<div id="video-block-R41QHF55CFOJG" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/E1rzW4D-wcS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61AIS6HQOqS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">The watch arrives with a top-notch presentation that screams luxury, and in actual contents are better than your usual Timex or cheaper watches but not really a luxury watch that you would wear with a suit.  I really love the face.  The bands are what make it look much more casual as they are woven nylon and seem to be more cheaply made compared to metal links.  There is a contrast in the luxurious presentation and alleged suggested retail price compared to the actual watch bands, but unless you had luxurious expectations, the actual watch and bands are quite nice.  For a few moments I waffled between 3-5 stars but I really love the face and the bands feel quite nice to me.  My gut feeling is "I love it", the definition of 5 star on Amazon.  Only time will tell on the bands if they hold up.  But in terms of perceived value, see it for what it is, and presentation makes a good gift, but don't compare it to top of the line expensive watches.

PRESENTATION
An outer sleeve stating "Invicta Special Edition", slide out an exquisite box that feels and smells like leather (not your usual cardboard feel or smell), open it and find a felt-lined box with luxurious lettering, tissue and foam with manuals and notices waiting for you, and underneath is a watch and 4 additional bands in-set and felt-lined.  Honestly I had some difficulty extracting the watch from its cavity due to the elastic band that tightly held the band with the clasp that you had to slide through.

BANDS
It is better than Timex or other off the shelf or discount watches, but maybe not as nice as watches with nice metal links bands that reside in glass cases.  It looks more casual due to the band.  The nylon woven bands seem nicer than a lot of plastic bands in style, a lot nicer than metal elastic bands that catch on your hairs, and not as dressy as metal links.  But I cannot ay yet how well they wash up if they get dirty or if they rub on your skin in athletic activities.  However at least it doesn't need to be sized to add/remove links to fit.  But this is preference.  I would assume not buy if the band style was not what you were looking for.  Putting on the first time takes some bending of the bands to get a curve into them, and then fits well.  Comparing to off-the-shelf watches like Timex, think about how many times you had to buy new bands.  This comes with 5 which is nice.  Normally the watch keeps on ticking and bands wear out.  Of course a good metal-links watch band will usually last much longer than leather or plastic.  The clasp on these bands seems very cheap, but you have 5 of them in case one, two, or four break.

BODY
It has a large body and face fit for a man, maybe not a young boys watch.  It covers nearly my whole wrist.  It has a shiny gold casing that I think looks great.  It has nice big numbers that are to easy read with white large lettering on black background, but doesn't look cheap.  There are numbers for every hour, shiny gold hands, & shiny gold raised invicut logo (almost distracting), and an easy to see red second hand.  The hands don't stand out quite enough to read quickly in contrast to the numbers that are so easy to spot so you have to angle it against light sometimes to see the hands well.
24-hour time listed in smaller text.

SETUP
It is very easy to set the time and date, but rather difficult to set the day of week.  To set time just pull out 2 clicks and rotate any direction.  To set date pull out 1 click and rotate clockwise.  To set day of week the manual says to pull out 1 click an rotate counter-clockwise, which doesn't work for me.  But you can change it by pull out 2 clicks and change the time between 11pm and 1am back and forth as many times as needed until it rolls forward to the right day.  It actually alternates between Spanish and English so it takes twice as long, but was effective enough.  Setting the day was confusing, but I found a way.

VALUE
Definitely not a steal of a bargain when listed for enormous discount vs suggested retail.  There is no way on earth this watch (based on the bands) is worth the suggested retail price.  It rather sounds like the body of the watch might be well made based only on the manuals and what it looks like.  If Invicta seriously thinks this watch should retail at the suggested price, I think they have to seriously upgrade the bands or explain why these bands are superior in a way that none of us have thought of.  So then ignore suggested price and take it for what it is being priced at.  Then the value really depends on your preference.