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lukinid
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Jan 14, 2019
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72 sold. I guess nobody cares about the Invicta thingy anymore. Anyway, anyone has any real life photo of this watches? I love the muted green color on the rendering, I just hope I won't be disappointed when I get the real thing.
hedd
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Jan 14, 2019
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lukinidMaybe its just me, but aside from the combat sub that looks like this:
https://www.jomashop.com/invicta-8928.html
These are the most Invicta looking glycines yet.
hedd
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Jan 14, 2019
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JiayawI know the lineage. i just mean the colors and styling and logo and accents and handset. It's all just starting to look a bit familiar, despite staying mostly the same shape as before. I acknowledge that it could just be in my head. People dismiss subtle case changes and the lack of drilled lugs and less detail on hands, but I think it adds up. it adds up to a commoditized supply chain an maybe some "help" and limitations on design.
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Jiayaw
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Jan 14, 2019
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heddThe new combat sub has its quirks but if you compare them to sub $500 Swiss made watches, these are really good watches you can get for the price and quality. Before, these were more around $800-$1000 before Invicta took over. They might not be the same or as nice as the original design but the original also often costed double the price you see these nowadays.
I'm glad that with the new realignment, more people can afford and justify these awesome watches because to be frank, with the original prices combat subs were going for back before the Invicta acquisition, they had tough competitions
Truelove1
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Jan 15, 2019
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hoffmanWell noted. I enjoyed some Invicta products several years ago, in fact I still own some of the watches. Times have changed though. It seems Invicta has trended toward the bigger more loud over the top pieces. Not my cup of tea anymore. I hope glycine stays true to the heritage we’ve all come to appreciate.
hedd
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Jan 15, 2019
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hoffmanI don't think its quit so binary. Glycine will continue to do their thing in the swim lane that invicta affords them, and occupy a nice price point that doesn't compete with their other brands. However I can guarantee you that supply chains have changed. The only way this acquisition makes sense is if cases are machined in the same plants. I can tell you from personal experience that customer service and repairs are consolidated. Seconds hands stopped being dipped in paint for a subtle accent. No drilled lugs. Less detail on the airman 1 case, and not high polish. Maybe these are design choices. I think they are about cost cutting, consolidation, increased volume, better marketing and distribution, and reaching a new audience that might like big colorful watches.
I hate trolling these drops like this because I love the brand. I'm eager to buy another. I just don't think its correct to say there is no change.
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Vbmoore
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Jan 15, 2019
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heddI’ve worked at company’s that were bought out,the new owners don’t pay for the buyout,they always cut quality and employee wages and benefits,magically not having to pay any of their company’s money for acquisition.
hoffman
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Jan 15, 2019
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heddThis is not usually the case. I live in Europe and I have phoned Glycine in Switzerland for help and they informed me everything is as before. Drilled lugs still appear on some of the later airman series but not the recent Sub Combat apart from those left from old production. IWC. Rolex and others do not always drill the lugs straight through. I would have thought from an engineering point it would be cheaper to drill the lugs straight through. Because it is easier to drill straight through metal than have a machine that has to measure only part of the thickness of the metal.
saaltonen
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Jan 15, 2019
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lukinidIt almost seems that the folks that were at Glycine now have to humor their new Owners, as they have a lot of models that I would never even consider in their lineup now. My hope is that they keep their "purist" models such as the Airman No.1, Combat Sub, Combat 6, etc because they all offer excellent value for the money. I own all three, and they are all great for what you pay.
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