I wanted a self winding watch and this one is great.  It doesn't keep perfect time, I'd say it loses about 1 minute every 2 weeks, maybe more, but I still love the watch.  I don't like the feeling of a battery pulsing on my wrist and never have - it's a subtle thing but that pulsing energy isn't good.
It's not a big watch but great for my wrist, very clear and easy to read and attractive. It's a rugged and good looking time piece.  I've had it for a couple of months and looks perfect - no scratches. I took a few links out of the band and you don't need special tools, look at the back of the links and there's an arrow pointing in the direction that the link comes out.  Put something small in the whole and push out and a pin will start to come out and then you can pull it out.
Mine seemed to get better with keeping accurate time the more I wore it. The more I wear it the better I like it.
This is the best watch I've ever had and will not go back to the battery watches.

Update: have been wearing every day for about 2 years and still love the watch.  Surprisingly it looks about as good as the day I bought it.  You need to adjust the time periodically but this doesn't bother me very much.  Watch looks good for work or dress.
This is a great buy for around $55.  You can adjust the band yourself but it takes some studying of the way it's put together or take to jeweler.