5 Reasons To Buy The Invicta Pro Diver | The Best Starter Automatic?  

You can get the black subby homage right now for an incredible $48 (as at the date of posting this comment, Nov. 18th 2023) dollars USD! Go check it out (not affiliate link): www.amazon.com/Invicta-8926OB-Stainless-Automatic-Bracelet/dp/B000JQFX1G/

Invicta does have some nice watches, and for the price, great beater watches

Seiko's gone freakin' bananas 🤣 A friiend of mine was looking for a new watch a couple of years ago . He was a full time student on a pretty tight budget. I suggested the Pro Diver and he was very happy with it. I Ran into him recently and it still looked fantastic. It has it's shortcomings but for an NH35 diver st that price, you can't beat it. OMG Millie is gorgeous!❤❤❤❤

I cannot argue your 5 reasons for ownership. Overall, the Invicta Prodiver is a great choice for any enthusiasts

I’ve always liked Invicta, they do make some insanely huge watches but the pro diver series are pretty decent as long as they aren’t overpriced. I always recommend the 1953, but I’ve even seen sellers asking $160 just for that one.

Thanks for the video. I have no issues buying decently priced and sized Invictas. I have 3. The 1953, the batman 1953 and the black and gold sub. All 3 are what I consider well made, well priced, great deals. Cheers!!!

I've had mine for over a year. I still wear it occasionally. It was actually the first auto I bought. I do prefer quartz.

I recently became interested in the INVICTA Pro Diver watch After watching this video, I am convinced and will purchase one fo myself.

I greatly appreciate the shoutout. You're a genuine guy!💯

Excellent job reviewing the Pro Diver. I have over a dozen of the 40 and 42mm versions of the Pro Diver...they are all solid performers. Love my Pro Divers!

Very interesting investment, considering the price and the watch's excellent appearance, as well as the reliable Seiko movement. 🌟

I want two Invicta Pro Divers for the Holidays. The 8926OB & the 8929OB. Those things are tanks.

I have an Invicta Pro Diver, it's great for the money. Less than $100.00. I plan to buy a Divosa Ternos to replace it, it's the Swiss equivalent.

Good video, and your're right, about Invictas, just received my 29179 the blue one, and omg it is perfect for the price.

Just got an Invicta pro diver and grand diver at Christmas. Really like them and for the money they're fantastic buys. Also got a seiko prospex which I love! The only thing I don't care for with the Invicta is the lume that they use, fades away far too quickly compared to the Seiko which is amazing!

It is getting harder to find great super affordable options now.

As a Seiko fan I completely agree. I do scuba dive and use divers as backups, I've the SKX, original Monster 2nd gen and original Tuna, all ISO certified and well priced way back then. Prices for the Prospex line now, you can pay $800+ Huge money!! . I'm not an Invicta fan, but I do think this is decent enough if you get one as, cheaply as possible. I suppose one advantage to waiting and saving up for a Seiko is future value as you showed very well in your video. Seiko holds its value and often increase substantially particularly limited edition or discontinued lines. I spent around $150 for my SKX, I could probably get $800 plus. My Monster cost me $250, in pristine condition. I've been offered $1400 for it. You can get a second hand Invicta for $10. That's not dissing it in any way. It's a well made watch, however as a diver I certainly wouldn't use an Invicta because lume is unusable and I would not trust the water resistance that much. Invicta are famous for inconsistency in quality control. As for AE watches, I have also used both Steeldive and Heimdallr watches as dive computer backups, they perform perfectly and have Seiko level lume. They have really the same quality level as the more expensive Seiko Prospex line with sapphire crystals. It pains me to say it as I love Seiko but it's just true. However, both cost a bit more than Invicta with import duties etc, but not by much and have sapphire crystals, solid bracelets and milled clasps that are better than my Seiko divers which do have solid links except for the end link and of course pressed clasp. The better Ali Express divers are better than an Invicta in my opinion, better overall specs, better lume and better crystal. To have a cheap watch that looks good the Invicta is fine, I have seen them as low as $75 on occasion. You should definitely pay the lowest price you can, because it's almost instantaneously worth nothing as soon as you buy it. I would look around in 2nd hand stores, garage sales, small jewelry sellers,, watch makers, you can get one for peanuts as people tend to move on from Invicta as soon as they can afford something better. Finally if you do actually want an affordable diver to use as backup when diving, I would recommend Heimdallr Monster and Steeldive Tuna as I've used both. I actually bought both those equivalents to my Seiko's as Seiko never made a, red dial Monster or Yellow dial Tuna and they are extremely cool, couldn't resist!

I have an Invicta Grand Diver. It may not be for everyone, but I love it.

Definitely was one of my choices for my first automatic watch. I decided on an Aragon because I wanted sapphire and ceramic for more durability. Also not the biggest fan of Mercedes hands.

Great looking watch. Well made, tough and with some adjustment it can be made to run wiithin 2 second error per day. Impressive. Love my 8926OB.

You can use your palm to rotate bezel very easy.

Beautiful puppy

Dove with this watch. Works very well, screw the crown down and no problems. Maybe a little oil touch ups prior, but a solid watch. I see people with a real Sub and never touch the water, or wear their Casio more. A watch needs to be worn.

I find that By definition of the people who make RU-vid videos I must be what is known as an entry level consumer. I seem to find that the value associated with some things, watches being one stops for me at "entry" level. I own about 60 watches and really like and am satisfied with my purchases and my collection. I consider myself a watch enthusiast. However all of my watches are in lines that these RU-vid people call "entry" level. I never seem to want to move above "entry" level. I guess I am just an entry level guy.

And it’s on Amazon now for $48. Hard to beat that.

Huh, not sure why my comment got deleted Chris. I guess it was automatically removed. I was saying that I would definitely also go for a prodiver over an aliex watch. It's funny how some prodivers come with the omega style bezel and some other come with the coin-edged sub style bezel. I think i'd for the coin edge as well. These are really nice first auto watches, especially if you can find one for around 50-60 USD.

Agree 100%. Great looking watch. Excellent built watch. I hate that snobs call these ripoffs. It's spending 15 grand on a watch that's the ripoff. The fact is, most ppl don't care about what kind of watch you wear. If you like it, wear it. These invictas are great. My daughter has been wearing one for years and her an her husband are avid divers and adventure seekers. I taught her good cuz she hates watches you have to plug in every couple days. Every time they visit, it makes me smile when she walks in the door with it on her wrist.

This is my second automatic watch, my first one was Citizen promaster ny0040.

I'm not a fan of the large INVICTA lettering on the case.

I like my Invicta

I have bought several to give as gifts. If the watch is assembled in Malaysia it is golden. But if it is assembled in China watch out.

Why are the seiko's so expensive in USA here in belgium the Orange seiko is like 250 dollars like why 😂

And the band length is..??

Can’t beat an Invicta for the money. I (and this is just me) don’t like Rolex Homages. 20 year review… wow. God bless Seiko Movements.

8:18 The Invicta word on the left side is the only thing I do not like about this watch.🤢

Except that the Invicta is a Rolex, not a Seiko clone. There are much better examples of the latter available.

I have the black version with coin edged bezel. I never wear it because it looks like a Submariner AND because of it’s weak lume, but yea, it’s for sure a good value for the money and a good start point. And if you don’t care about the lume, also a good everyday timepiece. 🕐⚙️🍸

I thought this is a watch review not a dog show.

I have 4 INVCITAS= 1 Pro Diver 12455 CRONO WR100M 2 Grand Diver 3048 WR300M 3 Specialty Men 12846 WR100M 4 Pro Diver 36533 WR200M