I've had this watch for over a year now and I have to say I love it. The band is holding up fine and there are no scratches on the face. The watch is super accurate and I love that you don't have to worry about the batteries dying. I bought this watch because of the solar charging and because I liked the utilitarian, minimalist face. It tells the time and date and that is all I want from a watch. All the watches with stop watch functions, sundials, chrono-function that I have no idea is about...too much for me.