In many ways, this is a perfect watch for me. I have a fair number of watches and my head is often turned by a new one. I like military style, or big chunky silver sporty watches, mostly sticking to traditional round shapes. Love chronographs. Not afraid of large. I have a few Invicta models. Let's be clear: while this is a large watch, it is NOT as large as my Russian Diver model, or even my black Corduba. No matter what some reviewers say, it's not a monstrosity. But it is large. It's beautiful in so many ways. The leather strap is perfect, with white stitching. The style here is more racing-oriented than military. The red subnumerals on the dial, the red second hand in the sub-dial and the red chronograph second hand -- all these tiny splashes of red on black give it that "rally" look for me, along with the white stitching on the band. Its case is a bit shinier than I might have preferred -- I'd like to see it in a flat finish, for instance. The one thing that bothers me, besides the shiny case, is the fact that I had to buy it as a "lefty" model. Now, I think it's great to have this version available for left-handed people! It's just that my vanity makes me nervous, expecting somebody's going to notice the crown and controls on the left side and assume I made a mistake. You know: "Didn't you realize it was made for lefties?" I do wish there was a right-handed model available. The funny thing is, having worn it now a few times, I actually like the way my right thumb can push the controls more easily where they are located on the left side of the case! So I've decided I don't care if people assume I'm just clueless -- the watch looks great and I love it, and there's a pretty good chance most people wouldn't even notice the crown being on the "wrong" side, because this isn't one of those watches so large it captures attention -- again, it's large, but doesn't seem outrageous in size. As far as I can tell, all operations are crisp and perfect. I know I have a problem, because now I'm gazing at another lefty model, a black one, with lust. Can a right-handed person get away with owning two left-handed watches? Clearly, I think so... If you like this sort of "rally" look, then this Invicta model fills that role splendidly.

--W.D. Gagliani, author of Savage Nights