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Legitimate reasons not to buy this watch:
If you don't appreciate the old fashioned charm of automatic (self-winding mechanical) movements, look elsewhere.
If you hate the idea of a Submariner homage, look for an original design. But but don't harp on Invicta for copying Rolex's iconic design, because they're far from the only company that does this.
If you're willing to brave the wild world of Aliexpress and other Chinese retail sites, you can get a similar Submariner homage with better specs for not a lot more ($75-$100)
The Invicta logo engraved on the side of the case bugs the crap out of some people.
Are you sure you want a dive watch? It gets its 200 meter water resistance in part due to its screw down crown, as does just about every other dive watch on the planet. If you forget to screw that crown back down after setting the time and get it wet, even once, you WILL ruin your watch.
For this price nothing can touch it. There are better watches to be had albeit at a 300% increase in price.
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For this price nothing can touch it. There are better watches to be had albeit at a 300% increase in price.
This is a true statement.
That said, I dropped mine on carpet a little while back and the bezel popped off and will no longer stay on. At $45 it's not even worth getting it fixed.
And $45 is a great price for more of a niche color.
Save yourself the $40 throwaway and get something else. As someone else mentioned if you're looking for something this cheap and similarly styled get a Casio Duro.
For the record, I fully agree that the hate for Invicta is overblown. To be fair though, they did do it to themselves with their nonsensically high retail prices, which people obviously caught onto. That doesn't mean they aren't a good choice at the right price though. Truly, if this didn't have the gold tone that's going to make it look bad as soon as it rubs off, I'd be buying it and commenting in support of it.
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I do see you mentioned you're planning to compare it to your boss's watch, which sounds to me like you'll be wearing it at work. If you're in a profession where you type a lot, or even if you rest your hands on a desk and kinda slide your hands around, I would recommend saving it for non-work wear. Anything that rubs against it with even light pressure is going to abrade it, and will take it off rather quickly -- this is true of any gold toned jewelry, not just these watches. I'm not giving out new information here, this is a general truth of this type of jewelry. If you're kind to your watch and don't to much to abrade it, and keep it clean from substances that will speed abrading, then sure you might minimize the wear for a good period of time like some of the commenters. Do be prepared for the chance that your wear patterns may make you less fortunate than those screaming that it'll last for year and years though.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your new watch. As others have mentioned they do make a good modding watch base, and there are some pretty great looking mods out there.
I'm overthinking it? This is slickdeals; money matters to people looking for deals and trying to optimize their dollars, even if it's a relatively small purchase. Additionally, it's a mistake to think that everyone considers $45 not a lot of money for a watch. You obviously don't if you're an owner of a Tag and other more pricey watches, but that isn't everyone's scenario. Plenty of people will only own one or two lower end watches at a time. Further, the posts that I personally appreciate the most are the ones from people who have more information that me about a specific product and point out things I wouldn't have considered, which might make me unhappy with my purchase. If they go a step further and provide alternatives and reasoning, that's the best of both worlds. I'm simply trying to give back, so [respectfully] please stop trying to simply dismiss peoples' criticisms and silly or an overthought.
First, when did I dismiss any of your criticism? You replied to my post, not the other way around. I gave my personal insight and you are the one dismissing my opinions. So exactly how much is a Casio quartz? I suspect it's about this price if not a little more. So if every dollar count, why are you dismissing spending about the same amount as your casio and never have to worry about getting a battery replacement or doing it them self? Like I said in my last post. If Invicta works for you, this is a great deal. If casio works for you, and you don't mind battery replacement, then that's fine too. Ultimately, it comes down to styling and what works for you.
Your points about the rest of the package are all well and good, though I'd *still* say Duro over this simply because it's going to be more durable (auto vs quartz.)
Since you obviously feel the need to address everyones comment I expect you will mine as well. I know they way my Invictas have aged and nothing you can say will sway that fact.
I'm overthinking it? This is slickdeals; money matters to people looking for deals and trying to optimize their dollars, even if it's a relatively small purchase. Additionally, it's a mistake to think that everyone considers $45 not a lot of money for a watch. You obviously don't if you're an owner of a Tag and other more pricey watches, but that isn't everyone's scenario. Plenty of people will only own one or two lower end watches at a time. Further, the posts that I personally appreciate the most are the ones from people who have more information that me about a specific product and point out things I wouldn't have considered, which might make me unhappy with my purchase. If they go a step further and provide alternatives and reasoning, that's the best of both worlds. I'm simply trying to give back, so [respectfully] please stop trying to simply dismiss peoples' criticisms and silly or an overthought.
I have no problem with sd post offering alternative. But honestly, sometimes the alternative is a little too apples and oranges and it leads to unnecessary lengthy discussions such as this. This is a post about an automatic watch. Most people coming into this post knows that and are interested in getting an automatic watch. If they were looking into a quartz watch they probably wouldn't be in this thread. It's like an electric car post. People who are interested in the post most likely are interested in buying an electric car. If you are not, then you wouldn't be looking at a post for electric car. Yet every electric car post is flooded with haters blabbing on about how their ICE car is so much better, and then no one actually ends up talking about the actual deal on the electric car.
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Vaer D5 autos are where i landed. I wear them more then my Rolex