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| Invicta Men's II Collection Silver-Tone Yellow Dial Watch #4243 | 
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| Brand: Invicta
Category: Watch
List Price: $475.00
Buy New: $116.99
You Save: $358.01 (75%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 5351
Band Material: stainless-steel
Bezel Material: stainless-steel
Case Diameter: 38
Case Material: stainless-steel
Case Thickness: 11
Clasp: push-button-fold-over-clasp
Dial Color: yellow
Dial Window Material Type: Mineral
Watch Movement Type: analog-quartz
Water Resistance Depth: 165
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 4.8 x 3.9
MPN: 4243
Model: 4243
ASIN: B000LSJZ3O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Product Description
Invicta demonstrates its flair for rugged style with this handsome multi-function watch in high performance stainless steel. The sharp-looking metallic yellow dial features bold luminous hands, a sweep seconds hand, and sleek silvertone Roman numerals as well as three round subdials that display the day, date, and 24-hour time. Military time is also displayed on the black inner bezel for added convenience. The 38 mm round steel case is presented on a handsome and durable brick link steel bracelet. An impressive piece of hardware that travels anywhere in style, this Invicta watch offers quartz precision and water resistance to 50 meters. About Invicta
For well over a century-and-a-half, Invicta (the name is Latin for "invincible"), has been producing fine quality Swiss timepieces and making them available at a surprisingly affordable cost. The company traces its roots to the small Swiss village of La Chaux-de-Fonds where, in 1837, founder Raphael Picard began turning out modestly-priced pieces of exceptional quality, and found himself competing successfully with higher-priced Swiss watchmaking giants. Invicta's reputation grew steadily over the years. The company nearly faded from view in the early 1970s, when the new quartz watches were all the rage, but descendants of the Invicta family reestablished the brand in 1991, and its popularity among watch collectors flourished. True to its roots, Invicta continues to create beautifully designed and expertly crafted watches, using Swiss-made movements and high-quality materials like anti-reflective sapphire crystals. Among Invicta's innovations are the first combination platinum and 18 karat gold watch ever produced and a limited edition Subaqua Noma watch featuring a genuine meteorite stone dial. With a diverse collection ranging from its elegant Vintage 1948 and Objet d'Art watches to its high-performance Pro Diver series, Invicta continues to prove its reputation as an invincible player among fine Swiss watchmakers.
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 Interesting color and keeps good time...3 1/2 stars is a more accurate rating... July 14, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have several Invictas and was attracted to the Invicta yellow dial...it is a unique color and it looks nice up-close.
While I am partial to automatic [self-winding] watches, this analog quartz Swiss Movement keeps very good time...I set it to the www.time.gov website and it has been accurate +/- 1 sec. for the last 24 hours.
One specific downside is the three smaller dials [day,time-zone and date] are almost impossible to read without a magnifying glass...and they are not dead-on accurate, but I can live with it; it may be more important to someone else, though, so it should be mentioned.
The only other negative I would give the watch has more to do with Invicta in general than this watch specifically: their instructions are very poor, since they only provide a booklet and an added pamphlet...all of which do not directly apply to this watch. Some instructions do point you in the right direction on some of the adjustments, but it would be better if they just finally got with it and included an accurate & simple 1-page explanation with a diagram for each model. It is too easy to cause unintentional damage otherwise: for example, buried inside the box is a warning that you will void the warranty and possibly damage the springs if you adjust the watch between 10PM and 6AM! How about it, Invicta? It is especially disconcerting when one considers that Invicta seems to pride itself on a technically accurate, detailed and well-made product...why not extend this pride to the instructions??
One other note: my watch came without the usual plastic protective covering and it had fingerprints on it, so I am guessing it was a returned item...but it seems to be working OK...and I hope to avoid the need to return it and wait for another one.
 Invicta Men's II Collection Watch - Very Yellow, And Not A True Invicta - Stay Away!!!! May 12, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Simply put the Invicta Men's II Collection Silver-Tone Yellow Dial Watch #4243 is a very sub-par watch even at the current selling price. Now I'm going to tell you how I really feel about it.
I go to great lengths to give manufacturers the benefit of the doubt. Still, there is almost nothing redeeming about this watch. I almost gave this 2 stars, but I just couldn't live with the chance of somebody thinking "2 stars aint so bad" and buying this without really thinking it over.
The Invicta brand has too many different levels of quality within different watch families made in different countries. This is not the same "Invicta" as the better made models.
While I am not a professional watch maker by any means, I actually do know a little bit about watches. Yet still, I actually did part with my own hard earned cash to purchase this watch. Even New York kids get fooled by a shell game once in a while, and for that I deserve to be flogged and laughed at. "Thank you sir, may I have another!"
There are a few things that are clear to me after being fooled into buying this watch.
1. There is no way anybody in their right mind could have ever thought this watch was worth the $475 list price. This is clearly bait and switch pricing by Invicta. Pure deception.
2. A lot of people really love brand names. Why else would so many people think this was a great deal at the price of $70 to $100? This is not the same quality of the higher-end hand assembled Invicta watches.
3. Pictures lie. The yellow face of this watch looks cheap to me. It does stand out and could be considered distinctive by some I suppose. But I've bought better looking watches for $5 in chinatown. I guess beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
4. Check your shipment before your return period ends! I bought a lot from Amazon that month, and I was too busy to check this till it was too late. If not, it would have went right back to Amazon and I would have never used it or reviewed it. The looks alone would have sent me packing.
5. People have too much money. Please cross-reference this with point number 2. If you're looking to part with $70 to $100 and get very little in return, just send me the money. Heck, send me less if you want. This is one of the few purchases I made on Amazon that made me feel bad inside.
6. Quartz truly is underrated. I would have gladly bought 3 or 4 low end Timex watches instead of this. Sure it looks ok, it's got a stainless steel band. But it still feels like a rip-off with everything taken into account. See below.
Sorry, I don't like to criticize this much. I normally won't review products unless I have a decent amount of pros and cons to list. But with this watch, it's almost all cons. It's sad to think that those who don't know much about watches will buy this because it has a known brand name stamped on it and is priced to move. I guess that would be me too so feel free to smack me once more. "Thank you sir, may I have another!"
I would never get close to water with this watch, I don't care what the water resistance rating is. I'm surprised my wrist didn't turn green just from wearing this.
Now to be fair, there are a couple of positives. Yes, this guy does have a decent body casing and steel band. Yes the price is low for an "Invicta" if brands matter to you. And yes, to some people it does have an eye-catching look. Once again, I think it looks cheap, but that's just me. I'm trying to be open minded here.
But in the end, we buy watches to tell time. Good looks are nice, but utility is better. And this guy performs like this model should be marked down or discontinued. Don't even ask about the extra functions. Basic time telling is unreliable.
I'm sure that after this review, the price will have to be marked down further. And that's a good thing too, because even giving this away might be difficult. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have done so much overtime last year and I would have opened and thus returned this in time for a refund. Now I have a $80 paperweight that I can not imagine I will ever wear in public.
Let my loss be your gain. Please stay away from this model, including the other colors it comes in. There are better "flashy watches" that look similar for less money. Or you can get a Seiko for a little bit more that actually is well made, looks good and will last you a lot longer. Oh and even better, it will actually keep time for you as well.
Please find a better way to part with your money.
Good luck.
 Very nice looking but of deplorable quality. Would be great if it actually had a Swiss Movement and if it actually worked. September 4, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I already owned 3 Invicta watches purchased from a local jeweler (2 Lupahs and a Dragon Lupah) prior to purchasing this from Amazon. This watch is a huge disappointment. The Lupahs all have true Swiss ETA movements, look great, and have worked flawlessly for years. This watch looks great, but is of inferior quality. I took it to the same jeweler I purchased the other Invictas from to be sized and because it wasn't running properly from the moment I received it -- the watch would run and then suddenly stop -- a few hours later it would start again before stalling once again. The jeweler informed me that this watch is of very poor quality and has a terrible movement. I showed him that the face clearly states "Swiss Movt." He pointed out that the back plate says "Swiss Parts" -- certainly not the same thing. He brought the same exact model of watch out of the back of his shop. It was the same except for having the red face color instead of yellow. He was repairing it and showed me the cheesy movement inside. It looked like junk and was only stamped with 2 markings: "Made in China" and "Swiss Parts" (He is phasing out his Invictas in favor of ESQs). By way of comparison he showed me the movement from an original Lupah -obviously very nicely made; and then the movement from and ESQ--an amazingly beautiful gold filled and gold plated Movado movement which is meant to last a lifetime. As for this Invica; if Mercedes shipped a bunch of engine parts to Siberia where they were assembled who knows where and who knows how would you really be able to say that the car that housed this thing had a real German Mercedes engine? Could you ever expect it to perform like a true Mercedes engine assembled in Germany by some of the best craftsmen in the world? True Swiss movements are legendary for a reason: the quality of their craftsmanship is also unsurpassed. No one would ever say that about a Chinese movement. I would have kept the watch because it is very good looking, is solid, and was inexpensive. However, after only 2 days of that sporadic stopping thing it just quit working altogether. I am RMAing it and getting something better. I hope Invicta doesn't go down this path with its other watches.
 Beautiful Watch June 7, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a first-time Invicta buyer, I had some trepidation about ordering this make online; particularly at the low price offered by Amazon. I needn't have worried. The watch arrived in perfect condition. Though a bit bulky, it is a beautiful, quality timepiece. The details are flawless and the watch garners many compliments. It is extremely accurate, matching my "atomic" clocks second-for-second during the month it's been on my wrist. I highly recommend this watch or other Invicta watches. I further recommend Amazon as THE place to buy!
 Gorgeous April 13, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having only owned Fossil watches prior to this one I must say that I was a little jaded. My latest Fossil bit the dust after many long, good years of use. I happened to find this just browsing one day and was hooked by the color and overall design. I have to say, I was highly impressed with what I received. It is an absolutely beautiful watch!
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