However, what makes my heart beat faster and what I really appreciate in a watch is the automatic movement. Furthermore, I rarely find myself reading the time in the dark, so for me, the luminosity is not as coveted a feature as for many others. Then again, I soothed myself with the fact I paid only 70 bucks for the watch. I would have hoped to get a much better luminosity from a diver than from a casual chronograph.
The results were disappointing, to say the least. I did the first image right after strong light exposure, the other one approximately an hour later, and the third one three hours later. The outcome is visible in the images below. I compared the Invicta Pro Diver with my Tissot Supersport Chrono – a watch where luminosity is a secondary matter. It is one of the most important features of a dive watch when reading the time underwater is of critical importance.īut what took me by surprise was its very weak and short glow, especially in the hour markers. The handset, as well as the hour dots, are equipped with greenish luminosity. Hoping to get a sapphire instead of a mineral would be too much to ask for the price point. The dark dial is covered with a mineral crystal, which is pretty much the standard in affordable watches. It is a welcoming addition as, without the magnifier, the date window would require very sharp eyesight to read out the numbers. Those of you who have worn only quartz watches will definitely find the sweeping motion the best part of an automatic timepiece.Īnother eye-catching element on the dial is the date window with a magnifying glass on top of it. The first thing you’ll notice is the sweeping second’s hand that makes six steps in a second and gives a nice gliding motion. It is pleasantly crowded with quite a lot to be discovered. Leaving aside this slight disadvantage and moving on to the dial, you’ll find the most eye-catching part of this Invicta Pro Diver. The other version without the suffix comes with a smoother bezel without the coin-edge design. However, I would’ve preferred a somewhat easier operation of the bezel.ĭid you know? The OB suffix next to the 8926 stands for Original Bezel, which is the first one they came out with. Besides, most of us won’t be using it frequently anyway, and it serves more of a visual purpose rather than practical. It’s not a bad thing in itself that it doesn’t turn easily because a dive watch can’t have an easy-to-turn bezel. The bezel of the Invicta Pro Diver 8926OB turns in one direction with firm clicks and takes some effort to handle it, despite the existence of a coin edge that is supposed to help with the grip. I had to remove three links, and the whole process took me no more than two minutes. On the other hand, the wide center pinhole works out well when resizing the bracelet. The gap is also the very reason contributing to the rattling noise of the bracelet. What causes it is the pinhole in the center link that seems to be too wide. Another problem that caught my eye, although a slight one, is the gap between the three links when bending the bracelet.
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