This is an awesome looking black watch.  It's BIG and very bold.  If you have smaller wrists, this will probably make them look even smaller, but it definitely makes statement.  Have had the watch for a couple months now and the black still hasn't flaked off like some of the other black colored watches in my watch collection. I think it has more of an athletic look than a formal look, but either way, it's a really cool and very masculine looking watch.