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Owning both, I'll say the Steeldive is a $300 watch that sells for $120. The Invicta is a $25 watch that sells for $75.

I own both. To be honest, I had one of my SW200 movements fail. I’m not impressed with them. I’ve had a SEIKO SKX for 15 years and it’s perfect. The Steeldive 1953 is beautifully finished. It looks closer to the Rolex at a glance. Get the Steeldive!

I can make this comparison myself as I’ve got the Invicta and last week during the Ali express sale I got the steeldive for 71 uk pounds. I really like this watch. For the money it’s excellent, the lume is amazing. For me the Steeldive is the easy winner.

I like the Invicta, based on the dial and the fact it pisses people off so bad.

IMO 300m water resistance is more important than a transparent caseback

I got the blue face steeldive about 3 weeks ago and have worn it since. I agree the bracelet is a bit jangly but on wrist is good..The lume on the dial and bezel is awesome. .Owning a few tissots , a Mido, Orient, Seiko, and Longines I of course went for the sapphire crystal, screw down crown, and solid end links. ..my only other real complaint is though the caseback looks cool it can be a bit abrasive on the wrist. ...

Great review dude. I gotta love your no-nonsense approach. Thank you. Keep it up please!

I paid £63 for the Steeldive and its one of my best watches in my collection

Great vídeo. Thanks. I was really in doubt about what watch to buy and your video helped a lot.

Just got my new Steeldive SD1953, they have improved the bracelet and it now has a milled clasp with 6 micro adjust holes, much better than the previous bracelet.

Love your videos man, nice no-nonsense reviews!

The Invicta brand name originally starting in Switzerland is an acceptable brand name as it has a history.

Seeing the movement through the back is a huge deal for me. I have dismissed long-standing desired watches against others for not having that particular feature. Might as well be a quartz, but even at that, there are some sweet ones with see-through backs or even skeletons, and boy oh boy, do I like a skeleton. Splendid comparison, Randy. Really enjoying these! it was just the other day we had our little exchange about switching the channel names, and here we are. Moots the need to _officially_ talk about the other one too, I guess :)

Thanks for the video 👍 any recommendations for a good oyster style bracelet for the steeldive?

I’ve got the Steeldive on order. This comparison makes me feel good about my decision. Thanks!

I've been thinking about picking up the SD1953 this put me over the edge just ordered it

$55 Invicta , $125 Steeldive...both NH35 autowinders. No brainer decision which for daily and wet use. At these prices, both are disposable watches unless a loved one gifted you .

The invicta has great movement bracelet and case and dial at this price point but there many quality hommage company's and they win on having larger aoplied indices like the steeldive that resemble rolex appropriately....im loving the san martin.. pagani is ok but they have lots of sharp edges everywhere

I payed $31.60 US for the Invicta on black friday 2022 including tax. I did apparently make a mistake in the purchase, unless I was limited to just 1...I cant remember if this was the case. If not, I should have bought at least 5 of them. It is now May 28, 2024, and the watch has been flawless.

Both great looking watches, but I also give the edge to the Steeldive, I prefer the larger hour markers and that lume too!

Did you ever get into any pilot/field watches?There are some really nice affordable ones in that style

I have a Pro Diver and I'm planning to get an SD1953 when I can afford it and enjoy every minute of it. I may sell the Invicta on for some of the reasons you cite here, mostly the dial.

Tengo ambos y son excelentes relojes para mí, gracias por la revisión y tus videos, son fantásticos! ,saludos desde 🇵🇷

As a Company Invicta is a lot like a broken Watch ,Right twice a Day and wrong the rest. I feel the Pro Diver was and still is a great watch, But I have to say since discovering Steeldive I have found my new Go to Watch, This Blue Collar workers Homage treasure-trove .Great Channel BTW Brother, Keep up the good work!

Why do you think you'll be wearing the Steeldive more than your Steinhart? The Steinhart looks great, I'm just curious. Love the channel, btw.

For a beater watch, I quite like the feel of a cheap bracelet. It's lighter on my smaller wrist. I also prefer aluminium bezels, kinda rugged. Bough my first Invicta today and can't wait for it. I have a beautiful San Martinb BB54 and an Orient Kamasu for slightly classier effect but I wanted an Invicta for the silly logo and for wearing instead of my prettier watches. I don't always want to wear my G-Shock when doing rough stuff! Thank you for your down to earth reviews.

I only own the pro diver but based on specs alone I'd go with the steeldive most likely

any links to any videos of replacement bracelets ?

Steeldive goes so hard on lume + bezel. Never knew I was a lume guy until I got my 1st SD (Willard)😎

Two great options! And both happen to be quite handsome.

Pro diver is usually cheaper online. I got couple of those between $45 to $60. BUT, invicta glass is easier to chip off.

I didn't want to sub to this channel, cause I knew it wouldn't end well. Love the cheap audio man and audio (and some alcohol from time to time😉) is my guilty pleasure.. But cheap (and some more "expensive" ones) watches are winding up to be.. A problem in the family! 😂 All jokes aside this is another great channel kudos to Randy. Have a great day! 🙂🇸🇪

what other bracelets would fit the steeldive?

There you have your winner! 17 years of good operation. Greetings!

Hi Randy love this new watch channel. I'm looking into purchasing the Invicta pro diver but I see many different numerations on Amazon.. What is the model number I should be looking for.. Thank you very much and continue the great work on both channels.

Hey Cheap audio/watch man, do a review on the WatchDives wd5512

Does the Steeldive bracelet have solid end links? You dont say...

I bought the Blue/Gold center link Pro Diver. The bracelet was a little disappointing. I bought a two tone gold/stainless replacement bracelet with the glide lock style clasp. Now a feel much better wearing this watch. It is not an everyday watch as it is too flashy for most days and gold on the plated center links will show scratches and wear off if I am not careful with this watch.

Great comparison. You need a Loreo to add in the mix.

Even a year ago, I remember the SD1953 selling for Under $60 during the major AliExpress sales. I bought my SD1953 for $51. Also, I own a Version 2 model, and the bracelet is much better, with a milled clasp. The V3 comes with a glidelock-style clasp. Also, you failed to mention that the Invicta has open end links, versus solid end links on the Steeldive,

I have 3 Steeldives and I love them all.

Hi Randy. If you occasionally check comments on older videos, I am curious how does your 17 year old Invicta keep time. Certainty not something you would get serviced!

What about the Relax ?

Merci beaucoup pour ces informations pertinentes,grâce à vous cela m’a convaincu d’acheter la steeldive.Depuis novembre 2022 le fermoir est usiné donc le bracelet est de meilleur qualité.Merci pour le partage 👍

The pro diver is my everyday watch. I really like it, but the bezel does scratch easily.

Just picked up my first Pro Diver on clearance for $30, believe it or not. Extremely happy with it, especially for that price. I would've easily paid $60+ just based on first impressions. Great video!

Invicta looks the best overall the internals are good - 1953 looks and the bracelet just don't appeal to me nowhere close - my winner is the Invicta !!!

Invicta I think is great, I have 10 and enjoy everyone.

I like your channel - have you tried out a Venezianico Redentore? Cool watches from Italy - I love the red dial variant.

It is fun to see you doing the same journey as every new in the watch space to. Now when we know that we almost have the same materials and parts that makes up for a watch. We know that a robot has assemble especially the movement just that another high end brand. So for a 100 USD we can do all that plus the manufacturer makes money on that price level. But what is the difference between the high end brand and a 100 USD watch. Maybe some additional water resistant that is totally uninteresting when 99.9% of them are desk diving and the watch is hopelessly dated for a driver that has a diving computer instead. The high end is manufactured in Switzerland and the 100 USD is not. And it is also certified chronometer that the cheaper is not. The thing I can't accept when I see a watch as a watch and not a status symbol or something else. Is if in practice you can do a profit as a company with charge 100 USD to in practice doing the samt thing. But say if we use the same materials and get it certified let's say that if we are very generous adds additional 100 USD so in total approx 200 USD. So it is just to congratulate the high end watch brand(s) to have created successfully a unrealistic priced market for them self. Where it is not a watch anymore and something else. 👏 So in a way a guy with a 100 USD watch on his wrist has from me MORE respect than he had a high end one. Then for me it is signaling to me he is not willing to pay the unrealistic and made up price levels that many of the high end labels has made a market for. When a high end wearers I think has been deceived to thinking they has got something extraordinarily when the have not in practice and in my eyes git fouled.

Is it safe to use invicta as it has tritium lume ?

Right now in Canada the Invicta is $132 in black but on sale for $104. The Steeldive is $201 in black. I would go with the Invicta only because I don`t want to spend $200 on a watch. I really do like both though.

I own both and must agree

I have a few invicta pro divers and waiting for my first Steeldive to arrive. Stoked to compare them myself.

I get this eerie and surprising sensation that you might like metal, both physically and musically. Can't really put my finger on why I'd think that is, though.

Tissot is considered a lower price Swiss watch. Any chance we will see this brand in a future video?

Picked up a Steeldive SD1953 on sale for $69 and am very happy with it, if I want to change the bracelet I'll get a copy of the Rolex one from Ali for $25 and be happy with it again! Thanks for the comparison, once thought about getting an Invicta, but changed my mind, not a fan of that brand and still want a sapphire.

My wife cureses the day I subscribed to your channel. Watch addition is real. Now that I live in the doghouse, I prefer super bright lume, so please keep those type of watch reviews coming. Love your channel...thanks man.

Lol im watching this review because a just purchased a modded steeldive. Side note, if your invicta is 17 years old it would have come with the Miyota movement, not the Seiko. They didn't start using those till later if I'm not mistaken...

So buy both and put the Invicta bracelet on the steeldive lol. Great video

I personally like the Invicta more. The reason why I like it more is that it gives you the 5 digits Rolex vibe. The overall bracelet and case consistance is comparable to an 80s Submariner,my favourite.

I have both and I flip flop on which one I like better. I will say that the crown on the SD is very gritty and the bezel has vertical play, the Invicta has better quality control out of my two.

This was very interesting to me. I have had the Invicta for a few months and have a SD 1953 coming in the mail (should be here today), so this video is perfectly timed as it just popped up in my recommendations. I'm seeing many reviews saying that SD just recently upped their bracelet game. It is supposed to have a new clasp with more micro adjustments, so maybe the weak points in this review for the SD will be less of an issue. Either way, I'll have both of these watches for a grand total of under $200. How can you beat that?

it's funny you're reviewing that blue pro diver now because it's been on my wrist for the past week and a half after sitting in my closet for 6 months. I'm actually amazed at the quality, apparently they're doing something right where this one is made. Mine is gaining about 2-5 seconds a day.

You didn’t compare the water resistance levels, but it’s a good content.

My invicta keeps stopping… 30 winds in the morning and on my arm all day and around 11pm it’s stopped. Is this normal I have the 8926ob with the non yellow rotor. Are these inferior to the yellow rotor. Watch is about 6 months old

I have both. The Steeldive is objectively better in almost every aspect except the cyclops, which is ridiculous on the Steel Dive. Thank You Tube for instructions to remove it. It looks so much better without. Like I said, from a side by side spec, the Steeldive beats the Invicta in every category. But I still wear the Invicta more. Why you ask? 1. The steel dive is simply just a little TOO on point with the Sub Homage. I have no issues with Homages, but the closer they get to deep fake, the more I wonder what's the point? The Invicta has some distinguishing features including the counterweight on the seconds hand, the position of the lollipop and the size of the indicies. Not to mention the Invicta Billboard etched on the side of the case, which I actually like. Let me see, somehow etching Rolex all around the internal case of a submariner is less obnoxious then putting your name on the inboard side of the outer case. Ok,. 2. Believe it or not, I trust Invicta's water resistance more, despite numerous examples of Pro Divers "flooding". Invicta is a US company, so it's water resistance rating has to conform to ISO standards regarding marking. Granted, ISO 22810 is way more lax than Divers ISO 6245, it still is "something". It means that the design has been tested and select units have been tested even though there's no guarantee your particular watch was tested. China, on the other hand, is not a member of ISO. Which means they literally can put anything they want on the watch. Unless there is a Chinese standard that is reviewable, and enforced, I'm going to wear the watch that at least is manufactured to a "standard" as minimal as it might be. If I'm Scuba Diving, I'm wearing my Divers ISO marked Citizen over any of these two. 3. Invicta is a recognized global brand. Divisive as it is, it still is a recognized brand with horological history. The ProDiver, in some form has been around for a quarter century. Steeldive has only been around since 2018. If Steeldive becomes a more visible brand that distinguishes itself from all the other Chinese homage brands available from AliExpress, it might get more wrist time. But right now, my Steel Dive is a bang around the house watch. I actually wear the Invicta to work. (amongst others)

Steeldive is more expensive, therefore the clear winner there is the invicta. You get more for the value. Steeldive like you said should be the winner because it costs more and they give you other items like the sapphire glass. I’ll take the invicta anyday. Under 100 bucks cmon.

thanx for the review

Great review. I think I will get the Steeldive.

Have you looked at Invicta's 1953?

Hey Randy. I enjoy your hi fi reviews. I've been a watch-afile for no years. How can I get your 'watch' reviews to not show up as one of my 'subscriptions' on KZfaq?

I think the 17-year-old pro diver bracelet is much better quality than the new bracelets Invicta is making, just my opinion because I have some old pro divers and some new ones and you could tell that the new ones are cheaply made compared to 17 years ago, but the new pro divers have better magnification, and no haze in between the crystal and face like they used to have years ago

I actually love the Invicta engraving on the side of the case because it's something that nobody else does and it's also screaming "I'M NOT A ROLEX!" which I have a lot of respect for. My Grand Diver #3049 even has "Grand" and "Diver" engraved on the other side with the crown in the middle. I think it looks awesome and is a nice touch.

Yay ... Steeldive the winner. More watches to buy. Thank you as always.

Nice comparison, I think the watchdives 1680 is better than both of these now

Invicta all away. Is a better brand vs any Chinese brand

Sapphire crysþal is a huge plus. I scratch the hell out of mineral crystal if im not treating it like it's fragile.

Wait! 🤔 What! 😳 The CheapAudioMan is the CheapWatchMan 🤯?? Great Job Watches, Great Job Randy.

I recommend reveiwing Guanqin GJ1699. It's a Longines Hydroconquest homage because I just can't stand Rolex mercedes and Tudor snowflake style hands.

I would never buy an invicta but I own 5 Steeldives and love them

Invicta always gets a bad rap because of their huge and ugly monstrosities that shadows the history of the brand.But the pro diver has a huge cult following . Even the mod community has made some amazing looking pieces. If they just get rid of the Cyclops side logo and use better loom ,they have a banger out of the Box.

You should check out St. Martin and Heimdalr watches! Also, Chinese homages, but really nice watches.

Yeah ive got both and imo steeldive win for me but Invicta are still good watches .

The SteelDive wins. Lume! And you never mentioned that the SteelDive has blue anti-reflective coating on the underside of the crystal

$46 invicta

I am done with cheap watches , now i buy tissot or better watches only, i got this invicta for 35$ on amazon prime day though .

I own two of the Invictas & one Steeldive; I personally believe that the Steeldive is a better quality watch, also the QC is far better than the Invicta. If you want a luxurious watch, Steeldive is the one & I actually think it's worth paying the extra money. I like both, but the Steeldive feels far more superior & looks that way also. Bless

I prefer the steel dive

The steeldive is 300m vs 200m water resistance on the pro diver.

The Invicta etch is genius! It says This is not Rolex! I am not a poser!

the lume shot says it all 🤷

6:02 I disagree about the exhibition back on the Invicta being better than the plain steel back on the Steeldive. These are ostensibly 'tool watches', and an exhibition back doesn't fit that description. It makes the watch feel less rugged. I actually have a couple of the Invictas, both automatic, and also one of the quartz versions. I swapped out the backs on them for plain steel ones, and it makes the watches feel much more rugged and 'serious'.

Of all the big troubles the world are strugling with THIS was the biggest. And now you soleved it. Thank you! Now I'm waiting for my PRIDE & Woke edition of this masterpiece, The SD1953 Turquoise Dial . I'm not gay homo pride or woke but I just have to have it! Ahrrrg. Nice show :)

I wish the invicta wasn't labeled on the side of the case, no need

I think that you chose the steeldive and feels better to you because people mistaken it for the submariner Rolex.

That cyclop on steeldive is comical isn't it?

I will get a Steeldive in the future, I don't like the Invicta, I'm pretty sure it's because of it's poor lume.

Steeldive Randy!!!