I have a quartz Invicta pro diver with just a push down crown. Its rated at 200 meters and have never had an issue with it while swimming in pools or natural lakes. A screw down is less important than having an actual gasket on the crown/stem.
I have one of these! Loving it on a navy blue NATO strap. You weren't kidding about visibility ...it looks like you're swimming in a huge bowl of soup! (thumbs up BTW)
@@underwaterwatchesunderwater do it mate! I put off scuba diving for my whole life and I live in Australia! Now I dive weekly and can't get enough. Once you get the training out of the way, it's incredible.
While the Pro Diver is a homage to the Sub, it's actual build is more similar to the Omega in design. The Rolex Sub crown tube is threaded into the case usually with the some locking thread sealant. The Pro diver tube is pressed in similar to the Omega Seamaster line. The Sub has a bezel retaining ring that presses the two piece crystal and gasket to the case flange side and the bezel ring and insert click on where as the Pro diver's design is similar to the Omega where the crystal presses directly to the case and the bezel is held on by a thin wire in the grove of the case. Still both proven designs for keeping the water out just not as easy to service.
LOL! You ain't kidding pal. Even with a 5mm wetsuit it was cold. Looking forward to getting back in the sea soon. I've got a TAG Heuer Aquaracer to review =)
The gold PVD treatment resist to water and normal little crashes and rubbing on the surfaces and streaks of clothes during everyday normal use or yours has started to lose the gold coloured material? I’d want to buy one like yours (maybe the version with black bezel and dial) but I’m worried about the fact that the “gold” will starts to go away during time in some points, causing the fact that the watch will become very anti aesthetic. Thanks
Hello and thank you for your comment. I wasn't the first owner of this watch, probably not even the second. And the finish on the watch was fine. Treat a watch well and it will last. Treat it badly and it won't. The Invicta Pro Diver is a lot of watch for the money. You won't be disappointed with its construction.
Hi there, yeah, I'm confident it would withstand chlorine from a swimming pool... But... Make sure you give it a good rinse afterwards to get rid of any lingering pool water =)
No discolouration during my ownership. Whenever I take a watch into the sea, I always make sure to give it a nice long rinse in tap water to get rid of any salty sea water.
Yeah, the sea had been pretty rough for a few days before I went in. Really churned things up and it's very sea-weedy there. But you know what it's like when you can't wait to get in the sea and video a watch LOL =)
I don't see why not. Check the Water Resistance rating for the watch and if it's got one... You're good to go. Just always make sure your crown is screwed down when you go in the water =)
Man where I live I’d be worried about water like that because that’s the water that you find big sharks and they like that murky water because they can hide it better
LOL. Assuming you can swim, then all you need is a nice 5mm wetsuit. It'll keep you surprisingly warm. As for the waves, well, it does force you to keep your concentration focused on the sea. Which... Personally, I find a very mindful experience. If you think about anything else, you're gonna get a face full of salty water =)
YECH! The water’s gross. If I can’t see rays reflecting off the incandescent blue face with golden sand beneath it kills the mood. Don’t you dare do this if and when you get a Rolex, it would be a travesty 🍲
Sadly the bezel wire will now be rusting. Cheap dive watch bezels are usually the first thing to go. As nice as these watches look, they'll not last in these conditions.
I disagree, I've got a really old Pulsar 'dive' watch that's seen plenty of saltwater action and the only thing that rusted out were the spring bars. I've found giving a watch a good rinse under the cold water tap when I get home takes care of saltwater. Your milage may vary =)
I have an invicta pro diver and I know for sure that it'll never see water. I have a few diving watches and the wife always says the when I do the washing up the watch I am wearing is removed.
Are you referring to that watchmaker guy who wore his invicta in the ocean and the bezel spring rusted and broke? I'm kind of surprised a watchmaker didn't know you have to thoroughly rinse the watch in plain water after using it in salt water.
Love my Invicta pro diver best watch I’ve ever owned does everything I need it to highest quality
Yup, you get a lot of watch for the money, there's a lot to like =)
I have a quartz Invicta pro diver with just a push down crown. Its rated at 200 meters and have never had an issue with it while swimming in pools or natural lakes. A screw down is less important than having an actual gasket on the crown/stem.
Hey, you are one the best channel on RUclips! Your tests are very valuable for us. Thank you! :)
Hey, thank you! You're very kind =)
I have one of these! Loving it on a navy blue NATO strap. You weren't kidding about visibility ...it looks like you're swimming in a huge bowl of soup! (thumbs up BTW)
Yeah, the joys of snorkeling in the The Channel =)
Good to see it actually works and does what it claims.
Based on this video? They did the minimum of swimming. This video serves no purpose but to waste people's time.
Take it scuba diving! No one seems to take these invicta's scuba diving... Great review though. Thanks
I wish I could go scuba diving. Maybe one day... Gonna have to make do with a snorkel... For now =)
@@underwaterwatchesunderwater do it mate! I put off scuba diving for my whole life and I live in Australia! Now I dive weekly and can't get enough. Once you get the training out of the way, it's incredible.
@@jamesony not anymore you dont. I feel bad for Austrailia now. Sad days ahead
Knew it all along regarding the Pro Diver. Thanks for the validation.
You're welcome. As the saying goes... "Beware of expensive imitations." LOL =)
@@underwaterwatchesunderwater BTW... no one believes any Rolex is real. Pointless to spend all that money just to have every one ask if it's real.
Imagine being told you can't go swimming by a government
Welcome to the pandemic
Get over it
@@spclagent7 yeah freedom is so overrated…
@@TonyChin226 wah wah wah. Ur so whiny about nothing
@@spclagent7 your the type of person that when Germans showed up you welcomed them into your country..
While the Pro Diver is a homage to the Sub, it's actual build is more similar to the Omega in design. The Rolex Sub crown tube is threaded into the case usually with the some locking thread sealant. The Pro diver tube is pressed in similar to the Omega Seamaster line. The Sub has a bezel retaining ring that presses the two piece crystal and gasket to the case flange side and the bezel ring and insert click on where as the Pro diver's design is similar to the Omega where the crystal presses directly to the case and the bezel is held on by a thin wire in the grove of the case. Still both proven designs for keeping the water out just not as easy to service.
I didn't know that... Thanks for sharing.
Yes. Thanks. You definitely know your Sub’s…Thanks again for sharing!!!
Regardless what haters are going to say, it works and the video says it all!
Thanks for your comment, I remember being pleasantly surprised by this watch. I thought it was very good value for money =)
You might try the Invicta 1953 Pro Diver next. It too is a beauty.
Aye, the 1953 is a very good looking watch =)
i just ordered mine :) its my first ever watch lol
A great place to start, you're gonna love it =)
Grab a Vostok while your at it
Nice I have an invicta seems awesome
Yeah, I think you get a lot of watch for the money. Enjoy it =)
Do two separate reviews on steel dive Willard watch and Invicta Speedway!
That seawater looked bloody cold!
LOL! You ain't kidding pal. Even with a 5mm wetsuit it was cold. Looking forward to getting back in the sea soon. I've got a TAG Heuer Aquaracer to review =)
The gold PVD treatment resist to water and normal little crashes and rubbing on the surfaces and streaks of clothes during everyday normal use or yours has started to lose the gold coloured material? I’d want to buy one like yours (maybe the version with black bezel and dial) but I’m worried about the fact that the “gold” will starts to go away during time in some points, causing the fact that the watch will become very anti aesthetic. Thanks
Hello and thank you for your comment. I wasn't the first owner of this watch, probably not even the second. And the finish on the watch was fine. Treat a watch well and it will last. Treat it badly and it won't. The Invicta Pro Diver is a lot of watch for the money. You won't be disappointed with its construction.
Great video
Thank you Luis =)
Hey man I got the exact same style as yours, I'm curious do you think it can stand chlorine I'm on a swim team and it would be perfect
Hi there, yeah, I'm confident it would withstand chlorine from a swimming pool... But... Make sure you give it a good rinse afterwards to get rid of any lingering pool water =)
Did any discolaration on the watch?
No discolouration during my ownership. Whenever I take a watch into the sea, I always make sure to give it a nice long rinse in tap water to get rid of any salty sea water.
That water almost looks like somebody dumped a bunch of grass clippings in it
Yeah, the sea had been pretty rough for a few days before I went in. Really churned things up and it's very sea-weedy there. But you know what it's like when you can't wait to get in the sea and video a watch LOL =)
Great vid Man! Just subbed. Bet ya won’t do that with a real Bluesey, lol 😂
Thanks Jazzy - I promise you I'd be more comfortable wearing a real Bluesey in the sea than I would in the street LOL =)
I have the same watch amazing!!
I always liked it, felt you got a lot of watch for the money =)
@@underwaterwatchesunderwater exactly i have the gold/blue one so nice ill put a nato for extra safety too
@@Perros1245 Should look good on a NATO. Just make sure you've got the crown screwed in if you're ever planning to take it near water! =)
can you dive with the quartz version ?
I don't see why not. Check the Water Resistance rating for the watch and if it's got one... You're good to go. Just always make sure your crown is screwed down when you go in the water =)
Man where I live I’d be worried about water like that because that’s the water that you find big sharks and they like that murky water because they can hide it better
Fortunately... We don't have big sharks in Dawlish. Well, the very occasional Whale Shark. If we did...Well, let's not go there LOL.
@@miccont09 right As long as you’re safe and secure in the water all it matters
Also I want to say thank you for the video I just purchased one of these watches and I also purchased one for my son
You freak me out going into waters like that. A guy like me would drown.
LOL. Assuming you can swim, then all you need is a nice 5mm wetsuit. It'll keep you surprisingly warm. As for the waves, well, it does force you to keep your concentration focused on the sea. Which... Personally, I find a very mindful experience. If you think about anything else, you're gonna get a face full of salty water =)
Wow still alive?
What? Me or the watch LOL =) I'm fine, don't know about the watch as I no longer own it.
Es automatico o cuarzo
Automatic =)
SNORKELING IS A CAKE WALK FOR THAT WATCH, I TAKE MY 8926OB SCUBA DIVING EVERY TIME, HAD IT DOWN TO 160 FT. WITH NO ISSUES AFTER 6 YEARS.
Way to go GMan! Keep up the good work =)
Finally a review of an Invicta watch being pressure tested
Thanks Daryl, only snorkelling, so not too much pressure =) It's a very good watch for the money **Thumbs Up**
Lol pressure tested at 5 feet underwater? LMAO 😂😂
YECH! The water’s gross. If I can’t see rays reflecting off the incandescent blue face with golden sand beneath it kills the mood. Don’t you dare do this if and when you get a Rolex, it would be a travesty 🍲
It's a shame most diver watches never....dive, lol
True words. Thanks for sharing =)
Water resistent up to 2 m.
Lmao I've taken mine swimming for ten years and it's been fine, luck of the draw or people forget to screw down the crowns.
I've lost an entire bezel in the ocean on a Swiss watch.
Yikes! That must have really sucked =(
Sadly the bezel wire will now be rusting. Cheap dive watch bezels are usually the first thing to go. As nice as these watches look, they'll not last in these conditions.
I disagree, I've got a really old Pulsar 'dive' watch that's seen plenty of saltwater action and the only thing that rusted out were the spring bars. I've found giving a watch a good rinse under the cold water tap when I get home takes care of saltwater. Your milage may vary =)
I have an invicta pro diver and I know for sure that it'll never see water. I have a few diving watches and the wife always says the when I do the washing up the watch I am wearing is removed.
Are you referring to that watchmaker guy who wore his invicta in the ocean and the bezel spring rusted and broke?
I'm kind of surprised a watchmaker didn't know you have to thoroughly rinse the watch in plain water after using it in salt water.