I compared this with several other Seiko watches that were solar or Citizen eco-drive watches. I specifically wanted one with diamonds (call me vain). The gold is actually quite subtle and important for when you want to wear both gold and silver jewelry. It frames the bezel very nicely. The Diamonds, unlike other reviews for similar watches are NOT "chips." Chips went the way of old antique technology. These are melee diamonds with several facets and they do sparkle nicely but they look a lot smaller than they do in the picture but that's to be expected. Some other sites were unable to distinguish between diamonds and swarvoski crystals so if you are a buying a $170 watch with diamonds make sure you look at descriptions from multiple sites, likely they are not real diamonds. Even Overstock made this mistake. These on the SUT068 however, are genuine. You need to get it resized as with any metal link watch. A watch repair shop will charge you about $10 to remove a few links and it takes minutes. This watch has a bit of weight to it, which I am very happy about. The mother of pearl face accents but does not distract. The hour and minute hands glow in the dark. This is the perfect watch.