My husband bought me this watch, and I love it.  It's small, as some have said, but not too small to see!  And it has a very classy look.  I've had another similar Seiko for 22 years.  It has been banged around and abused, but I've never had any problems with it, having only to replace the leather band and the battery.  I assume the SXGN42 will perform superbly as well.