This watch is a great buy.  I've been wearing this watch or a variation of it for twenty years.  I've always found it to be stylish and reliable.  I don't wear it every day, but it is a nice casual watch for beach days, vacations, gardening, etc.  My current one was purchased about three years ago and is still going strong.  I have purchased a few of these over the years, and they do eventually fail -- either the band breaks, or the battery dies, but you should get several years out of it with normal use.  It makes more sense to me to simply replace the watch rather than repair it at this price.