Invicta Chronograph Watch

5 Responses to “Invicta Men’s 8926C Pro Diver Collection Coin-Edge Automatic Watch”

1. D. Druker Says:
   June 3rd, 2010 at 10:30 pm

   This watch has a low end ETA movement. ETA makes movements for watch makers that don’t have the capability of making their own. Meanwhile, the watch makers make the case, face,crown, hands, bracelet etc. and buy the movement. In other words, they make the chassis and cab but someone else makes the engine & transmission. Every movement needs to be serviced about every 5 years. To calibrate the movement, replace warn parts and oil. IF this is not done, the watch will wear itself out due to friction and simply stop running, like running an engine without ever changing the oil. The damage of not oiling every 5 years will escalate any repair. The service by a reputable jeweler every 5 years JUST to dismantle, inspect and oil is around $250-$450. Would you put this much money into a watch that sells for this much or just buy another one? In other words, this watch is a throw away after 5-10 years. If this is what you wish to own, thats fine. Just be aware that this watch will end up in the recycling bucket after a few years.
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. Daniel Rickless Says:
   June 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 pm

   I’ve owned at least 100 watches in the past 30 years, including a Rolex Submariner and an Omega Seamaster. Most of the rest were all Seiko.

   I have owned 3 Invicta watches which were in the same price range (around $75-$100) and they weren’t bad watches. They were quartz movement tho.

   Here is my review of the 8926C I bought last week.

   The pros: The face looks very similar to the Rolex Submariner. The coin bezel edge is a nice touch. It rotates easily and the markings and numbers on the bezel are clean and easily read. Trinite hands and markings glow nice in the dark. You do get a nice ‘clicking’ sound when you rotate the bezel.

   The cons: The bracelet is flimsy and is very light in weight. It feels like you could just bend it in half between your fingers. Very thin and cheap. The fold over clasp doesn’t snap in place very well. It feels like it could just pop open at any given moment. It would have been nice if they had given it a heavier, more durable bracelet. This being an automatic movement (21 jewel), if you don’t wear it all the time you’ll need to wind it, which isn’t that big a deal.. BUT when you go to set the time, the second hand does NOT stop. I have owned dozens of jeweled movement watches and have never come across one who’s second had did not stop when you pulled the crown out all the way to set the time. I talked to a sales rep at Invicta and this is not a defect. It’s the way the watch was designed. There is no way this watch will be very accurate. I’d approximate that it is +/- one minute a day. The see-though case back, in my opinion, is just ridiculous. I feel this is an inexpensive way to build automatic watches these days. Who needs to see the insides? I’d rather have a nice solid case back with maybe a logo on it. But.. what do you want for under $100. The Invicta 8926C is worth maybe $50-$75 or so.

   If you only want a wristwatch that looks nice and don’t care how durable, accurate and rugged it is, this isn’t a bad watch. If you want accuracy and a more rugged watch, this one just doesn’t cut it.
   
   Rating: 2 / 5

3. Alberto Viale Says:
   June 4th, 2010 at 12:46 am

   I purchased this watch a couple of years ago,at first look it was good, and honestly this watch introduced me into automatics and mechanics, but the truth is that when you discover other brands at the same price range(Seiko, Orient, Hamilton, Tissot etc) you’ll soon see the flaws on Invicta. It looks as those rolex fakes that sells in the far east for 25 dollars, really they are exactly the same, just take a look for yourselves.
   
   What dissapointed me is that after a year, all the case shine was gone, now is full of scratches(unlike some seiko 5 I have), the case IS NOT 316 stainless steel, as some expert told me in a high end shop where I was repairing my Tissot, and when I send the watch to regulate it because it was gaining some seconds (as all automatics), the service guy opened the watch and showed me the case was chinese, so perhaps Invicta makes this watches at the same facilities where the fake rolexes are made.
   
   Anyway, the lume is pitifull (compare it to an Orient, Edox, Seiko etc. and you’ll see the difference) the Miyota movement is the only good thing of this watch.
   
   A year ago when prices where higher, it was common sense to buy this watch, not now, There are Orients with Inhouse movements , better finish, better lume , build by a Real Watch Company, for the same price. You want the Rolex submariner look? Try the Blue Mako, try a Tudor, or a Sumo, they are better, they will last longer without those scratches (the steel on this watch is horrble really) and don’t look like fakes.
   Rating: 1 / 5

4. Chengfu Xu Says:
   June 4th, 2010 at 2:41 am

   I bought this 2926c watch as a chirstmas gift for myself, but after I received it and compare time with my cellphone and found 2days later it slow down 1min. I checked it every day and found at least 15sec slow per day. I just want to change another one, but amazon sold out, I had to refund it.
   Rating: 1 / 5

5. John Sihler Says:
   June 4th, 2010 at 5:34 am

   The dial face of this watch is a cheap glossy plastic chip with a gastly motteled appearance when it catches light. The index marks are molded in. The stem knob is junk. Don’t believe the hype, get something else.
   Rating: 1 / 5

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