I've worn Timex's FOREVER so I assumed this watch would be as good as any others I've owned. WRONG. It was absolutely stunning when brand new: shiny and very classy-looking. But in less than TWO WEEKS, the band had scratches that made it look worn and cheap. (I promise I did not mistreat it!) And, to make it worse, the band actually consists of link caps/covers of which TWO have popped off and been lost, exposing the boring ugly stretch band underneath. Granted, the watch face still looks nice and I can use it with a replacement band but since I bought this for the classy band, I am terribly disappointed.