DESIGN: Invicta has taken a traditional upscale watch and given it a stylish modern look while sacrificing none of the elegance. Unlike most upscale watches, the Invicta Angel watch doesn't have a metallic band but rather a white ceramic band. The turquoise hands add a stylish modern accent. The face plate has very subtle rays radiating from the center. You can barely see it in the product pictures (you have to zoom in), but in real life it adds a beautiful subtle touch.

A lot of upscale watches aren't that practical as time-tellers. (What's with all the watches that lack any numbers?) The Invicta Angel, on the other hand, not only has all 12 hour numbers but also a band around the face that marks the 60 minutes.

The watch has 12 diamonds, but they're so tiny that I wouldn't have known they were there at all if the description didn't mention them, seriously.

VALUE: The Invicta Angel is a stylish, contemporary, and practical watch. That said, with the almost invisible diamonds, you'd be foolish to pay full retail value (almost 1500). At the time of this review, Amazon is offering a huge discount, which brings it to a fair price.

OTHER INFO: It's pretty big, the same size as a half dollar. The ceramic links are pretty heavy compared to the metal bands I've worn. I wouldn't recommend this for people with skinny wrists.

To shorten the watch, use a needle or thumbtack to push out the tiny metal rods that hold the links together. A small pair of pliers helps in case your thumbtack is too wide to push the rod all the way through. Maybe this is obvious to people who have worn watches like this, but I couldn't figure it out because the watches I've had all had a few links with tiny screws.

Full disclosure: I received a review sample of the watch for free but was not compensated for the review.