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TAG Heuer Men's CAF101A.BA0821 Aquaracer Chronograph Grand-Date Quartz Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Chatchwan teaja) — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:56:00 +0000

Feature

Swiss Quartz movement
Black dial with hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph and big date at the 12 o'clock position
Unidirectional rotating aluminum bezel with chronograph scale
Stainless steel case and bracelet
Water-resistant to 984 feet (300 M)

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Awesome watch
I got this watch for my husband for Christmas, and he absolutely loves it! He says the weight and size are perfect, plus he loves the way it looks. He has gotten a lot of complements on it as well. I will warn you if you need to take links out you will have to take it to a store to have them removed, unless you have the specialty tool it requires. This is a great looking watch for a great price!

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Omega Men's 2218.50.00 Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Chronograph Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Chatchwan teaja) — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:16:00 +0000

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The Omega Men's Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Bezel Watch is built to join you in the deep blue depths. This self-winding chronograph timepiece features a column wheel mechanism and co-axial escapement movement with rhodium-plated finish movement for greater precision, stability, and durability of the movement, and a stainless steel case and bezel. The watch's black dial is offset by red Arabic numerals, and luminous white hands and markers, and the striking orange bezel features black engraved second markers and Arabic numerals. The sub-dials with white hands and markers sit at the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock, and a date calendar sits diagonally at the 4 o'clock. The watch also features a stainless steel band, and a domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal coated on the inside with anti-reflective treatment. Designed to join you in some serious skin diving and other water sports, the Seamaster is water resistant to 2000 feet.

Feature

Quality Swiss Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
Domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
Case diameter: 45.5 mm
Stainless-steel case; Black dial; Date function; Chronograph functions
Water-resistant to 600 M (2000 feet)

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BEWARE Anti Glare coating SCRATCHES !
Only 2 stars for this watch. While i do not own this particular brand, i do own a Planet Ocean 2200.50.00 which has the DOUBLE ANTI GLARE ( anti glare on inside and outside of crystal ). The watch looks great, no complaints about that.

Take note before you buy any of these watches from Omega that have the Double anti glare. THEY SCRATCH EASILY !! Mine scratched after 2 months and Omega will not warranty it. In fact, if you go to their website, they don't even have a customer service number and it states this:

"Due to the considerable interest shown in the OMEGA brand, our staff is answering an unprecedented number of inquiries. Therefore, you should expect a response time of at least four weeks. We thank you for your patience and understanding." ONLY THROUGH EMAIL

I feel that after spending $4000 on a watch, that they should replace it or at least re-imburse the cost. They do not and will not, so you are stuck with a scratched watch.

Save your bucks and get a ROLEX or Tag. Customer service on these Omega's are NILL !

The last sport watch you'll ever need to buy.

This review refers to the Model 2218.50, XL version (45 mm case) with steel bracelet. The opinions of the movement, adjustment and reliability are also applicable to the model with rubber strap and leather / lizard strap.

This is a hefty timepiece, it weighs 9+ ounces (over half a pound), it feels and exudes quality and is bound to illicit a glance and a double take. The domed double anti glare sapphire crystal is super sharp and sometimes hard to determine it is even there.

The exterior is a combination of brushed and polished stainless steel, most notably the trademark Omega horns are this blended finish.

The screw down crown is adorned with the Omega logo and easy to open, the first position enables manual winding for a power boost, the helium escape valve at 10:00 is adorned with the periodic symbol "He".

Clockwise turns of the crown in second position adjusts the date forward, the date can't be adjusted backwards. Time adjustment is easy and rapid; no adjustment for seconds is available.

The unidirectional bezel rotates counter clockwise 120 clicks and lines up perfectly with every second marker, the solid feel of the rotation is nothing less than you'd expect from an Omega.

The luminescent material of this watch is a glow magnet, just a few seconds exposure to sunlight or held close to a lamp will turn the face of this watch into a lighthouse! Combined with the chrome and split bezel hands of the subdials and this timepiece can be used as a signal mirror for low flying aircraft.

The Omega 3313 movement is identical to their 3303 movement except the 3313 has the co-axial escapement, this is the same movement inside the Omega DeVille and will be used in future models.

The accuracy of this watch is only surpassed by my Omega SeaMaster Quartz 300 2221.80, my Quartz Omega never loses or gains a second and the PO gains less than 5 seconds a week. The days I don't wear it, I spend 60 seconds winding it and store it standing vertically for optimum movement.

The bracelet includes the scuba extension of all SeaMasters, but has no convenience pins for rapid adjustment or for bodily weight fluctuation. It releases easily with the double release pins and feels confidently closed when clasped.

I've performed testing of the power reserve, it continues to function about 43 hours with a full wind.

The watch can also function with a running chronograph for over 40 hours on a full wind, that is impressive.

Overall, I'd recommend this watch for anyone who wants an exquisite sport timepiece which isn't out of place at a formal, like all of the Omegas made before it; I expect this watch to endure for my grandchildren and their grandchildren.

The last sport watch you'll ever need to buy.

This review refers to the Model 2218.50, XL version (45 mm case) with steel bracelet. The opinions of the movement, adjustment and reliability are also applicable to the model with rubber strap and leather / lizard strap.

This is a hefty timepiece, it weighs 9+ ounces (over half a pound), it feels and exudes quality and is bound to illicit a glance and a double take. The domed double anti glare sapphire crystal is super sharp and sometimes hard to determine it is even there.

The exterior is a combination of brushed and polished stainless steel, most notably the trademark Omega horns are this blended finish.

The screw down crown is adorned with the Omega logo and easy to open, the first position enables manual winding for a power boost, the helium escape valve at 10:00 is adorned with the periodic symbol "He".

Clockwise turns of the crown in second position adjusts the date forward, the date can't be adjusted backwards. Time adjustment is easy and rapid; no adjustment for seconds is available.

The unidirectional bezel rotates counter clockwise 120 clicks and lines up perfectly with every second marker, the solid feel of the rotation is nothing less than you'd expect from an Omega.

The luminescent material of this watch is a glow magnet, just a few seconds exposure to sunlight or held close to a lamp will turn the face of this watch into a lighthouse! Combined with the chrome and split bezel hands of the subdials and this timepiece can be used as a signal mirror for low flying aircraft.

The Omega 3313 movement is identical to their 3303 movement except the 3313 has the co-axial escapement, this is the same movement inside the Omega DeVille and will be used in future models.

The accuracy of this watch is only surpassed by my Omega SeaMaster Quartz 300 2221.80, my Quartz Omega never loses or gains a second and the PO gains less than 5 seconds a week. The days I don't wear it, I spend 60 seconds winding it and store it standing vertically for optimum movement.

The bracelet includes the scuba extension of all SeaMasters, but has no convenience pins for rapid adjustment or for bodily weight fluctuation. It releases easily with the double release pins and feels confidently closed when clasped.

I've performed testing of the power reserve, it continues to function about 43 hours with a full wind.

The watch can also function with a running chronograph for over 40 hours on a full wind, that is impressive.

Overall, I'd recommend this watch for anyone who wants an exquisite sport timepiece which isn't out of place at a formal, like all of the Omegas made before it; I expect this watch to endure for my grandchildren and their grandchildren.

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TAG Heuer Women's WJF1352.BB0581 Two-Tone Link Quartz Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Chatchwan teaja) — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:15:00 +0000

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This contemporary two-tone dress watch, from TAG Heuer's new Link series, represents an elegant blend of precision and style. A gold-plated bezel frames the round white mother-of-pearl dial, which features three-hand function with gold tone hands and markers. The hands and markers are treated with a luminescent coating for optimal radiance and readability. A date window at the three o'clock position and a monochrome TAG Heuer logo complete the sophisticated look. The dial is set in a 27-mm solid steel case, which presents on a graceful steel link bracelet with polished gold-plated accents. Other notable features of this watch include precise Swiss quartz movement, a screw-down crown and caseback, and a curved scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. This Link series watch is water-resistant to 200 meters.

Feature

TAG Heuer Swiss quartz movement
Case diameter 27 millimeters, 9 millimeters thickness
Stainless steel and 18k gold plated band with fold-over clasp
Two-tone with gold features; white mother-of pearl dial sapphire crystal dial; date window
Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

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Amazon is THE best place to buy a TAG!
I did a lot of research before committing to this purchase. After studying lots of reviews from multiple sites I decided to take a trip to Nordstrom's (my favorite place for face to face purchases) and looked at the TAG selection there. At first I was thinking the Aquaracer would be better for my budget... but after trying it on, I realized that for my petite wrist it wasn't setting very well. Instead the Link was looking better, and in person the two tone looks fabulous. I wanted it to mix well for both gold/silver jewelery and day/night occasions. I'd also say that this watch isn't overly flashy in person- I think it's just perfect for work.

At Norstrom's this watch was selling for about $2,300... by making this purchase on Amazon.com I saved almost $1,000! When the box came, it looked like any other Amazon purchase. Inside of the package it came with all the original TAG purchase peices (TAG box and watch was in protective wrapping). I went back to Nordstrom's to ask them to take out some of the links and they didn't notice a thing until I told them. Unfortunately, Nordstrom's does not do a price match unless the item is another retail store. I'm pretty sure they know Amazon sells them for less and won't do a price match with Amazon.

I think the only thing I would improve about the Amazon selection is the ability to zoom in to see the merchandise and the product description. If you want a better look you can go to the TAG site, zoom in... zoom out... look at it from all angles. At Nordstrom's- the staff was very friendly and knowledgeable about the construction of the materials, I hope Amazon can beef up the product description a little bit more.

Easy as pie
Just wanted to let everyone know what an easy and excellent experiance buying this watch was from the UK. I saved £600.00 on best UK price (amazon.co.uk!)and the watch was shipped promptly and arrived 3 working days after ordering. Paying the import duty was a peice of cake. My wife now thinks I'm a star as it was a wedding annaversary present (she got me a PSPgo by the way!).

Mine is a Dud -- May not be worth the risk
I got this watch in March. By April, it was no longer keeping time accurately. I always set my watch 5 minutes ahead of time. I went to bed one night and woke up the next morning, and this watch was 7 minutes behind time. I reset the watch, and a month later, same problem.

The worst part is that I am not able to reach the Amazon.com warranty department to discuss this issue.

I have had an authentic, from the store, Citizen watch for the past 12 years and have never had a problem with it, and certainly not a problem with it keeping time.

Other buyers may want to consider the value of purchasing a watch from a retailer with a physical location so that if you have problems with it (who would have expected a TAG to not be able to keep time), you can take it in and have it handled professionally.

This will obviously be my last purchase.

Elegant Swiss Quality
Of course you can get a watch that keeps time as well as a Swiss watch at a much cheaper price but you can tell the difference in quality. Tag Heuer and this watch has a quality comparable to Omega. It really is an elegant watch and the right balance of not too big but not too small. Elegant but not glitzy a la Palm Springs. It looks in place dining or everyday and will last a long time. If you can get this at Amazon (when available and not always) you will get the best price. The Tag Heuer web site has stated:

"TAG Heuer does not sell authentic TAG Heuer watches on the Web. Therefore, a watch purchased on the Web from any other retailer may be counterfeit, damaged, tampered with, or contain inferior parts."

However, because of this Amazon does offer a 2 year warrenty since the Tag Heuer warrenty card is missing when you get the watch (gray market). Four stars because of this.

Beautiful watch looks even better on!
I checked it out online at several sites, and saw other Tag Heuer watches in local shops for lots more money. I decided that this one was probably best for me, and I love it! I get lots of compliments on the beauty of my new watch, and I love that it keeps accurate time in the smallest detail! No more being late..... And the price here was excellent - I saved hundreds of dollars.....

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TAG Heuer Men's CV2010.FC6233 Carrera Automatic Chronograph Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Chatchwan teaja) — Fri, 28 May 2010 07:02:00 +0000

Feature

Automatic movement
Black dial with hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph and tachymeter on the black aluminum bezel
Black perforated calfskin strap
Exhibition caseback
Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

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All is good!
Got the watch via Joma. All was well, they did a good job. Properly packaged and all was in good order. The description of the watch isn't needed as someone who will buy this watch knows what he or she wants..

Great deal!
Thank you amazon! I recieved my order from the US, just three days later in Switzerland! Awesome. The quality and the price of the deal were brilliant!

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TAG Heuer Men's WAV511B.FC6230 Grand Carrera Automatic Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Chatchwan teaja) — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:19:00 +0000

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The elite TAG Heuer Men's Grand Carrera Automatic Chronometer Leather Watch includes a chronometer certification that guarantees its superior components and precise timekeeping. This timepiece is constructed with a stainless steel case, a stationary stainless steel bezel, and a brown crocodile-pattern leather wristband with a secure deployment buckle. A scratch-resistant sapphire window shields the silver dial, which features silver-dash hour markers, slim minute indexes, and complementing watch hands. The face also includes chronograph functions and a date calendar at three o'clock. This unique timepiece runs on Swiss-automatic movement that powers with the movement of your arms. In addition, it is water resistant to 330 feet.

Feature

Automatic movement
Silver dial with hours, minutes and small seconds at the 6 o'clock position
Date at the 3 o'clock position
Stainless steel fluted crown
Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

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Invicta Men's 8926 Pro Diver Collection Automatic Watch

noreply@blogger.com (Chatchwan teaja) — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:03:00 +0000

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Big, bold and masculine, the Invicta Men's Pro Diver Automatic watch is an affordable luxury watch with classically styled features. This precisely constructed timepiece for men features a solid stainless steel case that's 40mm wide (1.57 inches). It has a black face with Tritnite luminous hands and markers and a unidirectional black bezel with white numerals and markings. Other features include anti-reflective mineral crystal, date display at 3 o'clock, and water resistance to 200 meters. The stainless steel band features highly-polished center links, and is secured by a fold over clasp with safety.

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.

Feature

Quality 21-jewel Japanese-automatic Miyota movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
Durable mineral crystal
Case diameter: 40mm
Stainless-steel case; black dial; date function; luminous hands and markers
Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

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Great watch, nice price
I don't know a whole lot about watches, like the people that wrote some of the other reviews I had read, so all I can really say is they are right. It's a real nice watch. It looks like it should have cost a lot more than it did. It did have a plastic tag on it from Invicta stating the MSRP was $319. Who knows. I love it, haven't had a single problem with it, and it looks real good.

garbage
it stops working right as the Amazon return period expires

no one takes resposnibility

Invicta demands $25 plus postage both ways to even look at it

Good luck funding someone to talk to

Invicta is a horrible company
When I received my watch, I was very happy. I had a really cool automatic timepiece that seemed like it was very high quality. It had a lot of the same qualities of the Rolex Submariner that I had been considering, but at a fraction of the price.

Several months into my purchase, I noticed that the pins that attach the band to the watch were starting to sag. Coming from a background in manufacturing, I understand that you can occasionally have supply chain issues, so I had these pins replaced. No harm, no foul, life goes on.

One month later, I was skiing at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe. I was making a pretty hard turn and my boot ejected. I ended up falling pretty hard and sliding down the hill, but I felt that pin on the watch come out again and the watch came off. I went back and looked for the watch on the next run, but it was nowhere to be found (it was snowing.)

I contacted Invicta and explained the situation to them. They told me that there was nothing that they could do and they told me that it was my fault for wearing a watch while I ski. I feel like a company should back up their products, and Invicta fails to do this, even with a watch that they call a "pro" watch.

I do not anticipate ever purchasing a product from them again.

The Budweiser of Automatic Watches
So let's say there were only two types of beer in the world: Budweiser at (...) a bottle, and fancy high-end Belgian and German small batch craft brews that cost (...) a bottle. Assuming you couldn't afford the expensive stuff, what sort of experience and value would Bud give you at its price point? To put this in watch terms, let's say that you are intrigued and fascinated by Swiss automatics but can't afford them. You have decided to try the Invicta 8926 automatic divers watch to see what all the fuss is about. What would you get for your money?

The Good:

1) The watch is generally well made and looks a bit more expensive than its actual price. The bracelet in particular is attractive and heavy, with none of the lightweight tin can feel that some cheap watches offer. Fit and finish is decent, with a few exceptions (noted below in "The Bad").

2) The watch face rather shamelessly copies the Rolex Submariner, an elegant and subtle design. It is easily legible, attractive, and put together properly. (I.E. the second markers line up correctly on the face - Timex and Bulova owners may be unaccustomed to this!)

3) The rotating bezel feels surprisingly precise and you can feel each click. (Note though this model has a "scalloped" (deep) bezel rather than the Rolex coin-edge (thin) bezel, so the watch looks like someone took a Planet Ocean bezel from an Omega and grafted it on a Submariner.)

4) A functional automatic watch that can be hand-wound. No batteries needed, if you are reasonably active, say walk at least for a cumulative hour each day, this watch will keep itself wound and will never need a battery. The watch can build up a roughly 40 hour power reserve, so you can readily take it off over night, though to hit the max reserve in a day, you would need to move your arm about a lot. If you are less active than needed, you can also hand wind the crown as needed. (20 to 30 full clockwise turns should get you up to the max reserve.)

5) Waterproof! I didn't actually take the watch 200m down, but it survived some basic swimming and immersion in water. The crown is screw-down (unlike some of the more "fashionable" Invictas) which gives the 200m water resistant claim some credibility.

6) Exhibition caseback - turn the watch over and you can see how the 21 jewel Miyota (Citizen) automatic movement works. Interesting for a while, though eventually becomes mundane.

The Bad:

1) The bezel is occasionally stiff and un-cooperative. Mine is always easy to turn when I am not wearing the watch on my wrist, but sometimes it feels buried in mud when I try to rotate it while wearing it. The illusion of wearing a costly luxury watch is dispelled a bit when bystanders see you grunting and cursing as you try to set the bezel.

2) Lack of AR coating, especially for the date bubble. Emulating the Rolex date bubble without also putting anti-reflective coating causes the 8926's date magnifier to become a "light trap" that bounces glare into your eye whenever you try to read it with a strong overhead light.

3) Crudeness of the hand-winding. When you do actually hand-wind the Miyota 8215 movement, it feels like the crown is connected to a (...) wind up toy. The tactile feel is stiff and clunky, and the little "scritch scritch" sound is not impressive, like a mouse chewing on a piece of tin.

4) Lack of efficiency of the self-winding mechanism. The 8215 has a unidirectional rotor, meaning with each forward and backward movement of your arm, the watch mainspring only gets wound once. Most other automatics, cheap or costly, have bidirectional rotors, meaning back and forth equals two winds, not one. The hand-winding option offsets this to some extent.

5) Does not hack - you cannot stop the second hand once the watch is running. That makes it hard to set the watch to a precise time as you would with a quartz. As you will see in the next point though, you shouldn't worry too much about precision if you own this watch.

6) Timekeeping - my 8926 generally gains about 17 seconds each day. This is an average, and on some days it gained more than this, sometimes close to 30 seconds. This is more or less what can be expected from the unadjusted 8215 movement, but in comparison to other inexpensive autos (more later) this is not an especially inspiring performance. It may get better over time, but then it might also get worse. I could get it regulated, but that would cost more than half of the price of the watch, so why bother?

7) Customer Service - as you can see by skimming the one star reviews of this model, Invicta's quality control is pretty dicey, and many of these watches come out of the box with problems. Others develop problems while under warranty. In all cases, no one has nice things to say about Invicta's handling of warranty claims. This didn't happen to me (yet) but the Florida Better Business Bureau site gives Invicta an uninspiring D+ rating with over 80 complaints received in the last year. Even under warranty, the company charges you to ship the defective watch back to them, charges you a minimum of $28 for a repair even on a virtually new watch, and according to many accounts is difficult to communicate with to the point where owners end up sending post cards and waiting months for repairs to be made. None of this happened to me, as my 8926 is ok so far, but be warned that you are taking some risk by buying an Invicta 8926, at least if it should die outside the Amazon return period.

8) Maybe a little bit too much like the Rolex Submariner for comfort. Invicta has not made much of an effort to develop an individual brand identity, but seems content to imitate Rolex. By wearing the 8926, you will be letting folks know that you like the Submariner but can't afford a real one (unless you can, in which case maybe you should buy an actual one!). Moreover, as there are many cheap knockoffs available for less than the 8926 costs, people will assume that you paid LESS for your watch than you actually did. Again, the quality is good for the money, but the shameless Rolex impersonating adds an element of lameness to the entire act of wearing the watch and undermines the good things Invicta has going on here.

The Upshot:

1) I like this watch - it is plucky, seems tough, and has a lot of value to it in terms of features and unexpected levels of quality at its price point. It is probably 4 stars in terms of value alone.

2) However... the rotten timekeeping, the many accounts of bad customer service by other owners, and the lack of imagination leads me to deduct a star. Invicta can design its own distinctive watches (for better or worse, some of their originals are loathsome) but they charge much more for them. At this price point, they seem content to copy Rolex and make changes as needed when threatened by Swiss lawyers. I would like to see the 8926 have its own unique non-copycat look while keeping the same price point and value.

3) Also, we have to end the hypothetical now and bring in some competitors. At the same "Budweiser" price point of the 8926, the consumer can get Japanese automatics from Orient and Seiko that blow the 8926 away in terms of quality, original design, timekeeping accuracy, and customer service. The only reason to choose the 8926 over an Orient or Seiko is if you want a Rolex copy or if you are rabidly patriotic and would not buy Japanese.

4) Per my last point, even if you are Lee Iacocca, you may want to consider whether ANY American company is better than EVERY Japanese company. Invicta is incorporated in Florida, but the 8926 is made in China using parts purchased from Japan. Moreover, Invicta is known for questionable commercial tactics (like tripling or quadrupling the list prices of watches so every watch sold is at some immense discount...), having spotty quality control (check out the 1 and 2 star reviews here), poor customer service (ditto plus the BBB site), and in the case of the 8926, not much innovation or imagination in design. If patriotism is your only concern, the 8926 will trump something like the Orient Mako or Seiko Model 5, but any sort of more objective comparison will leave the 8926 as the less desirable choice. Of course, at this price, you can probably buy one of each, which is what I did!

What a Turkey!!
I purchased this Invicta 8926 as a "present" to myself, mainly to use on trips abroad. I've owned a Rolex Submariner for many years, but sometimes feel uncomfortable wearing the Rolex abroad. The Invicta was very attractive, and appeared to be well made. However, within a few days it was gaining two or three minutes a day. Within three weeks, it began to gain six or seven minutes an HOUR! I returned it to Amazon. Conclusion: The stainless steel case & band are well made. The movement leaves much to be desired.Invicta Men's Pro Diver Collection Automatic Watch

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