OK, this beats every Seiko watch I've purchased... It keeps fantastic time for a non-quartz watch, it is really a handsome timepiece, the band is good enough for the next couple of years for sure, and it demands little from the user except that they wear it once in a while -- or wind it up if not worn for a day or two (and that's because it lets you manually wind it, not just demanding you wear it / shake it to keep up its timekeeping like the Seiko 007 I thought would be my ultimate mechanical timepiece). It hacks, too -- pull the crown out and the timekeeping stops so you can set it to the exact second if that's what you want. It's a gorgeous thing, this watch! The blue face is beautiful and the balance and weight is perfect. I collect watches, and this one is the best of the under-$500 watches I own. Buy it if you want a beautiful, accurate, reliable, and sturdy watch that keeps up with all activities, including water sports and strenuous manual work. I'm a new convert to Orient watches and recommend them to everybody if they want a worry-free and esthetic watch. Buy it! Best purchase yet from Amazon, and I've been a member for 20 years now!