The Invicta 1799 Russian Diver watch is a nice looking watch for daytime casual wear, but that's where it ends. Yes, it has a nice thick rubber strap, looks and feels rugged, and is big. It is made for style, not diving though. It is "water-resistant 100m" is all. It is fine for wearing while washing your hands, taking a shower, going swimming, or snorkeling. It is ISO 2281 100m water resistant, just like a $20 off-brand. A true diver's watch would be ISO 6425 rated and say "Diver's 100m, 200m, etc", which is the most important feature this watch lacks. Keep this in mind when considering purchase.

This watch offers no type of electric illumination, only glow-in-the-dark paint on the various surfaces of the numbers, hands, such. However, this stuff just does not work. Even after an entire day's exposure to full sunlight, once it is taken into the dark, it will glow brightly for about 5 minutes, and within 10 to 15 minutes it will be so dim that it can't be seen at all. This is very disappointing, considering other manufacturers have figured out how to make luminous markings that glow all night.

While this review sounds fairly negative so far, the watch itself is very nice for casual daytime wear, which is what I imagine this watch would be used for the majority of the time by most people. And for that purpose, it really is a nice fashion watch, with rugged, diver's watch looks. My sample keeps excellent time, losing only a few seconds per month. It is nicely finished with no noticeable blemishes, and it certainly draw positive comments and compliments from nearly everyone who notices it.