I'd never heard of the Freestyle brand name, so I wasn't sure if I could take them seriously. I did some online research, and called some friends who work on the coast in Florida, and it turns out Freestyle is a well-known and reasonably respected watch maker.

I bought mine specifically for the water resistance and because I loved the style. The watch is pretty big, but not too big (for me), and not too heavy. The design seem pretty robust, but I did manage to chip the crystal in my first week, which I found disappointing. You'd think that bezel would protect the crystal more, but it's a dome, and comes up in the middle.

In any event, the watch look great, is easy to read, and the Lume in darkness (after charging it up) is decent. No, you can't read by it, but hours after being in the dark I could still make out the hands and indices.

For the price, this watch seems a steal. I'm very happy with it. (I even bought the white dial version too!)