Update 11/27/12: like expected the watch band got nasty so I changed it for a metal one. However, time keeping appears to have improved. Once in a while (weeks) the watch will suddenly fall behind a drastic amount of time (hours); but I'm assuming it's due to the whole solar thing and I'll accept it as a trade off. Overall, it has exceeded expectations in all levels and I now give it 4 stars.

I have had the watch for only a day. But the box it came in and a sticker on the bottom of the watch itself say "made in china". However, in small letters on the very bottom of face it says Japan. So I'm a bit confused, I guess parts are from Japan and it's assembled in china. Either way that's a disappointment to me since all Chinese products I have encountered have been of terrible quality. I will update on how this watch holds up, however I don't have high expectations. The glow in the dark part sucks, it will glow for 5 minutes at most after being in light, then it becomes unreadable after that. The strap is very uncomfortable and itchy, I also expect it to smell after a couple washes of the hands. Time keeping is not too accurate, it seems to have lost a full minute in 24hrs. Again I will update if any of these issues change.