I agree with the positive points raised by most about this watch - good looking compared to other digital watches with a timer or stopwatch; good timer and stopwatch; easy to set; etc. There are a few things, though, that I don't like about this purchase (from Amazon): 1) if you enlarge the picture of this watch on the Amazon product page, you'll see "Japan" right under "water resistant" on the surface of the watch. The actual watch doesn't have "Japan" on it. 2) It says "Made in China" on the back of the watch, which doesn't seem what's in the picture on Amazon. And, 3) the thickness info on Amazon says 5mm, but the actual thickness is 7.5mm. I checked Casio's product page and found 7.5mm thickness to be right. I guess it gave me some confidence that it's probably not a fake, as many things have been found to be these days. And, 7.5mm is not bad considering many digital watches are over 10mm thick. Still, I hope Amazon will update the thickness information and the product photos so that there is no discrepancy between what one thinks what she would get and the reality.

BTW, I found the band very secure after I adjusted it. I tried to pull it apart after the adjustment, and found I didn't have enough strength to make that happen without using tools. I'm not frail in any way : )As one of the previous reviews suggested, you do need to make sure that the clasp is fastened into the "right" spot. I slide the clasp slightly to find the spot, and just used my hand to fasten it. I guess if the spot had not been right, I would have needed to force it to fasten by using a tool.

Update: July, 2012
This watch survived an entire cycle of my washing machine. I obviously forgot to take it out of a pocket of a jacket I wore and put into the washer. I was amazed to find it was working as if nothing had happened. Your mileage may vary, but I appreciate how well mine has worked.