If my husband were shopping in a store, he would not buy this watch, based on its heaviness alone.  He prefers comfortable watches that are lighter-weight.  This is a very large and very heavy watch.  My husband had to have 3 links removed from it at the jeweler before he could wear it.

The latch holds securely; it will not be popping open on him accidentally.  The downside is he can't get it open to remove the watch without using a nail file.  He's injured his thumb trying to get it open without a tool.

The extra dials are confusing.  The manual didn't line up exactly with our model of watch, and we just decided we won't really be using that feature, so we quit trying to figure it out.

The watch is reliable, and we like that is has the date on it, but it certainly does not seem worth the $700 suggested retail price.  For that price, I'd expect it to be pure gold, or a dive watch.