I purchased this G-Shock after reading the many reviews of the same model in black, DW9052-1.  Some dislike the animations of the seconds filling in across the width of the dial face and sections of the circle in ten second intervals.  Personally it's rather cool to watch, always seems to catch your eye.  The outstanding feature is the deep blue bezel and band with the yellow G-Shock and G on the illumination button.  The color alone draws questions from people about the piece.  It is shown on Amazon as a "rubber" watch case and band, which it seems to be, much softer to the touch and flexible, more so than the resin on other G's I have.  Great module and basic feature set.  The crystal is protected by a good molded lip on the bezel so scratches on the mineral crystal are nominal.  Overall a great watch.