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Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
The Invicta Men's II Collection Chronograph Watch showcases its superior Swiss design and craftsmanship. Constructed with a stainless steel case, this slick business watch includes a round, stationary stainless steel bezel, and a stainless steel link bracelet with a double-push-button-fold-over clasp for a secure fit. A durable sapphire window shields the burnished dark gray dial face, which features silver-tone Roman numeral hour indexes and matching watch hands. The face also includes three white chronograph subdials depicting the day, date, and a 24-hour clock, the last of which is reiterated around the rim of the face. This Swiss-quartz-powered timepiece is water resistant to 165 feet.
II Collection
In the wake of up to the minute technology, optimal construction, and a spectrum of inventive design choices you will find the Invicta II collection. Priced to demand attention, no technological or creative rock has been left unturned in order to create such an impeccable example of the ultimate in function and fashion. Invicta II offers a myriad of enticing options including applied indexes, up markers, double-dial dual timers, leather straps, carbon-fiber dials, retrograde chronographs, and moon phase registers. Having fused brains and good looks at a stellar price, the Invicta II is the perfect collection to indulge in all your watch fantasies.
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Product Details
- Item Weight: 1 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B000CDHN50
- Item model number: INVICTA-2877
Invicta Men's 2877 II Collection Multi-Function Watch
Customer Reviews
UPDATED Feb 02, 2008
At first glance, WOW. Unfortunately thats where it also ends.
The problems with the watch begin in the sub-dials. The hands are practically the same color as the main dial and in different types of light they seem to almost disappear, or get lost in the reflecting light off the dial. (Click on the image above to see for yourself about the hands becoming lost on the dials. Even though in the picture the only hand that shows what I'm talking about is the date dial, but in real life all three react in a similar way).
The date dial is only numbered halfway, the rest of the numbers are actually thin little dashes between the numbers. This makes it EXTREMELY hard to read and slightly tricky to set because its hard to tell what number or dash its on. Another thing about the dashes, there is actually NO dash between 31 and 1, so it almost looks like 311, not that you can really tell with how ridiculously small the numbers are. If you wish to see how small the numbers are printed and the missing dash between 31 and 1. Click the "zoom" function. For some reason the upper left of the date dial appears much clearer in the picture than in the rest of the dial, so put your attention there. Even after clicking the zoom just once, look how hard it is to read the magnified dates 27-31, and remember the actual watch dial is smaller than the zoomed image you're looking at! Then zoom in as far as it allows to see the missing dash between 31 and 1.
The bottom sub-dial is also poorly designed. It's also somewhat hard to read because like the date dial, its numbered halfway with thin dashes between the numbers and because of that somewhat tricky to set as well.
On to the third dial. It displays the day, surprisingly this dial is clearly displayed, but needing to know the day isn't that important, that an entire dial needs to be dedicated to it. The dial should have been left out and the other dials made larger.
The last problem with the sub-dials: the buttons that set them. The buttons can't be locked so if they are bumped or pressed by accident, the hand of that dial moves. So the date can get changed several days off what it really is, not mention the time on the lower dial can become hours off. This can happen easily and without knowing. Not to mention that: according to Invicta's manual "DO NOT ACTUATE(press) THE CORRECTORS(buttons) BETWEEN 9PM AND 3AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS WILL DAMAGE THE MECHANISM. DOING SO WILL VOID ALL WARRANTIES FROM THE MANUFACTURER".
You might be wondering, "what if I'm in another time-zone"? Well I called Invicta and spoke to Miguel on the issue. He informed me it was somewhat of a misprint, Invicta is located in that timezone, and they only print one manual. Yet, strangely their watches are sold nationwide. The warning not to press the buttons between 9PM-3AM still stands though, for whatever timezone you are in. During the conversation with Miguel, he actually called the 2877, along with the similar models, "a crappy watch", and he WORKS for Invicta.
Those are HUGE WARNINGS, the buttons can in fact be accidentally pressed. Possibly from putting your hand into your pocket, while sleeping, or general contact in day-to-day wear. Someone might not even know about what time to not press the buttons, or it slips their mind, and they happen to adjust or set the sub-dials. Warranty voided and possibly a broken watch, from the buttons being pressed at "the wrong time". Not to mention the fact, an employee of a watchmaker calls the watch "a crappy watch".
Don't expect to get a "Rolex-Style" sweeping second hand. This watch is powered by a battery, where as an automatic movement never needs a battery. According to the features chart above, it has a "Movement: swiss-quartz" (uses a battery for power). Older style watches used a small second hand above the 6 marker; modern styling placed the second hand with the minute and hour hands, so as the second hand ticks, it "sweeps" across the the dial. The Amazon product description says the watch has a "sweeping second hand"; technically it does, BUT most people think a sweeping hand as one that continually moves in a "sweeping motion"(as found in automatic movements), so the description is slightly misleading.
The main dial may appear to some, to be numbered wrong. In Roman Numerals the number 4 should be IV not IIII, as displayed on this watch. Other watch manufacturers do in fact use IIII on some of their dials as well. There are multiple theories as to why it is done, yet no definitive answer why. Whether someone likes IIII or IV is all personal preference. I find the IIII to be yet another flaw in a poorly designed watch.
Some other minor problems with the watch are:
-The glowing hands. They don't glow very well or for that long.
-A relatively short battery life. Yes believe it or not, how long a battery lasts in a watch depends on how well the watch is made. A battery in good quality swiss-quartz watch should last roughly 7-10 years. From what I've read, people have needed to change the battery in their 2877 within 3 years. Personally I have yet to need a battery, but the watch is about 1yr old.
-Pullout crown. Screw down crowns provide a tighter and more secure "water seal". Where as a simple pull out drown- featured on this watch, can accidentally become pulled out, negating the water seal. Even though it is rare, it can still happen
If you ignore the minor issues with the glowing hands, battery life, pullout crown, and take into account the watch has a Swiss Quartz Movt, Sapphire Crystal(lens), and a beautiful case/bracelet desigh. The watch is still a failure, and nowhere the quality of a "TAG" Heuer watch as Mr. Masoud Mohammadi has stated(no offense intended to Mr. Masoud Mohammadi). The 2877 only "looks" like it is of quality. Like buying a fake Rolex, looks do not mean quality.
What's the point of having a watch with sub-dials you can hardly see/use, and the fact you can BREAK the watch and kill the warranty by using the watch at "the wrong time". Yes, you could not bother to ever set them and just ignore them, but that would be like buying a refrigerator BECAUSE it has a built-in freezer, then NEVER use the freezer.
Don't be fooled by the "suggested retail" price, every site/store/TV shopping channel I've seen this watch, are all around the same price of $120. So your not really saving over $355. With all the flaws in design this watch isn't even worth the $120 selling price and certainly NOT worth the $475+ dollar MSRP. There are other Invicta watches just like this one, but with different colored dials; the 2876, 4242, 4243, and 4244. In the reviews, people said some of the same things- "sub dials are hard to read", "MSRP is a joke", and so on.
DON'T BE FOOLED
I recommend to NOT buy this watch, and hope I provided you with some knowledge of things to look for when buying or picking out watches.
A note on setting the dials- the day dial can only be set by pulling out the crown and turning the hands around and around. 24 hours to advance the day one day(there was no mention of this in the inadequate manual so I mentioned it here).
A VERY small word of trivial caution- high polished bracelets in general, they allow fine scratches/swirl marks to be more visible(which will ultimately happen to the watch at some point). For that very reason, high polished watches aren't the best for active day to day wear. They are better suited for casual day to day wear or formal occasions. Again, its a matter of personal preference, if you don't/won't mind seeing fine scratches on the bracelet, or it is a low cost watch, then please by all means disregard the last statement.
Here is a bonus tidbit on battery life in a watch. It can vary 1-2 years(possibly more or less) depending on the following things:
If the crown is left pushed in- The watch sits on the shelf and it ticks away, using up the battery.
If the crown is pulled out- Power to watch is cut, saving the battery life. However the battery will still emit a "microscopic" amount of power from simply being installed, but the amount is so minuscule, it will not change the battery life in measurable terms.
I bought this watch in November. It stopped working in March, intermittently it would not run. I changed the battery, no luck. I sent it to Invicta in April. I called them today. The ship these overseas for repair! ETA for it to be sent back to me is Late June! Nice watch, unless it stops running! They also charge $20.00 for the pleasure of not having a watch!
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