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There are many great watches in the sub $500 range. I would say the best approach is to read the forums. Look at the "watcha wearing" type posts and inquire.....anybody will be glad to answer any question you have. Also if you have questions about a dealer or even a seller on a sales forum (which is a good place to pick up a good deal).
Mike, as to Invicta, most of us here started our ventures into collecting with Invicta. In the early days they produced* some good watches with good product quality control and reliability. Somewhere along the way, Invicta abandoned their goal of producing inexpensive, quality automatic watches and set a new one of selling as many cheaply made watches as possible for as much as they could and abandoned the customer service aspect of the business along the way (that is if they ever had any customer service). Most of us here would not think of buying an Invicta, especially for more than $200 (our "throw-away" point)..........every once in a while, a nice looking one comes along, someone gets it, and, for the most part, they are disappointed in the production quality and unable to get Invicts to step up and fix it.
* Invicta actually produces nothing. They are simply a marketing company that has watches oem'd by others without demanding quality control. They have no service center and they actually have difficulty answering the phone or responding to an email if you have a problem.