duvesi

Well, although Invicta makes beautiful watches - and Im sorry to say that - the quality isnt there. cheap 100m water resistant Seiko watch will probably have a better water resitance than 200m water restiance Invicta. I have never seen a quality watch with 200m water resistance without a screw-down crown (and Invicta achieved it???). It is cheaper and much more better to make a screw-down crown to achieve water resistance than a 'strong' gasket. your Invicta will have a decent water resistance but I wouldnt trust the water resistance in water, even just swimming. If a watch has 100m water resistance, it should withstand a pressure equivalent of 100m depth. if you swim - and therefore move around - the pressure on the water resistance increases massively. I wouldnt go to water with a watch without a screw-down crown. Another important thing. the water resistance might not be a problem when the watch is new and the gasket is unworn, but the more often you pull the crown out to wind up the watch or set up the time/date, the more you wear out the gasket. the tightness of the gasket decreases with time as well, so with time the water resistance gets a bit worse. and lastly, do you trust Invicta to test their watches so they can guarantee 200m water resistance without a screw-down crown? I wouldnt. 200m is a great depth / pressure. Rolex Submariner (with a screw-down crown) has rated 200m water resistance.