The first automatic I bought had cheap Chinese internals and couldn't keep time to save it's life.  I was looking for something that didn't require a manual adjustment every day and had a date display.

The fit and finish on this watch are insanely good.  The bezel is next to impossible to turn, which is fine since I don't use it.

I'm quite impressed with the timekeeping of the Japanese Miyota movement.  I've owned the watch for almost a year, and had to manually adjust the time forward slightly twice during that time.  Definitely worth it to not have batteries to replace.

The only real con I see with the watch is the lack of a charge, if you take it off for more than 24 hours it stops running and you have to reset the time and date.  It's also a non-hacking movement.  But these are very minor issues and don't really detract from an otherwise epic watch.  It's held up really well to normal wear and tear and I can easily see it lasting 20 years.