I am a huge fan of these Pro Divers. I own quite a few of them and this one did not disappoint. Great time keeper. my watch looses about a minute every 3 weeks.
Bezel measures exactly 45mm. The crown stalk feel more substantial than the 8926 and is screw down. The titanium is great, feels light on the wrist. One thing though with titanium watches, when you turn the bezel the lighter medal feels a bit cheap but that only because the watch weighs next to nothing. As always, I am a very satisfied customer. Thanks for a great product Invicta.
Owning both the 8926OB (8926C now) and 9937OB (no longer sold by Amazon), I can say that this watch is the best looking of the three.
Quick summary: 8926 and 9937 are stylistically nearly identical. The 8926 has the 21-jewel Japanese Miyota. The 9937 has the better 25-jewel ETA 2824-2 Swiss movement and crystal (flame fusion over mineral) but is more than twice the price of the 8926.
The 0420 is a relatively new watch and uses the Seiko 21-jewel Japanese movement which is nearly the same in performance as the Miyota, i.e. you can’t manual wind the watch, it can’t be hacked (second hand does not stop with you pull the crown out) and the accuracy is similar. The Seiko movement is smaller in diameter than the Miyota and has a flashy flywheel with cursive lettering. The 9937 can be manually wound and hacked.
The 0420 visually is larger and has the better bezel lettering both in style and in size. The numbers are wider and easier to read. The “1″ used in the “10″ marker is greatly improved over the 8926 and 9937, which lacked style and difficult to read as it got lost in the minute markers. The date with cyclops is larger in font and also easier to read. (Magnification seems higher.) It’s nearly ideal for me since it’s visual size is close to the size of the bezel font. The larger face allows for larger hands and larger hour markers.
The crystal used in the 8926 and 0420 is mineral while the 9937 is flame-fusion. The flame-fusion according to many comments I’ve read is superior. I have banged against the crystal of the 8926 a number of times and it has not scratched. That being said, I don’t know why Invicta continues to release new watches with mineral crystals since they have said that all of the watches will eventually have flame-fusion. There are some Invicta watches that are less than 8926 that have flame-fusion, so price is not deciding point here. Strange company.
The titanium case and bracelet is so much lighter than the stainless steel in both the 8926 and 9937. The titanium is matte finished and does not stand out. Some people may find this a positive, others a negative. I like it because brings more attention to the face. The bracelet center links are highly polished though. Previous reviewers have been critical of the scratches they attract. I have not experienced this after more than a week of use.
All in all, this is a very sharp looking watch and in my mind, the best of three I own in terms of styling. It’s priced between the 8926 and 9937. I would definitely buy it over the 8926. The $50 or so difference in price is made up for by the styling and weight.
- Quality 21-jewel Japanese-automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
- Durable mineral crystal; brushed titanium case and bracelet
- Date function with magnified window
- Black dial with luminous hands and hour markers; sweeping second hand; black unidirectional stainless steel bezel; screw-down crown
- Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)
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invicta grand diver
A stylish, sporty accessory whether you’re deep sea diving or strolling about town, the Invicta Men’s Pro Diver Automatic Titanium Watch provides water-resistance to 660 feet (200 meters) and has a black dial with silver-toned hands and luminous geometric markers at each index. An outsized date display window bubbles up at the three o’clock position. A unidirectional outer bezel features silver Arabic numerals on black–in increments of 10 from 10 to 50. Surrounding the bezel, indented ridges of See more>>>
