I purchased this watch at the AAFES in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on a military base. I've had this watch less than a year and the band began to rip apart slowly. It's not like I do back-breaking work either to add wear & tear to the thing either. I'm a computer technician and I workout occassionally so I was expecting this thing to last a bit longer than it did. Once most of band was tore, I just snatched it apart because I knew there was no fix. So whatever they advertise about the band being made out of some durable material it is a bunch of crap. Although I do like the actual design of the watch, except for the band. Just seems like if I buy a cheap watch from K-Mart, they last longer than the expensive watches....looks like I'll be sticking to my old ways...!!!!