Review on ⌚ Invicta Subaqua Noma III Invicta Men's Swiss Quartz Chronograph Watch by Corey Owens

I've had the watch for eight years now and hardly ever wear it. (It's not exactly "low" - it looks like you stole it from Mr. T, but it's fun to wear on special occasions.) One of the little rubber "ears" on the original strap (where the strap attaches to the watch) just broke. turned off and rendered the strip unusable. What to do? At Invicta, the replacement price for a few pieces of rubber was prohibitive. This replacement wasn't exactly "cheap" for those two pieces of rubber, but it was a lot cheaper than the Invicta "OEM" version. ; an inscription on the *inside* of the bracelet where no one but you will ever see it. It is no problem for me. I have a couple of quality Bergeon watch tools, but (unlike a few other reviewers) I found the small spring bar tool that came with the strap to be perfect for the purpose. I don't think you need a tiny screwdriver at all as there are no real screws involved when removing/installing the strap. That said, the two gold inserts found on the bracelet on either side of the watch, while looking like they have slotted screw heads, are an illusion: they're just solid round pins/bars passing through one side of the bracelet and then go through the "gold" inserts the strap, then through the other side of the strap. To remove these inserts from an old strap, simply push down on the slotted pin head on one side of the strap until the pin head stops (because it was in contact with the insert itself), then lift that side of the insert out of the out tape. You will see that the small slotted heads are pressed against the insert while the other end of the pins are now coming out of the opposite side of the band. Lift the side of the insert with the small heads against the insert from the band and continue to pull the elongated pins back through the other side of the band until they reach the inside of the "window" and release. Do the same for the other side of the strap. Restoring the "gold" inserts to their correct position in the new band is simply done in reverse: insert the pins all the way into one side of the insert so that the pins pop out on one side while only the small "head" from the pin is visible on the other side of the insert. Place this barely visible side of the insert into the window at the end of the tape so the two "heads" fit into the holes on the side of the window. Now while pushing on the long/extended ends of the pins/rods, keep pushing until the heads bottom against the insert - step out of the band and slide them out as far as you can. On the opposite side of the insert, only the small "heads" of the pins are now visible, where you can simply insert them into the other side of the bracelet's "window". Finally, turn the bracelet on a flat, hard surface. so that it is vertical, the side with the protruding pins is facing down toward the surface (a granite counter works well here), and while pressing firmly on the band, holding the band firmly on the other side of the gold insert, continue to press until the head of the pin/rod is equally open on both sides of the belt. Repeat on the other half of the band. Ready. Now (assuming it hasn't been lost or in the same spot where the old strap failed) remove the buckle from the old strap. You may find it easier to simply cut the buckle off the old strap by taking a sharp knife and cutting through the two rubber ends of the strap attachment to completely loosen the buckle. Now that the buckle is loose, use the included spring bar tool to slide the end of the tool with the center notch over one end of the buckle's spring pin (at the *entire end* of the pin) and push the end in to remove the pin from the "Eye" of the buckle to squeeze it together and allow the pin to disengage. Attach the buckle to the strap end of the new strap, which has a small cut-out in the middle on one end. Tip: Be sure to attach one or two rectangular "belt ends" "elastic bands" beforehand, which prevent the end of the belt from flapping in the wind after the belt has been fastened. Otherwise, you'll later find yourself removing the buckle to take that missed step (ask me how I know). Continued: Thread the spring bar removed from the clasp (shown above) through a "lug" on the strap end, from the outside of the strap, then through the hole in the clasp's prong (with the "bulge" side of the pin facing out ") and then through the other ear. The spring bar is now barely visible on either side of the band. This is only the second time you've *possibly* needed a spring bar tool. Or you can't. Insert one of the slightly protruding ones Insert the ends of the spring bar into any hole in the buckle's "ear" and "tilt" the end of the belt with the spring bar gently into the buckle's "mouth" - until you can fit the other end of the pin against the inside surface of the other side of the neck of the U-shaped buckle.Use the thumb and forefinger of your other hand to prevent the pin from slipping off this surface and slide the end of the pin into the hole on the other Side the buckle mouth until it "snaps in". Ready. You're almost done! Now simply slide one of the ears (on the other *no buckle") end of the buckled strap onto the corresponding short bar on the six o'clock side of the watch case and pull to pull the other ear over the other bar.(The band is very elastic: don't worry, pull it to the side if needed.) "clock" on the watch. Voila! You can definitely do it. It just takes a little patience and a little apologies You'll get the low-level details, but if you've never done this before (I haven't, but figured it out by trial and error - since no replacement instructions are included), you might find this useful If you find any confusion with the procedure outlined here, please point it out in the comments section and I'll try to improve the instructions Best Regards, Steve Ferris