As a watch collector, I generally accumulate plenty of timepieces which are decidedly on the masculine end of the scale, but my wife enjoys a nice looking watch, too...which is why I chose this particular model. I already have one mens Invicta watch, which has generated several comments from friends and strangers alike (all positive btw), but this time it was my wife's turn. In the spirit of full-disclosure, I picked this model from the amazon Vine program, which I am eternally grateful to be a part of.

First off, you notice the attention to detail, from the packaging on down to the truly different styled clasp on the band. I understand it may not be entirely original, but it was the first watch I've ever seen personally which had such a totally unique way of closing around the wrist--or at least it was to me and my wife. The box it comes in was a VERY vibrant yellow, which looked essentially identical to the one my watch came in a few months back...no matter what, it was a very nice way to package a very nice timepiece.

Personally I love the color white on watches, but unfortunately haven't been able to find many mens watches that looked, well, 'manly' enough for me to purchase, but wow, does it do justice for this paricular model. The 1163 almost jumps out at you as you open up the box...it is simply stunning and my wife was literally shocked at just HOW nice it was. She tends to be rough on her watches, and wasn't expecting such a 'dressy-style' from yours truly I guess. Oh, and FYI if the watch doesn't automatically fit your wrist, I recommend taking it to a jeweler to get sized properly. If you've ever done it yourself and you DON'T have the tools to do it right, you run the real risk of damaging the wrist band permanently, or at least bad enough to make it difficult to size correctly. For those amateur watch enthusiasts who are familiar with this sort of thing, by all means go for it--but fair warning for everyone else. Also, this is slightly larger than the typical womans watch, so if you happen to have very petite wrists, keep in mind the watch just may seem a tad large--but honestly, its subjective. Some may feel this way when others won't. I ALWAYS encourage people to, whenever possible, physically SEE and HANDLE ALL watches before purchase just for this particular reason...either way, its something to consider.

Honestly, I doubt my wife would have ever expected something as purely luxurious for a timepiece such as this from me...which made the gift just that much better for her. With that said, for those on the fence about this purchase, let me assure you it will be one you won't regret. VERY worth the price, and one which WILL get noticed, too.

In short: GREAT watch, GREAT looks and a purchase I seriously doubt you'll regret.