I'm always in the market for a new watch.  When given the opportunity for to get the 1552 Collection, I jumped on it, thinking the watch face, coupled with the ability to change the bands, would be a really nice gift to myself.  Sadly, the Invicta 1552 is a mixed bag.

The watch face and construction is beautiful. It has a really nice weight to it, giving it a very well made feel.  The internal mechanisms seems to keep an accurate time as well, which of course is a necessity for a good watch.  The dial to change the watch time and date is, however, a bit loose.  It can come 'unlocked' with relative ease which makes it simple to accidentally change your time or date.  Despite that, the watch face is really well constructed and, were that the only piece of the watch, would probably receieve a 4.

However, it isn't.  You still have the bands to consider which, sadly, are woefully inadequate for how nice the watch face is.  I actually don't mind the black band, but the other colors are a bit frivolous and not very utlitarian.  The colors aren't the major downfall, though.  The bands are VERY HARD to remove from the watch face, to the point where I thought I'd break the mechanism if I pulled to hard.  It is a major design flaw that has encouraged me to get rid of all but the black band.  It's far too big a hassle to change them. Additionally, the nylon the bands are constructed of, while quite durable, take some wear before they're actually comfortable.

The watch, for the price, is probably a good deal, but not if you really want a watch with some interchangeability.  Despite how nice the watch face is, I can't recommend this product if you're looking to hot-swap your watch bands.