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Originally Posted by Table 5

It's one of those brands thats in a little bit of that no-mans-land area of watches... better built then a lot of the cheaper mass-market stuff, but there's nothing special about them that would put them in the "watch guy" category. I think they tend to be viewed as a bit of a gateway watch....kind of like Tag.

Personally I prefer to stay out of that category. I would rather buy cheaper (sub $500) or over $3,000 as you start seeing uniqueness and perhaps even in-house movements.

At the end of the day though, who cares what others think. If you love it, get it.

I don't really give a crap what other people think about my watch buying habits. I am in the "If you like it, wear it. Camp"

The only thing I won't buy are fashion watches. So I tend to stick to Seiko's Citizens, Casio's ( sorry I love some of the funky digitals), and I do have a few Invictas in the rotation, but only their Homage style watches. Not the gaudy, busy, 55mm wrist clocks.

Speaking of Invicta, this is probably the best watch for a starter collector that I just picked up last week. Invicta Grand-Diver. These now come with a Seiko NH35A hacking/winding movement, and the one I got is +3 secs, after a week. Which is crazy accurate for a $160 auto. It is right on the cusp of a little on the big side/too big. But I haven't had so many people ask "Wow, how much was that watch?" before. I bought it with the bright green bezel, because I had a customer with a beautiful Seamaster in that combo. So this is my poorboy, I can't afford a Seamaster... Seamaster. And I don't give a hoot if the thing gets bashed up. Band is awesome, and the thing is like 220 grams. I believe it is a 48 mm diameter.

Invicta 3044



This is the non-hacking movement, but aside from the jewel count, they look the same on the back.