As far as durability and precision in timing are concerned, I'd place Fossil right up there with time-tested Timex products. which I mean as a compliment.  Not expensive at all, but very functional.  I'm a wrist watch junkie, and although I own several silver-toned watches with blue faces, I'd always wanted a gold toned one.  The photo of this watch, however, isn't really accurate.  The face on this watch is such a deep, dark blue it looks black.  I even checked the product tag to see if Fossil had mistakenly sent me a black faced watch instead of a blue one (they hadn't).  So I guess the decision to buy this watch would be yours.  If you like the style and don't mind wearing what really looks like a black faced watch, then there shouldn't be any problem. But if you want a wrist watch that looks as blue as the one depicted in the photo, I'd look elsewhere.