One never knows what they are going to get over the Internet when it comes to watches and shoes. This Invicta 1911 is big, almost as tall as my wrist is wide (and no, I'm not a big fat guy). Even though the descriptions mentioned it was big I found it larger then expected. I feel like I'm wearing a clock on my wrist (and I thought my Fossil watch was big). It's heavy but not to the point of bothering me. The face is bold and extremely easy to read, so much so no one will ever ask you the time again because from anywhere in the room they'll be able to read it themselves. The numbers and hands glow in the dark well which is good because there is no light (no calendar either). When looking closely you'll notice the numbers are raised and so is the ring of "second" digits. The second hand clicks to each second. The band is thick and appears strong. I like the stem at an angle, not because it's easier to use but because it looks nice. The entire watch is black except for the numbers, second digits and hands. The second hand looks silver but it's so thin I can't tell. Hopefully the cases finish will not scratch down to the metal. So far the time has remained accurate. The watch comes nicely packaged so it looks good as a gift. The smell some have complained about smells to me like lemon furniture polish. I'm sure in a short time the smell will go away.

 Some have complained it's a poor dive watch. In my opinion if you buy this to go diving you best stay out of the water before you get yourself killed. This is not a real dive watch. The bevel is more for looks and timing land-lubber events. Invicta makes real dive watches so check them out. You'll be spending quit a bit more money for a real dive watch as well you should.

 Amazon's price is excellent for such a nice quality watch with Swiss movement. Overall I'm very impressed with the quality of this watch. Great for those with presbyopia. Highly recommended.

Update: March 2015. Tried to change the battery. I'm not one to pay 15 or 20 bucks to change the battery in an inexpensive watch. Should be a simple 2 minute job right? Not with this watch. Unfortunately I could not get the back off. I tried my watch wrench but no luck. I worked on it for hours. Even used my large steel vice and a chisel and hammer. Nothing would budge the back cover. Needless to say I was furious was fed-up. Good news is it took two very hard throws against a solid cement wall to destroy it.