This watch is very good-looking, fabulously cool, and hella-practical in nearly every circumstance. (Yes, I actually used the modifier, "hella.")  Besides which, everyone's stable ought to have at least one G-shock.

As some people have mentioned, the buttons are stiff, but you've got to expect that with a mud-resistant watch.  Seriously, if the buttons prove to be too fatiguing, consider whether or not whether you really need a watch this tough.  My guess would be no, you nancy boy.

The fact is, you won't find a better sports/beater/travel watch. Notice I didn't say, "for the money." Why? Because if you have a watch fascination like I do, you might have some embarrassingly expensive watches at home--many of which bear labels like sports, diver or pilot.  But the fact is, no Navy Seal in his right mind is going to wear a ten thousand dollar Jaeger to go kill Bin Laden.  It's just not practical.  The most obvious reason is that no automatic movement is going to be accurate enough if you, say, need to shoot a sentry at the exact same moment your team mate shoots another sentry. Secondly, if you get captured, the enemy can easily make you talk by threatening to put large scratches on the crystal and casing.  But in all seriousness. The Solar Atomic Mudman lists a city for every time zone on the planet, and since it syncs to the worldwide atomic clocks, you never have to worry about being even a quadrillionth of a second late.  This watch is more accurate than your brain can process what time it is from looking at it.  True story. If you need more accuracy than that, well, you don't need more accuracy than that. Aside from the GMT function and ridiculous accuracy, and the fact that thieves and cutthroats will pass you over for the guy who foolishly decided to brandish his Submariner in a Moroccan Bazaar, this watch takes abuse and continues to look pristine. The resin is amazingly resilient. If you haven't seen the Youtube videos of people trying to destroy G-shocks, they're hilarious and ought to inspire lots of confidence in the G-shock build quality.  So whether you're a Seal or a mountain biker or just backpacking through Europe, Asia or South America, do yourself a favor and get this watch.