I've worn sports watches such as Timex and Casio most of my life, and my wife thought that is was time to get a timepiece that was worthy of a dressed-up night on the town. But with not a lot of money to throw around, my week-long search chanced upon this nice number:

So I've had it for three weeks now and I must say that the look belies the $65 (plus $10 to have the band adjusted at a professional watch repair shop) I got it for on Amazon.

What I like:

* Weight and feel of the watch--which provides a tangible sense of a classy gentleman's watch.
* Day and date functions.
* The "textured" black watch face with the red second hand.
* Glow-in-the-dark hour and minute hands, and 5-minutes markers.
* The "exposed" undercarriage which displays the automatic movement.
* Smoothness of the second hand movement (moves 300 times instead of 60 in one minute).
* Minimalist appearance--sans bells and whistles of other makes and models.
* The winder is offset and does not stick out as other watches do.
* Does not need a battery.

What I don't like:

* Watch needs to be worn almost daily (courtesy of the automatic movement) in order to keep working.
* Even when worn continually, watch seems to lose time very incrementally when compaired with my atomic wall clock.
* Shiny metal finish does smug easily which is a minus for my idiosyncratic personality.

For optimum operation the included manual should be followed carefully. This is particularly by those unfamiliar with automatic watches. Overall I'm very pleased with my purchase, and thanks to my Seiko 5, no more sports watches with my suit and tie.