Invicta Men's Automatic Pro Diver S2 Model 8926 Movement: Automatic 21 jewels; Shock resistant Case and dial: ø43mm; Solid stainless steel; Unidirectional turning bezel; Screw down stainless steel see through case back; Anti-reflective mineral crystal with magnifier; Tritnite® luminous hands and markers; Date display Band: Solid stainless steel diver buckle with safety clasp Water Resistant: 200 metersProduct Features:
+Quality 21-Jewels Miyota Japanese Automatic 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)
Reviewed by: Anthony Pham (Dallas, TX USA)
Durable, accurate, reliable... just buy it. XD, December 29, 2005
I've had this watch for the past three months, and I *love* it. The crystal does not scratch normally (i.e. dragging a metal nail across the glass does not apply), keeps accurate time, and it is sooooo freakin' shiny. In the sunlight, it really does go bling bling. ^_^
For all you people who are worried that an automatic wrist-wind watch will keep worse time than a quartz, I can assure you that myth does not apply here. I have had to reset the time only once, and that was because I left it for two days without moving it around. I would say the accuracy is about +/- 5 to 10 seconds. I think the Miyota automatic mechanism on this watch can spank any Swiss-made mechanism out there... Well, that is if you don't take into account how it'll lose time after around 24 hours without wrist movement.
As for the automatic mechanism itself, I work in a lab so I do a lot of mixing, shaking, throwing chemicals out the window, etc., but it still keeps very accurate time. I don't think it's possible to overwind the mechanism by moving your hand too much, and I'm sure it's packed with anti-shock mechanisms to put up with my constant abuse.
What else... It's also very easy to size the watch yourself and remove the segments. All you need to do is poke at the metal rod holding the segment together with a dulled pushpin so that the rod would go out in the direction of the arrows on the back side of the bracelet (if you have the watch in front of you, it'll make sense). Of course, if you're in doubt, a trustworthy jewelry store (one that won't scratch up your watch) can re-size it for five or six bucks.
Well, I guess there is one con, and that is the glow-in-the-dark hands and stuff only stay lit for about 1-2 hours. When it's lit, however, it's very bright. Not a big deal for me, but I guess this wouldn't be a good watch if you're a gold-digger or coalminer or something of that sort.
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