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Well, I will slowly start posting up my recent run of Invicta madness, since they are slowly starting to arrive. I have had my eye on this Invicta "Vintage Crossbar" as they call it, for a while. Getting back into the brand a few months ago, I've started picking up ones I'd previously passed on, and this one is an ideal mate for my crazy huge Nautilus. It arrived in the classic Invicta "dive" box.
And here it is alongside the Nautilus:
The Nautilus was getting quite rare when I finally decided to get one, some time back (it's the original version of it, not the latest iteration), and I was able to score one still brand new. I just went with the quartz version, with the Ronda 8040.N, providing the retrograde day, split time chronograph, and big date, 1000m WR, Superluminova, and of course crowned with the awesome diver's helmet "cage" feature, which can be removed. Well made lever for that, on a simple pivoting gear mechanism, plus, a lever on the back pops open a hinged caseback cover to showcase the movement -- not too impressive as just a quartz, haha, but still it's just kind of the height of Invicta being over the top, this whole huge design (which is surprisingly comfortable to wear, I might add).
So, I was excited when the Crossbar came out, and, with a great sale on it, decided to get one, as a compliment to the Nautilus. There's another in this "series" as they refer to it, a model called the Chatham and Dover, and apparently this is meant to evoke watch designs from way back, hence the hinged cover and the use of Invicta's apparently original "horse" logo on the caseback.
Here on the Crossbar model, they are using the ubiquitous Ronda Z60, styled with a rotating day wheel, date, split time chrono with 30 minute totalizer, and running seconds at the 9 o'clock subdial. Lume is reduced down to what Invicta is calling their "New Lite" lume, and WR is plenty at 500m. Case is the same size as the Nautilus at 52mmm, although obviously far less hardware with less massive features.
The Vintage Crossbar comes in a fairly wide range of color options, but, this gloss black case with the gold cage was most appealing to me. The leather strap is super soft and comfy, and of excellent quality. Like the Nautilus, this model, despite its size, sits very nicely on the wrist, although this one is less weighty than the other one, of course.
The mechanism to open the cage feels a bit less solid than the geared lever on the Nautilus and just mineral crystal here, and, as mentioned, not Superluminova (Nautilus on the right).
Even with Superluminova, lume has never been a strong point, with this brand.
Overall, I'm super happy, and it's a great addition to the overall collection, and a terrific companion piece to the very Invicta-ish Nautilus. The time is easily read behind the crossbar cage cover, and it's a fun watch that's already gotten lots of compliments in my first day of wearing it. Like so many Invicta models, it's just way outside the box and provides something different for those who like an unusual and unique design.
I have a few more other buys coming, and then just ordered another, thank to a post here, haha, so I'll try to post back when other stuff comes rolling in. Thanks all, for reading. Sure do love this forum!
And here it is alongside the Nautilus:
The Nautilus was getting quite rare when I finally decided to get one, some time back (it's the original version of it, not the latest iteration), and I was able to score one still brand new. I just went with the quartz version, with the Ronda 8040.N, providing the retrograde day, split time chronograph, and big date, 1000m WR, Superluminova, and of course crowned with the awesome diver's helmet "cage" feature, which can be removed. Well made lever for that, on a simple pivoting gear mechanism, plus, a lever on the back pops open a hinged caseback cover to showcase the movement -- not too impressive as just a quartz, haha, but still it's just kind of the height of Invicta being over the top, this whole huge design (which is surprisingly comfortable to wear, I might add).
So, I was excited when the Crossbar came out, and, with a great sale on it, decided to get one, as a compliment to the Nautilus. There's another in this "series" as they refer to it, a model called the Chatham and Dover, and apparently this is meant to evoke watch designs from way back, hence the hinged cover and the use of Invicta's apparently original "horse" logo on the caseback.
Here on the Crossbar model, they are using the ubiquitous Ronda Z60, styled with a rotating day wheel, date, split time chrono with 30 minute totalizer, and running seconds at the 9 o'clock subdial. Lume is reduced down to what Invicta is calling their "New Lite" lume, and WR is plenty at 500m. Case is the same size as the Nautilus at 52mmm, although obviously far less hardware with less massive features.
The Vintage Crossbar comes in a fairly wide range of color options, but, this gloss black case with the gold cage was most appealing to me. The leather strap is super soft and comfy, and of excellent quality. Like the Nautilus, this model, despite its size, sits very nicely on the wrist, although this one is less weighty than the other one, of course.
The mechanism to open the cage feels a bit less solid than the geared lever on the Nautilus and just mineral crystal here, and, as mentioned, not Superluminova (Nautilus on the right).
Even with Superluminova, lume has never been a strong point, with this brand.
Overall, I'm super happy, and it's a great addition to the overall collection, and a terrific companion piece to the very Invicta-ish Nautilus. The time is easily read behind the crossbar cage cover, and it's a fun watch that's already gotten lots of compliments in my first day of wearing it. Like so many Invicta models, it's just way outside the box and provides something different for those who like an unusual and unique design.
I have a few more other buys coming, and then just ordered another, thank to a post here, haha, so I'll try to post back when other stuff comes rolling in. Thanks all, for reading. Sure do love this forum!