My Invicta Subaqua Specialty 6189 Is Dead

 

 

My Invicta Subaqua Specialty is dead. The movement doesn't work. Battery is full. Watch is barely a year old. Warranty from Amazon shot. My watch keeper says to fix it will cost me $150. I said forget it. Keep the watch and use parts for your business. You've been good to me. That's my worst watch fiasco. I should consider myself lucky. 

Comments

[jonnybardo]

You probably could have sold the bracelet for $50-75, and maybe the whole watch "as is" for about $100.

I had a similar, but less severe, situation with my 0507. I ordered from an Ebay seller out of Ebay - we negotiated a lower price and I paid for it. I didn't notice until more than a month that the day-of-the-week dial didn't work. A local watch shop said he'd have to send it to Invicta - I think the movement on most Invictas requires the whole thing being replaced. The seller wasn't very amenable and blamed me. I just got tired of trying and so I'm left with a defective watch.

That said, everything else works fine and the watch looks great so I'm going to keep it and wear it on occasion. I don't like the fact that the one dial doesn't work, but I guess it is a reminder not to buy from an Ebay seller outside of Ebay.

[Angelo]

Truth be told, the date function on my watches is too big of a pain in the ___ for me to keep resetting (when the month doesn't have 31 days). I don't pay attention to that function on most of my watches----except the digitals that have a built-in memory and I never need to reset.
As for this watch----it's unacceptable. Cheap watches given away at trade shows last longer than this. Is it possible it got magnetized somehow? A jeweler I use sometimes----demagnetized a watch for me that wasn't running (and that had a good battery). It started working again----and I think it cost me about fifteen or twenty bucks for him to do that.

[herculodge]

I wore the watch 3 times in the 15 months I had it. I paid $380 for it albeit I used $100 Amazon coupon.

I was just about to sell it because of I hardly wore it. I'm glad I didn't sell it. My sterling eBay rating would have gone down and/or I would have lost shipping money twice. I sold it a few months ago and the buyer returned it at my cost because the date didn't work. What a fiasco.

[herculodge]

Needless to say, I'm not in any kind of Invicta buying mood right now.

[jonnybardo]

I feel your pain - I've had some bad Invicta quality experiences as well, as I've shared. The top few watches on my queue are all Seiko or Pulsar.

That said, I think you should assuage your pain by treating yourself to a Seiko SNAD35. Check it out here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-CHRONOGRAPH-ALARM-DATE-STAINLESS-STEEL-MENS-WATCH-SNAD35-NEW-/261115021364

Its available for $148 on Amazon.

I'm probably going to get the blue dial SNAD33P1 ($140) and maybe the SNAD37, although the latter is about a hundred dollars more. I just posted on the SNAD line for Seiko - some great watches and all pretty affordable.

[Angelo]

I just had a new battery put in my Krug-Baumen Challenger at lunch today. The crystal has a tiny hairline crack near 12:30----hardly noticeable. They told me they can send it out for crystal replacement----for $25.00. I don't wear this watch in the water----but still might go for the new crystal at that low price. Just in case rain gets on it or it otherwise accidentally is immersed in water----it might be a good investment.

[herculodge]

I'm going on a watch buying hiatus until after the new year and I'll sell another half dozen Invictas. That should start the healing process.

[Angelo]

Now you're overreacting! With the holiday season right around the corner----how can you not treat yourself to a new watch or three, and write about them/show photos here? Does this mean you'll step up with a new radio purchase soon? Have I mentioned that I have a business contact who has an Invicta (nice large one) and that the bezel ring dropped off somewhere and is missing? He doesn't remember striking anything----just suddenly noticed that it was gone. I told him a jeweler might be able to find a generic ring of some sort to affix----or maybe can order one from Invicta, though I have a feeling that would cost more than the watch is worth or at least would cost too much. If there is a part the jeweler has or can get cheaply that will fit the diameter----they can probably make it look nice for very little money.

[jonnybardo]

To quote Luke Skywalker towards a mournful C3PO: "What kind of talk is that?"

I hear you, but...well, rather than being verbose, you'll get over it.

[herculodge]

Yeah, I'll lick my wounds for a while and when I find another watch that I "have" to own, I'll pull the trigger.

[Angelo]

It's depressing. Just depressing.

[Adam]

I've recently had a look at the Seiko SRP line of watches using the newish 4r35/36 automatic movements. I haven't pulled the trigger yet on one, but I love the ability to handwind and hack the movement. I've probably had a dozen or so of the Seiko 7s26 movements in various iterations, but the thing I never liked was I could never handwind the thing. This is a more usable movement for someone that has multiple watches and can't wear everyone every day. Here's an example from Amazon - about 41mm across (almost perfect size) with a somewhat funky bezel:

http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SRP165-Stainless-Steel-Analog/dp/B005UPT65U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1351139689&sr=8-3&keywords=seiko+srp

- Adam