I am wearing this watch right this "second." Easy to operate as long as you don't lose the instructions, but I think they are available online anyway. The alarm is not annoyingly loud. The timer keeps perfect track of how long my wife is allowed to spend in the shoe store (LOL) and cooking. My only grievance about this watch is that is the orange writing so I have to take it off when getting dressed up and I would prefer to wear it even then. If you are a sports nut and need many laps, buy another watch. Most humans do not need 30 or more laps so this is the watch for them.