I'm a watch fanatic. The pictures of this watch don't do it justice. It looks much more classy in person. The watch housing is a shiny black metal. Some reviews said it was very big but I don't find it so. It's actually smaller then many G-shocks. Its a little heavy which Im use to and gives it a substantial feel. I usually don't like negative displays but it isn't hard for me to see regardless of angle. It has a cool LED back light which you can change from red to blue. Alarm is decently loud but you can't expect much from a watch. You can change the time display to just the date and time which looks cool and that I prefer, the only thing is the seconds aren't shown. The watch face is completely flat which gives it the classy look but not much protection if you bang it around. Great countdown timer and world time. One negative is that the battery is rated for only 2 years give or take if you use the alarm or led light often. Overall great looking watch, don't go by the pics.