I dropped this watch

Invicta is certainly a decisive brand. Where they are making a basic homage, like what you have pictured, and using something like a solid Seiko NH 35 I see them as like Pagani Design. I have a bunch of those, and don’t care about the haters. My only pause on Invicta is their marketing, which feels deceptive - especially on cruise ships. I’m not a fan of the huge bogus MSRP’s then fake markdowns (because it never ever sold for the MSRP and that could deceive people that don’t know the game being played on them). But as a straight homage I’m neutral as long as the buyer knows the MSRP game Invicta plays.

I like the Pro Diver. Especially when you can find them on sale for around $50.

Glad yours kept ticking after that fall. 😮

I've always said we are the biggest risk to our collection, our stupidity be be specific. I think some luck is at play here. I've gotten away with dropping stuff many times but I've also caused major damage too. Then again maybe not, the two watches I dropped and caused damage were both Omegas, expensive too.

I don’t think that’s true. Sapphire is actually stronger than mineral glass. While it’s true that when sapphire breaks it shatters, it’s actually easier to break mineral glass. If it didn’t break, sapphire would likely not have shattered. Thickness/shape/impact point all matters as well.

Acrylic is actually more impact resistant.

Regardless, I’m glad the watch is still ticking. What movement is inside? Invicta sales various movements in their ProDiver.

Lucky lucky boy! Years ago I dropped a Raymond Weil on a stone floor and several of the applied numbers jumped out of their sockets. Movement was ok though so it wasn't that bad. You got super lucky! 👍

Hope it still running well. That sucks to have dropped it. That would hurt my heart if I dropped any of my watches.

Invictas are very cool and there is nothing wrong with it. Don’t let the snobs tell you anything about it. F*** them. 😂

Great post. Keep it up.

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For context, the watch industry only used acrylic crystals on dive watches for decades. The Submariner, Seamaster, Super SeaWolf, Fifty Fathoms, all of them. The Lorier Neptune with 200m of WR still uses acrylic.

The next paragraph from the article YOU posted:

“However, mineral is more prone to chipping, so in the practical sense, mineral glasses still rank below AR-coated sapphires. After all, if your watch crystal chips, you’re still going to want to replace the whole thing.”

When mineral crystal is impacted, it nicks/cracks/etc. The mineral crystal is more likely to maintain function when it cracks. A Sapphire, being harder, might not break under the same impact or if it is strong enough it might shatter.

Again, sapphire is the strongest natural material other than diamond, but when it breaks it is catastrophic. Mineral crystal, being almost as strong will not necessarily shatter when it breaks, but it takes less force to crack it.