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8/05/2010

Invicta Men's 8930 Pro Diver Collection Automatic Watch Reviews

With the affordable gold-tone Invicta Pro Diver automatic men's watch, you can still afford to buy flippers and a pair of goggles. It features a shock-resistant, 21-jewel automatic movement that will stand up to the rigors of your undersea adventures, and it's water resistant to 660 feet. The watch case and stainless steel bracelet band are both plated with 23 karat yellow gold, and mix brushed and polished finishes. The navy blue dial includes large Tritnite luminous markers and hands, and a date window at 3 o'clock with a magnifier. Other features include a unidirectional rotating bezel with elapsed time markings, fold-over clasp with safety, and a durable mineral crystal. 

Pro Diver Collection
Plunge into any horizon using the steadfast guidance of the Invicta Pro Diver. Stylishly classic, internal workings are forged with variations of either Swiss chronograph or 21-jewel automatic movements and willingly navigate in depths up to 300 meters. Built with confident prowess, the fortitude with which these timepieces function makes the Pro Diver the quintessential in performance.

Screw Down Crowns: Many Invicta watches are equipped with a screw down crown to help prevent water infiltration. This is most common on our Diver models. In order to adjust the date and/or time on such a watch, you must first unscrew the crown before you can gently pull it out to its first or second click stop position. To do this, simply rotate the crown counterclockwise until it springs open. When you have finished setting the watch, the crown must then be pushed in and screwed back in tightly. Not doing so will cancel the water resistance of the watch and will void all warranties from the manufacturer. Overall, this process should not require a lot of effort or force.


Technical Details

- Quality Japanese Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
- Mineral crystal
- Case diameter: 40 mm
- Gold-tone-stainless-steel case; Blue dial; Date function
- Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

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Customer Buzz 
5 "Beautiful Watch" 2010-01-11
By
John Terhorst (New Haven, CT USA)
Beautiful watch - my second from Invicta (my other one is the 9110 stainless steel with rubber strap). Looks great on the wrist and the gold/blue is a nice combination. My only complaint is that the band has pins instead of threaded screws.


Customer Buzz 
4 "Great first Automatic watch" 2009-12-17
By
E. Robinson (Santa Clarita, CA)
I purchased the 8920 blue faced Pro Diver watch 6 weeks ago and have been very pleased with it. It is my first Automatic watch and the idea of not having to have batteries replaced yearly was appealing. I mostly bought this watch for the looks. It is a beautiful watch and looks a lot like the much more expensive ones. The materials and construction appear to be quite good. This watch gains about 5 minutes a month which is within normal findings. I expect that to be closer to 2-3 minutes per month after more time goes on. I have received many compliments on how nice the watch looks. Two items to note: Obviously you must keep it wound by wearing it regularly or using a winder. I found a nice winder on Amazon for $39 which works great.

The second item of note is one that that I haven't seen in any review and that is the color of the bracelet. It is very nice, if you like the Rolex bracelet look (and I do), but... it has just a bit of a brassy color to it. It's not bad at all, but I would have preferred a less brassy color and more true gold look. Still, I would buy it again. I liked the Invicta so much that I subsequently bought the Stainless steel 8926-C Invicta and love that also. Two great watches for all occasions. When buying the Invicta from Amazon, you get the extended 5 year warranty for free, but you MUCH sign up for the warranty within 30 days of PURCHASE, not receipt of the watch.

Added April 29, 2010 I have now had this watch about 7 months and really like it. The longer I have it the more accurate it is. It gains about 3 minutes per month, no big deal. I still think the color has just a bit too much brass in it, but I am liking it more and have received compliments on the watch.

Customer Buzz 
5 "Big Beautiful Status Symbol that works" 2009-11-17
By
A. Forester (Santa Barbara, CA United States)
This is a beautiful time peace - i bought it after having it in my wish list for 6 months along with a dozen other watches. Amazon lowered the price by 20% to about $80 so i snatched it up as i needed to look sharp at a speaking engagement. I have not worn a watch for over ten years and now that i have been wearing this for less then one week i feel naked without it! It's solid, heavy, and very good quality. Not for small wrists. Everything and more then I had hoped for in a jewelry watch.


Customer Buzz 
5 "Good Service" 2009-08-12
By
B. white (columbus, Ohio)
I bought this watch around 2000-01 and never had a problem with it. Looks and feels like a watch that should be much more expensive. Keeps good time. The reason for this review is to inform others of my experience with invicta customer service. Over the years I have requested and received a couple of replacement spring pins without any hassle. A while back a spring pin failed and the watch fell off my wrist and hit the concrete and quit working. Obviously a good shock. I recently sent it in to invicta explaining what had happened. Other than it not running, the watch did not show any signs of damage. Now I have read some reviews of invicta's customer service stating how terrible their service was. It's necessary to understand that not all people have the same experience. I sent my watch in with the 25 dollar money order for return shipping and then waited for someone to contact me with what the problem was and the charge to fix it. I just received the watch back. My watch came back in the same condition it was when I mailed it off with the exception that it now works.Whoo..Hooo!. There was no charge for whatever the repair was. This is a 9-10yr old watch which is no longer under warranty. The only thing Invicta could do better at in my opinion is communicate. In all my dealings with Invicta, I have never had any direct communications with an actual person. I have read that other's have, good and bad. Overall I am satisfied. I also have 3 other Invicta watches. No problems with those. Also, Invicta had my watch for 8 weeks. A substantial amount of time, I know , but I have other watches. If time is an issue this might be a problem.


Customer Buzz 
1 "stuck crown" 2009-05-18
By
T. Galvin (NJ)
I could not get the crown to pull out to allow me to set the time and date. I had to send it back. I like Amazon's easy method of returns. I am still awaiting to see the credit. I was not happy that I could not just get a replacement. I have to get the credit and reorder - what a pain!!!!


 
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