(Review written by a woman)

Before buying this watch (or any women's watch by Invicta), make sure to read the size chart.

This model is about 35mm x 40mm ...I would strongly recommend measuring a piece of paper, cutting a circle to those dimensions, and actually see how it looks on your wrist. Most Invicta women's watches are large, but I have a difficult time imagining this watch on most women. When I initially opened the box, I was sure I was sent the wrong thing! LOL

I know there's a European trend right now for BLING and larger accessories on women. So this watch (size & style) in on-trend. But when I put this on, I felt like I was wearing my dad's watch.

My husband, however, loves it! It's larger than most of his watches (LOL - did I mention it's big???), but there is really nothing about this watch that identifies it as a woman's (except it says "angel" on the face). His everyday men's watch has diamonds on it, too. He's worn it out a few times, and gets compliments on it!

If it were worn by a man, nobody would ever guess it's not intended for men. I would really call this style unisex. The only "tell" is the crown (aka "winder") is ornate & decorated, which never happens on men's watches (you can see this in the photo).

The one thing I must point out - the photos do NOT do this watch justice. The rose color is beautiful. The pictures just make it look like pale gold, but the color is actually quite rich & deep. Looks 100% better than the photo.

This is currently priced at $129, which I actually think is a fine value. I really think the rose color makes it stand out - if it were plain gold, I probably wouldn't give it such a high rating. But this is an expensive looking watch, solid design, well built. It's all stainless, and water resistant to 50 meters. The "tell" that it's not really an expensive watch is the "swiss quartz" movement (which is really not much different than regular quartz - it ticks every second, it is not the smooth "sweeping" motion like real Swiss watches). Quartz is reliable and accurate, just not considered sophisticated or expensive.

However, if you're going to spend any more than that, you should consider skipping Invicta and start investigating the next tier of Swiss-made watches (Invicta uses Swiss quartz, but it's definitely *not* Swiss made). The Japanese make some nice sweeping motion watches also (i.e., the Seiko Diver under $200 is nearly identical in every way to the Rolex Submariner, at $6,000). So to move up to the next category for just a little more money, you can find some great values online. Some brands to start investigating are Esquire, Movado, Tissot, or Omega.

So if you like bling or large accessories, or if you are a plus-sized woman, I actually really like this watch. Or, if you know a man who likes rose gold, this would be a great gift (just don't tell him it's meant for women - no one will ever know!) But if you have, say, $200 to spend on a watch, skip this one and investigate the world of real Swiss watches.