The color in the picture is pretty true to what the actually watch looks like.  The only drawback to the Baby-G's (vs other sport watches) is that it is kind of bulky.  Which means if you wear a long sleeved shirt it may get in the way.  I've used the split time, stop watch and it's very easy to use.  The manual is SUPER easy to read through and customize your settings.  One great feature that I was not aware of is the international time clock.  You can have the options of having several different time zones set.  My best friend lives in Sydney and I'm on PST.  I customized a setting so with the click of a button I can instantly know what time it is in Sydney.  This is SO helpful for phone calls to and from.  The band are also securely attached to the face of the watch.  The reason I even had to shop for another watch was because my TIMEX straps had started to pull away from the face.  I knew it was a matter of time before the plastic dried up and snapped off.