3.5 stars.

First off, this is a gorgeous watch.  While almost a bit too fancy for everyday wear, especially for me, what with all those rhinestones encircling the bezel, the chunky silicon band offsets the fanciness, grounding it a bit.  And although the chronograph dials on the face are purely decorative, they do certainly add a "Look at me!" kind of drama, along with the two non-functioning stems above and below the single functioning one.  The other plus?  The band is actually long enough to fit.  With my big bones (yes, big bones actually exist, and not just as an excuse for being fat), it's hard to find watches with straps long enough, unless I shop in the men's department.  At first, I was rather afraid of wearing it out, thinking it was too flashy; after all, I was just going to class, did I really need such sparkle?  However, the sparkle was discrete and the thick watch band made the watch more utilitarian in appearance.  This could work, I thought.  Then life set in.  The first downside to the watch is unique to me:  The cute, chunky style only accentuates my man-hands.  Something which will look adorable on someone more petite and delicate just makes me look even huskier.  Then again, a smaller watch would just look ridiculous with my man-hands, so it's a downside I'll take.  Then I discovered the silicon watchband is hot; it made my wrist sweat.  My wrist was sweating!  Great big drops of the stuff!  Who ever heard of that?  Granted, I'm wearing it in NC during some of the worst heat and humidity ever (I'm talking FL heat and humidity--and I'm Florida born-and-bred, so I know whereof I speak) and I'm a sweater, so it doesn't take much for me to break out in salty droplets, but I've never had a watch make my wrist sweat.  Worse, the inside of the face began to mist up; my sweat was actually seeping inside the watch and condensing on the glass.  I took the watch off immediately and when I checked it a while later, the condensation was gone, which was a relief; hopefully, nothing was permanently damaged as I'm sure I caught it early enough.

I realize the wrist sweat issue is probably something only I'll experience (yay me); however, I'm pretty sure others will agree the silicon watch band, if not sweat-inducing, is hot.  And wearing something hot around your wrist is not something one can do for long periods of time.  So wear this watch, by all means.  Just don't wear it in the summer or for long periods of time anywhere it's hot, or you'll run the risk of your wrist overheating.