VERY STIFF, DIFFICULT TO WIND. MAYBE JUST BECAUSE MY HUSBAND HAS ARTHRITIS I DON'T KNOW BUT HE WAS CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING OF HOW MUCH IT HURT TO WIND THIS ONE UP. HAD TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT SELF WINDING WATCH FOR HIM. :( THE STAINLESS STEEL WORE OFF AND CAUSED HIS WRIST TO BREAK OUT AND THE BAND BROKE ONLY AFTER WEARING IT A FEW MONTHS. NO I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS ONE.