I love this watch.  It is loaded with features and simple to use. More than that, it is beautiful.  Pictures on here really don't do it justice.  The reviews, in addition to the looks and functions are what sold me on the watch, and I am glad I purchased it.  Love it so far at 3 weeks of wearing every day.

Now for the band:

The band is stylish and very comfortable as well as rugged.  I do forsee problems in the future with the band however.  As mentioned before, I have only worn it for 3 weeks, but already a "crease" is forming due to the amount of torque you have to apply to the band to remove the pin from its respective hole.  This is not your typical pin, instead it is wide and very durable, however this will also ultimately be it's demise.  Don't fool yourself though, every watch's band will fail, not just this one, and with a little "baby'ing" this band it should last for YEARS!

Conclusion:
I love this watch regardless of the band issues.  Thanks to an earlier post by another patron, I know that I can acquire another band for the watch when the inevitable happens.  I might even buy another watch.  I love it that much!

Just bought another one. 5-24-2012

Not sure how long i have had this watch now, but I love it.  Here is what I love about it, and why I am buying another.

Why I love it:
The compass has come in handy more times than I could count.  When in the air, I can tell when we are flying off course.  When I need to find a cubicle in the SW corner of a building.  When I am driving, especially at night.  When hiking and kayaking, this watch is priceless, which leads me into why I bought another one.

Why I bought another one:
This watch is amazing looking.  If you zoom in on the photo supplied by Amazon.com, you can see the bubble level.  This is used to calibrate your watch, so it's nice to look at and accurate.  I complained earlier about the band.  As it turns out though, it is one of the toughest things on this watch with 1 exception.  The band itself is molded off of the face to fit naturally around your wrist, I LOVE IT, it doesn't cut or gouge my wrist like some watches have in the past.  Another thing that I LOVE about the band is that it is screwed into its mount, no flimsy pins here, nice and tight.  You would need a sledgehammer to bust the band off of the face (or a precision screwdriver).  The 1 exception is this: The band has two slack rings. 1 firmly in place & 1 adjustable.  The adjustable one broke off 2 months ago, and the fixed one broke yesterday, so the slack in the band is now flopping about.  The second reason I bought another, and the first thing to go wrong with this watch is the bezel.  Underneath the bezel is a ring of rubber or silicone, which is probably used for added waterproofing.  The bezel didn't break, but the silicone ring underneath it failed, and pieces have slowly made their way out from under the bezel.  With that said, the watch still works flawlessly.  I credit the reasoning behind these failures to me and not to Timex.  I am a germiphobe, and am constantly washing my hands.  This watch has been wet ALOT!!!  Eventually, things break.  I have had many watches in my life, but this one is by far my favorite of all time due to functionality and aesthetics.  If you're on the fence, get off.  Buy this watch. You won't regret it!

See you in a few years or so when I buy a third.