I was sent this Invicta Men's 1246 Chronograph Black Dial watch by the Amazon Vine Program for review. Here's my take on it.

The watch is classy looking. Advertised as having a blue and yellow face, it more accurately has a somewhat iridescent purple face with a blue-black second ring with yellow second markers. On the watch face itself are three sub dials, each with miniature black faces and white markers. At the three o'clock position is a second dial with a 1/10 second dial at the six o'clock position and a minute counter at the nine o'clock position. There's a date box displaying the day at the four o'clock position.

The stainless steel case is large at 43mm with a textured edge. At the outside a dark blue ring shows the first fifteen seconds with yellow markers and the hour markers in white. On the right side of the case is a prominent crown flanked by two pushers which set the time, the sub-dials (two of which are part of the stopwatch feature) and operate the timer. A Swiss quartz movement powers the watch hands. The chronograph/watch comes with a classy stainless steel bracelet band with a fold-over clasp. The 22 millimeter wide band is advertised as a men's standard but is extremely large (has a 3-inch diameter) and for our purposes will need to have many links removed. However, if you're a Chicago Bears linebacker, this band may fit just fine.

Features of the watch:

Swiss Quartz movement
Flame fusion crystal
Brushed and polished stainless steel case and bracelet
Chronograph functions with 60 second, 30 minute and 12 hour subdials; Date function
Blue dial with silver tone and yellow hands, hour markers and arabic numerals; Stainless steel unidirectional bezel with blue ring
Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)
Analog display
Dial window material: flame fusion
Movement: Swiss quartz
Warranty Type: contact seller of record

My experience setting up the time, date and chronograph: The accompanying instruction manual is generic. We found the sub-dials are not the same as pictured. However, setting the time and date was straight forward, as was the second sub dial. After several tries, we were unable to set the 1/10 second and minute sub-dials to function. When we go in to our local watch repair to have the band sized, we'll ask about these settings and report back.

This watch currently sells for $82 on Amazon which seems to belie the $695. MSRP tag enclosed.

My overall feeling about this chronograph: certainly worth $82. Attractive with lots of bells and whistles that should appeal to the super geek. Best if you're a big guy with large wrists, otherwise could be a little overwhelming.

Update: my husband had six links taken out so it now fits his wrist. He's been wearing it several weeks now and it is accurate down to the second. I thought it might look too large on his wrist, but it actually is a handsome timepiece for any wrist.