This is such an ugly, ugly watch. The stainless steel-coloured version is even worse than the three gold-coloured versions of this watch that I've owned in the past. But the count down timer, alarm and date features are so useful that I picked it up again. The price is low enough that I have enough money left in my budget to buy a more attractive unit for those occasions when appearance matters. Why can't these functions be put in other watches made for female-sized wrists? Why do so many watch designers assume we need only look pretty and don't have any need for a sensible watch with useful functions? Why can't designers of pretty watches get together with the designer of this fantastically useful, ugly watch and make a perfect watch? I'd pay nearly 10x the price for a watch like that.