I just received this watch today. Let me first clear the air here; this watch is a dark grey, charcoal would most aptly describe it. It is not brown in any way. Having said that, this watch is GORGEOUS. The numbers, Swiss Army shield, and date window housing are all a brushed silver, matching the color of the band, and really pop out of the grey background. This is the sleekest looking watch I've ever owned, very classy and very modern. Victorinox hit a home run with it. I've never liked the huge watches that have chronos, alarms, dual times, e6b flight calculators, etc. Most people never use those and only get them for aesthetics, which is a complete waste of money in my opinion. All of those functions also make a watch more difficult to repair if need be, and with the advent of smart phones, do that many people really need to calculate fuel consumption on the fly...with their watch?! I have two minor gripes with this timepiece: It doesn't have a screw down crown, which makes me wary of the 100m WR it's listed as having, and the clasp is deployment push button instead of fold over safety. The deployment clasp isn't as finely adjustable as a fold over clasp, and you may not find that perfect fit. But those are small, very small, prices to pay for the small price YOU paid for this beautiful watch! I've always been a fan of Victorinox and recently they have really been showing a promising direction with their lineup. Someone mentioned this is a large watch, but I would beg to differ. I have very small wrists, around 6.25 inches, and this watch looks great on me. Any smaller and it would look feminine in my opinion, and the trends are definitely favoring larger watches nowadays anyway. The picture really doesn't do justice to the beauty of the watch and how the colors of EVERY detail complement each other. Of course my review is based off of early impressions as I have only been wearing it for about 12 hours. I'll post an update in a few weeks once I get some mileage on it.