot of bang for the buck. UPDATE (April 16, 2025). After over 5 good years of hard use, my watch finally died :( And I just put in an order for an identical watch through Amazon for $74. I dropped it about a year ago onto a tile floor, which knocked loose the tiny "winged" insignia underneath the crystal. Took it to a watch repair shop and had it glued back in place for $20. It was functional after that but never quite worked the same -- sometimes running a little fast, and sometimes a little slow -- oscillating between the two every month or so. I definitely preferred it running a little fast as I could just pause it every now and then without having to reset it to get it back on time. Then it started running faster and faster and faster until gaining up to 5 or so minutes a day, and finally, over the last week or so, would become "stuck" for an hour or so a day and lose time -- so unusable. It was worn every day during all work and play activities, and definitely took a beating. If you are wondering what your watch will look like in 5 years, see the attached photo. In particular the "cyclops" (bubble magnifier over the date) was scuffed multiple times against the wall and other surfaces when walking around - it is very susceptible to that, at least in my hands. Will consciously try to be more careful with the new one -- we will see!

I just purchased this watch love it. The watch came with the extended 5 year manifacturer warrenty because I purchased it from Amazon.com. It was really easy to register my warrenty with Invicta by using their online website too. The website is [...]. The watch is manifactured to the highest standards, and you can tell it too just as soon as you put it on. It does weigh a little bit more than your average watch, but that is because of how durable Invicta made the watch. I have personally had various brands of watches (Seiko, Bulova, Timex, and Casio) over the last 10 years, and none of them could ever compare to the quality of this watch. Before purchasing this watch from Amazon.com I had went to several department and jewelry stores to look at various Citizen Eco Drive and Seiko Automatic or Kinetic watches that were $250.00 or less, which came with a 5 year warrenty. At that point I had already decided that I wasn't going to purchase a watch unless it came with a 5 year warrenty, and run on an alternative power source other than batteries alone. Many of the watches I looked at in the store were nice, but I wasn't comfortable paying $200.00 (or more) for a watch that met my search criteria. I hadn't looked at any of the Invicta watches I saw in the department stores because I wasn't familiar with the Invicta brand. However, when I saw this watch on Amazon.com I decided to take a chance and try it since it met my desired qualifications and costs less than $100.00. I was shocked when it arrived. The picture on Amazon.com didn't do the watch justace, because you couldn't get a feel for how durable it was. I recommend this watch to anyone who wants a sharp looking,great quality (durable), and water resistant watch without paying an arm and a leg for it.

Invicta is the watch brand that way too many people love to hate, I have 4 Invictas and love them all. So, the packaging is classic Invicta and is very suitable if this is to be given as a present. The watch straight out of the box is beautiful, it is a homage to the Rolex Submariner, a watch that I will never be able to afford. The two tone band is beautiful the clasped is okay. The watch has push pins that make it relatively easy to adjust the size. The face is a beautiful sunburst blue and is just perfect, then hand are the classic Mercedes design with the Invicta logo as a counterbalance on the second hand. The date window is well done and the cyclopes is okay, I am not sure the magnification is a big as it should be. The bezel is a good looking blue/gold and is fairly easy to turn. The screw-down crown feels smooth and is gold. The Sieko NH36 movement is as accurate as any entry movement and I love the six tick per second movement of second hand. So bottom line, it is a great inexpensive automatic watch, I would suggest it to anyone.

As others have already stated, the Seiko movement is reliable and accurate. The watch is built well and has good waterproofing. It has held up well in the shower and swimming/hot tubbing. The stock bracelet is just OK, but for the price range, it's actually pretty decent. and much better than what you would get on a Vostok. I like "Pepsi" watches and I have the Pro-Diver with the blue face already, but I wanted a white/silver dial version as well. The Blue dial Pepsi (5053) looks nice and, was pretty much good to go out of the box. This one looks good too except for a couple of minor issues or mods that are easily fixed. Almost all of the Invicta pro-divers have an engraved INVICTA log on the left side of the case. While it does detract from the overall look of the watch, it's not horribly noticeable unless you are looking at it up close. both of my watches have this. It is possible to grind and polish it off, but it's a bit of a chore and there is the potential to mess the case up and make it look even worse if it's not done right and/or done with the proper tools. This was not worth messing with this to me. As I said, it's on the side of the case, my arm hair covers it somewhat when I'm wearing it, and it really is not that noticeable. My biggest gripe about this model, in particular, is the contrast. It doesn't really show up so much in the pictures, but the face is more silver than white. For some reason, Invicta chose to use silver hands over a silver face. If the lighting is bad or your eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, it can be a bit difficult to read. The standard bracelet is almost the same colour as the dial, which doesn't provide much contrast at all for the entire watch except for the Pepsi bezel. These issues can be remedied easily for a few dollars and a little bit of time. I ditched the bracelet and replaced it with a dark blue rubber silicone diver strap. This gave the watch some needed contrast and makes the dial "pop" more. I have on order a set of Vostok Amphibia style arrow-and-sword, black-bordered hands with a red "Meatball on a stick" second hand from Ali express. I also ordered a set of blue hands too just in case. They were both under 7 dollars with shipping. The strap was only 16 dollars on Amazon. Hands are fairly easy to replace if you have a case-back wrench, watch-hand press, and a hand-pulling tool. These are modder essential items. the press and puller run approximately $8-$20 on amazon or eBay. you can get a basic watch repair kit for around $20-30. these will have a case back wrench included along with handy tools to remove and resize bracelets straps and battery covers. youtube is full of tutorials on how to do this. In short, this is a nice Pepsi diver, but out of the box, it looks a bit bland. I am giving it 4 stars due to this. After modding it would be a 5-star rating, but you will have to spend additional money to get it right. If you already have modding tools like I do, then it's not much more, but if you have to buy tools and have no experience modding, you might want to look for something else or just learn to live with it. Another way to look at it is that if you want to get into watch modding, this is one of the best watches to start with. It's pretty cheap, so if you screw it up you arent out hundreds of dollars, parts like straps and bezels are widely available. hands and date wheels are widely available for the Seiko NH35 and 36 movements as are spare parts or entire replacement movements.

Be sure to check out my photos. I included a video so you can see what the second hand movement is like. I love the look of this watch. I was also wanting an automatic--this is my first. I may need to get a watch winding box since I don't wear it all the time. I needed to take a couple of links off and the bracelet is very hard to adjust. Seemed a lot more difficult than my Citizen. If I need to do that again, I think I'll get a tool made for the job. Overall, it's an Invicta, so I knew it would look cool and be affordable, but wouldn't be top-tier quality. It's what I expected and I'm happy with it.

I've owned watches much more expensive than this that I liked far less. I wear it almost every day, and it continues to hold up as a functional and attractive dive watch. I've gone diving with this watch and had no problems with leakage, fogging, scratching, or adjusting the bezel. The bezel is extremely stiff with this style (the coin bezel is far better for ease of adjustment I've been told), but that means its far more reliable use as a timer. The sweep second hand is a bit coarse in its movement, but extremely consistant and accurate to about 10 seconds/week. I've taken it off for a day and a half and had it still keep accurate time, so the reserve is plenty for my needs. The band adjusts easily, though it does scuff fairly easily, but that's reasonable for a budget watch, especially with 23kt gold accent. You can't go wrong with this watch. I wasn't planning on diving with it (I usually use a G-Shock to compliment my dive computer) but I decided to give it a try and I think I'll get a dive strap for it and use it as my primary dive watch.

Looks like a high end watch at a fraction of the price! This is not my first Invicta watch, and I have not had any major quality issues with any of mine. This watch is powered by your movement so if you don’t wear it for a few days don’t be suprised if it stops, it will take about 10 minutes or less of movement to get it back going again! One thing to note if you don’t wear it for a long time it does not spin backwards so it can be a pain when it comes to putting it back on the right day (number). There are small signs of wear on the steel wristband and clasp very soon after wearing, but that should be expected from cheaper items. Overall it is a good quality product for a great price, the movement powered is a plus since there is no expensive battery change. Note: I only wear this for nice events not daily use (active duty military) so I have data for 20wears in a year, but not sure how it would hold up in daily use!