I have a few expensive watches but decided to get a watch that I can use when exercising without having to worry about losing or damaging it. This watch fits the bill, it does almost everything you want it to do. I initially thought that the display was good sized, but after using it a couple of times for running, I found that it was not big enough (for me at least) so I decided to give it away and bought another timex with a bigger (44mm) face.