[vaderdaman]

As the title stated had my first death of an Invicta watch. My F0027 died. Not positive about the time of death but the watch was on 8:47 on the 25th. When I put it on Sunday I noticed the date and time was off but the second hand was moving. So I changed the date and then the time and noticed that the second hand wasn't moving when I was done.
This is my work watch and I was off that day so not sure. I wear another watch to and from and wear this one at work since I bought it used with a scratched crystal. Doubt I'll get it fixed. I tried a new battery and it didn't fix it. It'll cost at least $35 for the shipping alone to and from Invicta, and who knows what may be needed to make it work again. Might just keep it for the parts and play with it. My pain and grief will be short lived as I have a brand new 5731 on the way. I will post pics once I get it sized.

 

[Parshooter]

Sorry about your loss. Guess I've been lucky. Got 2 quartz Speedways and have had no issues in over 5 years. For what I paid, if something did go wrong now, they would be used as experiments. Hell, even the most expensive watches will break at some point.

 

[the3dgm]

Unfortunate! Knock on wood, I have yet to have an Invicta die on me, the same cannot be said for more expensive watches I've had or have! The problem with a quartz watch is they can die suddenly or live forever, I have watches from the 60's and 70's that just get a battery change about every year and a half and just keep on going. Pretty much everything I have before the 60' is an automatic or mechanical.

Good to hear you're moving forward, enjoy the new watch! P.S. Like your taste in watches also!!

 

[CometHunter]

Pretty much everything I have before the 60' is an automatic or mechanical.

That's pretty much the only 2 choices you had! :001_tt2: 1958 was the first year Hamilton electric watches showed up in their catalogs.

 

[the3dgm]

Don't you mean 1957? Or, maybe they didn't start selling them till 1958. And that should have read 'before the mid 60's', lol, since I don't know what 'The 60'' would be!?!

 

[vaderdaman]

I thought it was odd. I remember every other quartz watch I've ever had, getting broken or surviving a few battery changes before I lost it. This is the first one I can remember crapping out on me.
Got the 5731 sized but I thought I'd wait and take pics of it with my other new toy. SA 1911 I pick up on Saturday. Who ever invented the pin and collar system should be dragged out into the street and b!tch slapped silly. What a pain that ordeal was. Thank goodness for tape or I'd still be looking for the dang things when my hand slipped and sent the block flying.

 

[the3dgm]

I didn't know Invicta used the pin and collar system on any of their watches. I'd only seen that on Seiko and Citizen watches. . . live and learn!

 

[CometHunter]

Don't you mean 1957?

Oops! You're right. :blush: A little keyboard boo-boo there.

Good catch. You can stop by my office anytime to claim your prize.

 

[the3dgm]

LOL I'll be right up! LOL By the way CometHunter are you the guy that has a 1017? The 1017 is the Holy Grail of my very short wish list for Invictas that I still want to get.

 

[diver88]

anytime I have a quartz watch act stupid the first thing I check is to make sure it did not become magnetized. then I check the battery. about half the time it was magnetized, some time it was the battery and a few times it was the movement capacitor or whatever actually dies on a quartz watch. probably not the problem with yours but thought I'd mention it.

 

[CometHunter]

By the way CometHunter are you the guy that has a 1017?

Nope! Got 3 and that's all I'll ever own...and no I don't know the model numbers! :glare:

Pro Diver Auto (Miyota)

Reserve Pro Diver (Sellita SW200)

Quartz Speedway

 

[the3dgm]

Well Bill, do you mind if I call you Bill? The center picture, the 47mm Reserve Pro Diver that, perhaps, has the Super Luminova arms and markers. On the back it should say 1017 or maybe 4463. It will depend on if it is an automatic or quartz. I'd really like to know, when you get a chance.

Darrin (the 3DGM)

 

[CometHunter]

...do you mind if I call you Bill?...

They've been doing it for 59 years and I haven't stopped anyone yet!

Congratulations. You actually got me curious enough to take it out of the display case and take a look...
it's actually the 6882 because of the (cough,cough) "diamonds" used as hour markers whereas the 4463 has regular dot markers. And according to Mr. Google the 1017 is a Reserve Grand Diver rather than the Reserve Pro Diver.

 

[the3dgm]

It's, the 1017, actually a Pro Diver, many places say it's a Grand because it's 47mm! BUT, even their descriptions say Pro as does the back of the watch itself! (another give away is the lack of a Diver Dan anywhere and you can find places that list it as a 'Pro Diver/Grand Diver'. . . hmmmm! LOL) I didn't look very close at your picture or I would have known it wasn't a 4463, which is a COSC watch and considered by some to be the best watch Invicta ever sold. And it's wasn't the 1542 because it did not say Lithium on the face. My tired old eyes could not see the (cough) diamonds, I have a Wittnauer that was a gift from an ex- that I think has that has that same (cough) diamond, though it may be a tad bigger, but there is only one at 12 o'clock on an otherwise clean face.

Still, a nice looking watch, enjoy it!

 

[CometHunter]

Interesting! All I know is it has Model No. 6882 engraved on the ''Diver Dan-less '' exhibition back, it's heavy enough to be registered as a concealed weapon, and has the Sellita movement which is really why I bought it.

Thanks! And I do enjoy it - enough to hang on to it. Though being in my regular rotation that isn't often.

 

[the3dgm]

I think I know what causes the confusion now, Invicta itself. According to their catalog your 6882 is not a diver at all, it is simply a 'Reserve' watch. Yet everything on Mr. Google says it's a diver.

Then again, according to the Invicta catalog, there are no Grand Divers they are all Pro Divers. That includes my 3044, which, oddly, has no less than five Diver Dans and 'Grand Diver' printed (or engraved) no less than three times. Ya gotta love it!!! LOL

 

[Presa canary]

My condolences to the rest of the fam. Now go out and get yourself a proper watch

 

[CometHunter]

i think i know what causes the confusion now, invicta itself... Lol

l m a o

Why am I not surprised? :blink:

 

[vaderdaman]

Anyone know what a new movement should run for this watch? Or a good source for decent movements? Thinking of making a custom dial and just putting it back together.
Also I just bought a used dead 1564. The chronograph functions properly but the watch doesn't keep time. I bought it for the bracelet which I've put on another watch, but I really liked the blue dial so I thought I'd look at getting it up and running again.
Thanks for any info or links.

 

[Presa canary]

Anyone know what a new movement should run for this watch? Or a good source for decent movements? Thinking of making a custom dial and just putting it back together.
Also I just bought a used dead 1564. The chronograph functions properly but the watch doesn't keep time. I bought it for the bracelet which I've put on another watch, but I really liked the blue dial so I thought I'd look at getting it up and running again.
Thanks for any info or links.

I'm not exactly sure, but my guess would be $15 maybe $16 for the movement