The metal watch band version is clearly of lesser quality than a $50+ Casio band, but it is still quite passable. It's a $20 watch! It's super-accurate, looks superb, lots of features, lighting, a 10 YEAR battery! Frankly, I wish they would make a similar  watch for their $50+ market and add a little heft and quality touches. The "specs" say 13mm thick, but this is a quite a bit 'thinner' than an alleged 12mm Timex. For "normal" wrists this watch will look super. No idea what yo-yo is reporting these sizes, but this watch, to me, is quite acceptable size wise-not big, not thick. I've already returned another Casio and a Timex for those reasons. If it has a fault, FOR SOME PEOPLE, it will not pass as a $300 Seiko-gee, what a surprise for under $20. Easily the best value I've seen in a watch (metal or other band).