I have owned casio products including their watches but never the g-shock line. it has a ton of features that are too many to list such as solar power, time zone etc. the band itself is stainless steel which is more durable than the thick rubber bands used on digital watches. the only flaw i could find was that the links on this watch are set to the smallest setting which are tight on my wrist. i will have to adjust it so it will fit me more comfortably. other than that this is a really cool watch.