I am not sure i would have bought this watch if I handled it in a store. As an automatic watch I should have expected it to be thicker and heavier than I  was used to. It was way so. I am otherwise happy wit it. I did spend more to get the band resized. In my younger days  I did this myself but the pins in this band were too resistant to my hammer and punch. On the plus side the date is very readable for older eyes thanks to the bubble magnifier and the watch keeps decent time.