I bought this watch as a gift for my hard-to-please 80 year old father-in-law. He prefers the functionality and durability of Casio watches, which is what drove me to this brand. The MTG900DA-8V feature set sealed the deal. It's been about month now and I haven't heard a single complaint - that's a huge positive rave.

The first thing you'll notice is that it's ready to go as soon as it's taken from the box. No fumbling around with settings, the time and date are simply always correct. The display is easy to read and the functions are intuitive.

There was one minor issue, though. The well-made metal band was too large for Harry's wrist and it wasn't obvious how to remove some links to make it right. A quick look on the net fixed that, and my 16-year-old son (better eyes than me) had no trouble removing the extra links. (Gasp - I think he used a steak knife!) I removed one star from the rating for the inconvenience; Casio could have easily included a simple graphic illustrating the band construction in the instructions.

Overall, great functionality at a great price.