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Speedway Dubois Depraz.....Lil' help??

Hey Geeks!!!!

Lookin for a little info on the Invicta Speedway DD all black w/ carbon fiber dial...... Man im lookin'

hard at that watch during this SF Event, so any info would be much appriciated!!!!!

What are your thoughts???

Thanks.....

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I really wanted that one when it came out too, but after seeing the many people with the same issues

IMHO I wouldn't touch that watch with a 10 foot pole. Too many people dealing with the chrono hands

slipping or not resetting properly.

Wouldn't be a huge issue to me, if Invicta's C.S. could repair watches properly and timely...but that is not

the case, so I am weary of this one! Invicta has had my SW200 Pro Diver in service since September of

2010...and I still don't have it back. They said I will have it back in May, hopefully fixed for real this time.

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I thought the latest releases have had all the issues resolved & their basically AWESOME !

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For this price.....I don't think you can find a watch that is even comparable? If you want this SAME

movement I don't think it is out there for this price. Infact I DARE anyone to find this movement for

less!!!! ( please try because I want one LOL! ). Sure Invicta MIGHT have the worst CS on planet Earth but

you might just get a good one. To me the reward FAR out weighs the risk, you have 30 days to return it to

shop. JMHO

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I thought the latest releases have had all the issues resolved & their basically AWESOME !

As a whole they where, people should not hesitate to buy them at all.

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I bought two of the silvertone with the black carbon fiber dials. Both Perfect !!! Sold One to offset cost of

the one I'm keeping. The Buyer was Crazy over the watch and could not Thank Me enough for selling it to

him.

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In a nutshell, here's the deal although I think someone will try to dispute it.

The vast majority of the people that didn't buy this version of the DD are the ones complaining or making

derogatory comments.

The few people that did have problems either sent theirs back to snbc for replacement because they still

wanted it or decided to pass all together because they felt uncomfortable with it.

Then there's the overwhelming majority that got their watch, did not have issues, and love the watch.

It appears this variation was nowhere close to having the number of obvious issues as the previous

model from last year.

If you like it, give it a tryout.

JMO…

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Have the black DD, worn and chrono cycled several dozen times, running +1 second per day, still perfect

..... think the good far outweighs the bad on this model....

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Honest opinion. It has a killer movement for the price. I was one of the unlucky ones that the chrono was

defective. I decided not to try again. I would give it an 8/10 if the chrono was working and wasnt

defective. Minuses for me and just me stating my own opinion were poor lume and I didnt care for the

bracelet. I do think its well worth the price on it and if mine wasnt defective it was a keeper.

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In a nutshell, here's the deal although I think someone will try to dispute it.

The vast majority of the people that didn't buy this version of the DD are the ones complaining or

making derogatory comments.

The few people that did have problems either sent theirs back to snbc for replacement because they still

wanted it or decided to pass all together because they felt uncomfortable with it.

Then there's the overwhelming majority that got their watch, did not have issues, and love the watch.

It appears this variation was nowhere close to having the number of obvious issues as the previous

model from last year.

If you like it, give it a tryout.

JMO…

I think you're dead on. Too many complaints about everything. Unless you have first hand knowledge on

a specific issue you should not post anything negative.

BTW, mine is working perfectly including the chrono.

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I like the look of the black carbon fiber dial and black IP case and band. It's got the dd movt so what's not

to like. A couple of complaints didn't stop me from buying. Poor Eyal plays to a pretty harsh audience on

this forum

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I got the silver tone as a TTV Extra should be here on the 21st

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I have the SS DD Speedway and purchased it on the first release and it works great, accurate +/- 1 sec a

day. It is the pride of my collection. This is a fine watch and a Grail to me.

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I have the silver tone blk CF and it's perfect.

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I got one of each and they all work Flawlessly, You won't know what your missing if you don't try.

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not a better watch made by Invicta...

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not a better watch made by Invicta...

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Many people say that..... which is why I got it.

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Its a buy at you own risk. I seen this quite a few times in the watch industry.

They bring a watch movement to market without all the bugs worked out.

Some watches will work perfectly and other won't. Omega had this problem with the

early Co axial movements. A lot of the early ones are still going back for service

continuously!

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I've had mine 30 days now, and it's just about the most accurate watch I own.. the winding is so smooth,

you can't even tell you are winding it. It runs within about 2 seconds a day of the atomic clock... and out

in the sunlight that carbon fiber dial just pops! Get it home and see what it is all about!!

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All I can say is that it's one of the best watches that I own and I own two of them.

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Buy it,I've had no problems with mine at all it run about +4 sec. in 24 hrs. One of my top 5 watches if not

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I have the original version with the silver dial & with this movement along with 57 jewels & under $800,

Hum? Let me think about this?

I would guess to find this movement in another watch would be in the $3,000 plus range,so I hope I woke

you up? lol

All kidding aside it is one fine timepiece for the collection.

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I thought this was a forum for watch geeks and not conjecture !!! just thinking out loud

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Ok I have #27 & *89 of 250 in the new silvertone/CF. Both Perfect. Lets start adding up the number of

Good Vs. Bad and start our own database.

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I have the original version with the silver dial & with this movement along with 57 jewels & under $800,

Hum? Let me think about this?

I would guess to find this movement in another watch would be in the $3,000 plus range,so I hope I

woke you up? lol

All kidding aside it is one fine timepiece for the collection.

Right on point, Doug.

I've had my silvertone/black CF version for about a month, and love it! It is a Rolex Daytona on steroids,

for $11,000 less! As many here have said, you cannot get this combination movement/module for

anywhere near the price that the Shop is offering it for. The only minor drawbacks on my piece is the

bracelet clasp pops open pretty easily, and the accuracy is about +12 seconds/day, certainly acceptable,

but I'd like to have seen it a bit more accurate (nit-picky, maybe...).

I'd sure do it again!

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not touchable at this price!!!!!!!!!!!

Got the two tone with MOP dial - beautiful watch, incredibly accurate, cant go wrong with

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I have the two tone with mop and love the watch it's the most accurate in my collection and

keeping almost perfect time. I think unfortunately. Not enough of the good posts are

showing up on this watch...just my opinion !!

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I was one of the unlucky people. I had one silver tone where the hands came slipped (not

zeroing), a second silvertone with a dent that everyone could not believe, a third two tone

MOP that was very accurate but the MOP was cracked in several places with glue on one of

the sub dials and my fourth MOP will arrive on Tuesday (who knows what this one will bring).

I really like this watch and was willing to go through all this trouble to get a good one. The

only reason I didn't go with the all black DD is simply because I don't prefer this color

combo. I was fortunate that Strun sold me his original Silver tone and it is very accurate and

is a real eye popper. Go with the all black as many are brand new and are not returns like

what I have been getting.

Good luck,

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I was one of the unlucky people. I had one silver tone where the hands came slipped (not

zeroing), a second silvertone with a dent that everyone could not believe, a third two tone

MOP that was very accurate but the MOP was cracked in several places with glue on one of

the sub dials and my fourth MOP will arrive on Tuesday (who knows what this one will

bring). I really like this watch and was willing to go through all this trouble to get a good

one. The only reason I didn't go with the all black DD is simply because I don't prefer this

color combo. I was fortunate that Strun sold me his original Silver tone and it is very

accurate and is a real eye popper. Go with the all black as many are brand new and are not

returns like what I have been getting.

Good luck,

Stan

Stan,

Did you ever respond to this post by Mike in your thread about the 2-tone update?

Just curious if you provided him the info he wanted...

Quote:

Originally Posted by meijin

Stan:

On the case back of that model, I believe their is a long series of numbers that is prefixed

by S/NO. Could you send those to me via PM?

Thanks!

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Stan,

Did you ever respond to this post by Mike in your thread about the 2-tone update?

Just curious if you provided him the info he wanted...

I sure did. I sent him the information he requested and I sent the watch back to shop with a

separate 8.5x11 paper outlining what was wrong with the watch and asking them not to

resell this item because it is defective. In fact, I did this on all 3 Invicta DD models that I

sent back to shop. I hope those people who ordered the silver tone yesterday didn't get the

ones I sent back. I hope shop pays attention to what we write them and does not put this

back in the rotation to be sold. Regards, Stan

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I dont own one ,too large for for me those who love it love and those who dont dont.I can

say if it was a 7750 I would have tried a larger size but I use my chrons every day,I would

say buy it and try it you can always send it back

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I sure did. I sent him the information he requested and I sent the watch back to shop with

a separate 8.5x11 paper outlining what was wrong with the watch and asking them not to

resell this item because it is defective. In fact, I did this on all 3 Invicta DD models that I

sent back to shop. I hope those people who ordered the silver tone yesterday didn't get the

ones I sent back. I hope shop pays attention to what we write them and does not put this

back in the rotation to be sold. Regards, Stan

Thank you Stan...

I sure hope Mike is able to provide that information to the appropriate people...

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Dan, if the design and the size appeal to you, I would recommend that you go for it.

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I have this watch, it works great, no problems!!!