Invicta Men's 0420 Pro Diver Automatic Black Dial Titanium Watch

People often bash Invicta, not knowing that some of the Invicta watch lines are extraordinary, in particular the Pro-Diver Grand Diver series. This one is a Pro-Diver, not a Grand Diver. This so-called dive watch is rated at 200 meters. Even if, by chance, it is over-rated, it will at least pass the 100 meter test, which means it can swim and snorkel without worry. Recommendation: Don't take it diving to save your life. Buy a thousand dollar watch and have a diving computer with you. This model does have a screw-down crown. If you have silicon grease, then take a toothpick and coat the threads. Do this for every watch with a screw-down crown. If you have the tools, then remove the case-back and grease those threads as well. This model is made of titanium, both the case and half the bracelet parts. It weighs 120 grams including the bracelet, which makes it one of the lightest metal-case watches in my collection. It is positively my lightest watch with a metal bracelet. The 20mm lug width means I can change the bracelet to almost anything that I want. The case is 14.3mm thick. When I first received it, the bezel was too stiff to turn easily. I put a piece of silicon into the palm of my hand and rotated the bezel about a hundred times. It softened considerably and now turns like silk. The registration on the hands and bezel are spot on. Registration has to do with the accuracy of the marker placements on the dial and bezel. I calibrate all of my automatics when I receive them. Over the course of a week, I check the time against an atomic source, two or three times a day. I then plot the data onto a spreadsheet. The Seiko NH35 movement in this model performs as well as other Seikos movement watches that I have at several times the price. With the Seiko motor, my Invicta runs a little over six seconds a day. This is not only acceptable, it is spectacular for a hundred-dollar automatic watch. It hacks, hand-winds, and self-winds. The luminosity is not great. When hit with a bright light, it illuminates evenly and is readable for about three or four hours in the dark. After that, the faint glow is not bright enough for my eyes. The bezel is not illuminated except for the pip. If that is a deal-breaker for you, then you will miss out on the other great qualities of this wrist watch. The watch is good looking with contrasting grey, black and chrome. It can be worn with jeans as well as a tuxedo. It weighs very little, can go swimming, and keeps time like a Seiko. Because it is not expensive, it can be worn everyday without worrying about scratches. (I have scuffed the bracelet, but not the crystal). It is durable enough to bring on vacation because it can go swimming. And nobody is going to rob you for your Invicta.

I had been looking for a titanium automatic divers watch for some time. As the owner of several Omega watches, naturally I looked at the Seamaster, but the price was a bit out of my reach. I happened upon this Invicta watch purely by chance during an Amazon search, and so I figured I'd take a chance on it. What the heck....with a Father's day discount code, it came to under $90! How could I lose? When it arrived it came well packaged in the usual Invicta yellow box. It's very much a copy of the Submariner, right down to the magnifier over the date. It's all titanium construction means that it is a VERY light watch. It's nearly as light as a similar sized resin case watch. The display back was a nice touch, and showed off the Seiko NH35A movement. After sizing the titanium bracelet, I began to use it as my daily wear watch. I realize the NH35 is no chronometer, but a check against an atomic clock showed a variance of only +2 seconds after 3 days of not so gentle wear. Very surprising. I did realize after a while that if I allowed it to become a bit run down, it began to lose time, but never more than a few seconds a day. All in all, it was an awesome value for the money. Yes I realize it's no Omega, nor did I expect it to be for the price. It's attractive, light on the wrist, comfortable to wear, durable (so far) and keeps very good time, and does it all for an affordable price. What more could you want?

I own a lot of watches - none very expensive - no Rolexes or Omegas. I get more compliments on this watch than all the others combined. The classic diver face is - well - classic. The clear back showing the movement is neat-o. The shiny and dull two-tone titanium finish is - well - that's what turns the heads. From the bartender to the guy at the car wash, everyone who's interested in watches wants a second look. I love this watch. It keeps very good time when it's being worn, but goes fast when sitting on the dresser or nightstand. It's large enough to grab attention but not clownish. And I think it's a steal for what you get - a Seiko movement with titanium case and band. Surprisingly light for the size - titanium is a third the weight of stainless - awesome. The INVICTA bas-relief on the side - again - draws attention without being too gaudy or overstated. Love this watch.

Let me first say -- I was very surprised by this watch and I really love it. I'm not a collector who buys pieces for prestige. I buy watches that are attractive to me and that I will wear. I'm not investing for retirement with my watch collection. My daily wear watch is a smartwatch, but I have a Spaceview conversion, a Timex from the 70s that has sentimental value to me, a Swatch that just looks cool to me, an EcoDrive, etc., etc. No luxury watches, several fashion watches, but my collection is growing and I'll get into more expensive stuff as I find things I like at price points I want to spend. I'm not much of a quartz person, as I am intrigued by the intricacy of a mechanical movement, and seeing this watch was an automatic drove my interest up. My impression of Invicta had been that they produce huge and in many instances gaudy pieces that are way more flashy than I like to wear. I think about their Marvel or other themed watches and they just don't work for me and I hadn't looked closely at them for a long time. Then I saw a review of this watch on a YouTube channel and was surprised at the look (clearly an homage to an SKX/Submariner style) and at the price point thought I'd take a shot at this since I didn't own a dive watch. This watch is awesome. It has great weight and heft to it, which might turn some folks off, but I like to know that my watch is there, and most of what I wear is on a bracelet (though I'm starting to lean more to Zulu/NATO straps for some of my pieces). The bracelet has a safety clasp and closes very tightly. I had zero issues removing links to size it to my wrist, and I will say that if you're having trouble with the band coming apart, it's likely because you or the mall kiosk folks didn't put the band back together properly. This is a standard cotter pin bracelet, nothing special or extraordinary about it, and if you do things correctly, it stays together just fine. The lume isn't terrific on the watch, but it's not a $5K+ dive watch, either. I think Seiko does a pretty good job of this, but to get into the Prospex line with better lume is going to cost you a smidge more, and obviously it isn't a Submariner. Overall it's not bad, it just doesn't last all that long, and it really does need sunlight to 'charge up'. The bezel is uni-directional, and has a small, small amount of negative play in it, but for the most part it is tight, has good adherence to its click matrix and works for marking countdowns like it should. I found the screw-down crown to be tight and it does its job perfectly -- it keeps water out. I didn't like the grinding that I could hear and feel from it, though, so I put some silicone grease on it and it seems to have resolved the issue. Invicta could take a little more care on that front, even though this isn't a high dollar piece, quality and customer experience around quality should be a top priority. If you've gotten water into the case, the first thing I'd look at is whether you actually screwed the crown back down properly. If done right, water won't get in this case barring a flaw, which mine absolutely did not have. One of the stylistic elements I like is that while this is clearly a style homage to a Submariner, you're not going to mistake this as a knock-off. The brand name is engraved in the side of the case, the hands have the distinguishable Invicta logo as one end, and the Invicta brand is clearly marked on the face. The titanium case is unique in its coloring and does stand out from other stainless steel looks, though I am stainless guy. I personally think the two-tone grey of the bracelet looks really nice and helps make the appearance unique. This can be worn equally well with a jacket and tie as with swim trunks at the pool or jeans and a T-shirt. The NH35A Seiko movement the watch uses is used by all sorts of micro-brands and is an absolute beast of a movement. Invicta tries to spruce things up with a reveal case back, and does customize the weight by painting it yellow. There isn't a lot to take in on this movement that makes a reveal case back that great of an addition, but it's a nice touch at this price point for sure -- there aren't a ton of watches in this range that try to make these touches, so that's a big plus. The watch keeps excellent time, which it should, since it's using the NH35A. This isn't my everyday wear watch and I don't keep it in a winder when not wearing, but in my initial testing after getting it I saw less than -6 seconds in a week's wear. Pretty good and well within spec. Highly recommend this piece if it suits your style.

I'd been waiting for this watch to drop below $100 for a while now, and snagged finally on the black Friday sale. I've had the 40mm Invicta for a couple of years now, but I have to say this titanium version is head and shoulders better than the pro or grand diver series. The 45mm case fits my wrist better, the titanium case is really lightweight making this watch extremely comfortable to wear. My other invicta pro diver automatic's bracelet was, to be honest, pretty terrible. It had hollow end links, and hollow standard links as well. It didn't move smoothly, either. I figured I'd get this 0420 and need to replace the bracelet quickly, but the quality is actually really good. Each link is solid titanium, the end links are hollow. I don't personally care for the polished chrome section in the middle of the links, but I can live with it. The machined invicta logo on the side of the case opposite the crown is much less obnoxious than on the SS watches. I don't know if it's not as deep, or just the matte finish, but it's easy to ignore. The bezel is aluminum, flat type. The crystal sits proud of the bezel, but I like this look. The lume is typical invicta... not great. On this watch the markers are a lot dimmer than the hands. If you want great lume, get a seiko with large markers. Still, for the price, this is a fantastic wear every day watch.

I like it. I think Titanium is cool. This one is so accurate but luck of the draw has more to do with it than being this model. I am so out of fashion but I hear that larger watches are in. This is a little larger than a lot of divers that run about 40mm. This is 45mm. I do not have small wrists but I also don't have huge ones. Likely just a little larger than average. Timex and other store brands off the shelf are a little tight. Well I think this looks good on my wrist. I don't think it overwhelms so it actually looks very masculine. I think it would look good on most guys. I posted some pictures, two of this and one of a 40mm diver. Now I want to share some info because I think it might natter to some. I still give it 5 stars because this watch is what it is not what I consider a flaw. Titanium is much lighter than Steel. Just on feel alone I would say half the weight of my 40mm diver. Some might like, I mean as big as it is it is very light. Funny how I sometimes connect weight with quality and watch weight has never been so great as to cause me any issue. I know why it is light but some might like some maybe not. OK and maybe the biggest point. Once again not a flaw but a reality of titanium. It is softer than Steel. It scratches more. I am gental on my watches but I have scuffs. Yea I called them scuffs because not really scratches. Fatter and not going through the surface more like rubs. Most of mine are by the clasp like from opening and closing or resting on surfaces maybe arm of a chair. So it will scratch easily, keeping it flawless will be much harder than Steel. To some that might not matter. I think it looks good both for size and the titanium. Pictures show 45mm vs 40mm

I bought this watch sometime last year and posted a review, with pictures, on watchuseek. As much as I wanted to like the watch, it was just too lacking in quality, and I returned it. I purchased it at $83 and decided it wasn't worth the money; it is definitely not worth the $120 amazon is now selling it for. Do not be fooled by the pictures; there are two major issues, as brought up by Chris M.: 1) The bezel is, without exaggeration, garbage. Even when compared to Invicta's bezels on their other prodivers, and that's saying something. It is made of thin, polished steel that clashes with the watch, and the numbered bezel insert is AWFUL aluminum! It is a scratch magnet and looks like a printed sticker you'd find on a watch out of a Chinese bazaar. It's really, really bad and I have no idea why Invicta couldn't put one of their better inserts in there (or, better yet, a machined bezel like the very good one found on the 9210 yachmaster homage). The bezel is a pain to turn and clicks over with all the precision of a UHF switch on an ancient television. If they had at least made the bezel out of titanium, it wouldn't be such a problem. I know they could have, considering the clasp is just simple stamped titanium THIS IS A BIG DEAL! The bezel on a watch this large is one of the first things to draw attention. And trust me, its embarrassing. Had there been any option to fit an aftermarket bezel to this watch, I would absolutely have kept it. 2) The bracelet is garbage as well. So much so, in fact, that I really wouldnt be surprised if it was actually made of folded links with caps over them, or if they were simply hollow. Either way, the links are oddly shaped and very poorly machined, so that they actually prevent the bracelet from curving smoothly. As a result, they bind and get stuck on each other when they flex and you are stuck with jagged kinks in the bracelet. Let me also say that I have owned automatic Invicta pro divers in the past and they are definitely a good value for your money (and probably the only watches they make that you could say such a thing about). I owned a 9210A for a long time, and that was probably the best invicta prodiver out there. It has a machined bezel (made from a block of steel, no tinny inserts), polished/brushed bracelet, and the finishing is really above par for the price range. If you dont mind wearing a blatant rolex homage, that is the best prodiver to get. Invicta could have had a real winner with an automatic titanium diver in this price range. Titanium resists heat and abrasion, and most surface marks can easily be buffed away. As is typical for the company, they just gave up somewhere shy of the finish line and figured that the market would not educate itself and buy the product anyway. If you need a light tool watch you plan on banging around in a workshop, this might work, although you would be better off with something digital anyway. I suppose a watch this light would do for diving as well, but it has literally no lume power, and if you want a light diver you should again go digital. Long story short: titanium is more tricky to machine and manufacture than steel, and this watch is more or less of a fail for invicta. I rate this three stars because while cosmetically hideous, it is functionally acceptable as a light automatic titanium diver. If for some bizarre reason you need a purely mechanical light duty diving watch; perhaps because you are located in/near the clear and remote waters of the equatorial regions, where watch batteries are hard to come by and the complete absence of usable lume wont matter, and you have little cash to spend, then this might do. If you are searching for a quality titanium diver, go with a company that knows what they are doing, like Seiko or Citizen. And if you want a classy titanium auto, hold out for a more quality offering. Seriously. This watch is a toy.

If you don't have much money to spend, but you want the biggest bang for your buck. As far as the dive watch goes. You need to go with this titanium Invicta dive watch. It's made of solid titanium. Which is quite expensive to manufacture and really makes the watch light and also is much more suitable for diving. Stainless steel is no match for titanium's corrosion resistant qualities. The Seiko NH35 movement inside this watch happens to be extraordinarily accurate. I'm getting plus three to four seconds a day. As awesome as this watch is. You do get what you pay for to a certain extent. The bezel is not ceramic and the clicking doesn't sound good. The dial is not very pretty and the loom isn't the best. It's the little tiny things you see in the quality. Watch that you just will not get in this watch. However, just because this watch is cheap does not mean it's a cheap or bad watch. There is not a better value. Watch you can get from $90. It's 200 m water resistant and comes with the legendary Seiko NH35 movement. And lastly, it's made out of solid titanium!