I am a watch geek. I have owned over 100 watches including swiss automatic chronograph Valjoux 7750 costing over $[...].  I do have my eye on the Citizen Eco-drive dive watch but it is 5 times the cost of this Casio.  But, the great recession requires responsible men to trade down, intelligently and with panache.  I  have followed the cult status of this  Casio and read all the reviews.  I need a watch to perform the following functions:  illumination for waking during night and during movies, screw down crown for water proof during  snorkelling, elapsed time bezel to time whatever I need to.  This Casio has all the functions I need; and looks good doing them ( with that cool Marlin).  It looks like a poor man's Omega Seamaster which costs 50 times more --  but only a watch geek can tell the difference between the two.  I agree with the reviews that state they don't like the band.  I immediately ordered a new band.  I ordered the 22mm Long,Black Italian Rubber Sporty  Diver (with the vanilla scent) from  The Watch Prince.com  .  Now I have a cool watch for my next trip at a very reasonable price;  without robbing my kids college fund and no worries if I smash it or scratch the crystal after too many mojitos.