After reading most of the reviews for this watch I decided to purchase it.  I'm glad I did.  Though the band is a bit stiff, with some manipulation and just wearing it will soften it up a bit.  I'm sure that with time it will get even softer.  The band is also made for an average wrist and is not too small.  I'm not sure if it is too large for a small lady's wrist, but from medium to even large it fits well.  The stay that holds the excess band in place after it is secured is one of those loose ones that will move around, but I rolled the excess band underneath it, which bulks up the excess band, and holds the stay in place.  The date on this watch is day only (not month), but it is really, really tiny and is hard to read.  The hour and minute hands are readily visible, although the second hand is very fine, but that's not really a problem if you're watching it to count seconds.  The indiglo light is pink and lights the dial very well in the dark.  I'm not a person who likes large watches, so I was a bit worried about this being one of the larger sizes that are stylish now. It isn't too large.  It is a nice mid-size; not too small, not too large.  I'm very happy with this watch.  It is a great casual watch.  I'm glad I bought it.