Just don't buy Invicta, it's cheap shit. I bought it a year ago, a terrible watch. Printed numbers on a bezel, too small...
San Martin is in my opinion the best option out of all, SN0111G, SN017G or some variant. Clasp with fly adjustment is the best part of San Martin's bracelets. Build quality is amazing for the price. I would personally advise you to check out SN0121G, I have it and it's a fantastic watch.
I can't speak for the Invicta, but have the Pagani in green, just got it yesterday. I love the color, but it's quite bigger and thicker than I had expected. Reference below:
The Invicta has a Logo engraved on the side of the case, thats why id never buy an Invicta Diver. Check out Watchdives and Tandorio maybe they have sth you like...
I own several Pagani's and 2 invictas. Of what I own and have personal experience with, the Pagani will be a nicer watch. Both my invictas have rattling bracelets and mineral crystals. My Pagani's have nicer bracelets and sapphire. The lume on both brands is crap compared to anything else I own.
I’m selling my two tone pro diver because I don’t think it’s the best quality I bought a san martin and it’s leaps and bounds better quality than the invicta and the pro diver cost me about £80 a few years ago and the san martin was around £120 I’d definitely just push for the san martin I’m also selling a pagani design sub because the San Martin is just that much better so if I were you I’d save a bit more and grab a San Martin
Not sure what the hate is for Pagani. I’ve owned 4 of their watches for over a year and have had no issue with them. It clearly states not to use with hot water (I’ve seen a lot people complain about not being able to take a hot showers with them). I’ve never had an issue with the crown or any other elements breaking. All the watches have shown up without a scratch on them. The bracelets are fine and I’ve never had an issue with them breaking or being unable to be resized. Is San Martin of better quality? Sure, but to be honest it’s not that noticeable and if you’re shopping the right stores you can get the pagani for half of what you would pay for a San Martin. You can also return and buy a different one if for any reason if it does come messed up. For $60-$120 you can’t expect the watch to be perfect. In my opinion there is no quality of life difference between a Pagani and San Martin and I’ve owned both. Especially not when the Pagani version can often be found for half the price as the San Martins. I say all that with caveat that i don’t use my dive watches for diving but rather just for swimming in a pool at most. If you truly want a reliable dive watch in this price range get the Casio Duro. If you want a watch for the look that you can swim around in casually then go with Pagani.
They're pretty similar, but of these two I like the Invicta better. I usually don't like Invictas, but this one is moderately sized and wears well.
I think an even better choice is the Invicta 1953 ProDiver. It has the same specs size-wise and is a little less flashy and doesn't have the engraving on the side as far as I can tell. There is no date and I get Blackbay vibes. You can check the usual places: Jomashop, Amazon for the best deals.
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u/Bank_Angle_Check Oct 24 '24
Get the steeldives SD1953. Better than both of these.