Reddit reviews Invicta Men's 9204 Pro Diver Collection Silver-Tone Watch
We found 2 Reddit comments about Invicta Men's 9204 Pro Diver Collection Silver-Tone Watch. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Quality Japanese-Quartz movementMineral crystalCase diameter: 37.5mmStainless-steel case, Blue dial, Date functionWater resistant to 660 feet (200 M): suitable for recreational scuba diving
Invicta 'resurrected' an old Swiss brand name(they have nothing to do with the original company), they tend to copy other companies designs or style cues, often using stock Japanese or Swiss movements with Chinese made cases & assembly, and the have insanely high MSRP but the watches are perpetually on sale for 70~80% off. If the Invicta MSRP is $315, but, the watch is always 'marked down' 73% to $85...then the watch is only worth about $85.
This lack of legitimate heritage, questionable marketing practices, along with quality issues and poor customer service have given the brand a bad reputation.
That said, I used to own the Invicta 8926. It was my daily/work watch for about a decade before I gave it to my brother. It got beat to hell and was worn nonstop for about 12 years, without any service, before it started keeping poor time. Not bad for $79.
As for the watch you linked to, it would probably be fine. On the plus side, it likely has a Citizen/Miyota quartz movement and may even be all stainless steel, so, it would be hard to beat for under $50.
That said, the watch snob in me finds the use of Roman numerals on a sports/dive watch off-putting. Roman numerals look best on classic dress watches like this. Rugged, over-sized sports/dive watches like the one you linked should use basic indices markers and/or Arabic numerals more like this Invicta diver.
Good, entry level brands to look at are Seiko, Citizen, & Orient. Seiko 5 are very affordable automatics, they even have a blue dial diver. The Seiko Monster is one of the best made watches out there under $200. Another possibility is this Orient Blue Mako.
There is none. Simple.
Gen are many thousands, you can't get a nice copy for $50.
Get on Amazon and look up Invicta watches , they are cheap, that's the best you'll get.
$33 gets you this with warranty https://www.amazon.com/Invicta-Diver-Collection-Silver-Tone-Watch/dp/B000GX8WAG